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News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Park for a morning stroll along the sandy shore of Lake Michigan at Central Avenue Beach on Saturday, June 18 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Learn about the origins of the Great Lakes and the Indiana Dunes while scanning the beach to see what kind of interesting things have washed up. There is a sandy slope down and up from the beach. Meet at the Central Avenue Beach parking lot.
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Interior Department discusses Call for Nominations for the Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin and Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Councils on June 9

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Channel Islands National Park Receives Funding to Restore Well Site

News Release: Channel Islands National Park has received $1.43 million to remove and remediate a derelict well site near Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island. The funding includes removing the dilapidated infrastructure and associated debris, as well as sealing and restoring the site.
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Morrison: Anacostia Riverwalk Trail mile markers 'will enhance recreation on the trail,' improve visitor safety

The National Park Service began installing mile-markers June 6 on the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail to improve visitor safety.
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2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations discussed on June 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Summer Hours and Programs at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP

News Release: Fredericksburg, VA - Discover the stories of soldiers, civilians and enslaved freedom seekers who experienced four major battles and helped determine the fate of the nation during the Civil War. Explore Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park this summer and connect with the people and places that shaped some of the most contested and iconic battlefield landscapes in our history.
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Philadelphia's Historic District celebrates birthday's of the U.S. Flag and U.S. Army and Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on June 14, 2022

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - From star-spangled banners to five-star generals, Philadelphia’s historic district celebrates the shared birthday of two of our country’s greatest institutions-the American flag and the U.S. Army on June 14, 2022. Events across Old City Philadelphia include a moving naturalization ceremony...
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Tales of the Great Flood

News Release: Tales of the Great Flood ranger talks will take place in the Visitor Center Theater or outside at the Lake View House, following showings of the park film, “Black Friday." These talks will be approximately 15-minutes in length.
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Bandy Creek Pool Now Open for the 2022 Season

News Release: Bandy Creek pool has opened for the 2022 season. Although the wading pool (also known as the baby pool) will be temporarily closed to complete necessary maintenance and repairs.
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View Saving the Dark and Explore the Night Sky at Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Astronomy Night

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - - Cape Lookout National Seashore (a certified International Dark Sky Park) welcomes night sky enthusiasts to Astronomy Night on Friday, June 17 at the Harkers Island Visitor Center, at 8:30 P.M. (EDT).
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Fort Monroe National Monument announces emergency evening closure of North Beach

News Release: Hampton, Va. - Fort Monroe National Monument will institute a 6:00 p.m. closure of North Beach on Saturdays and Sundays effective Saturday, June 11. The closure will continue until further notice. This closure is necessary due to ongoing safety concerns for visitors following recent incidents, including a shooting that injured an individual, in the parking area adjacent to the beach on June 5, 2022.
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DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 12

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 10.
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What releases are upcoming from the Land Management Bureau on June 13

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 13.
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Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA; Correction on June 9

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument to feature Native American jazz fusion to celebrate America’s public lands

News Release: Cortez, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Canyons of the Ancients National Monument with be hosting Native American jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson and his ensemble D’DAT as part of the Artist in Residence program. From June 13-15 Anderson will teach music workshops and then perform in concert to celebrate America’s public lands.
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Swift Water Rescue from Kenai Fjords National Park

News Release: On Friday June 10, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Park Ranger from Kenai Fjords National Park observed two kayakers in distress on the Resurrection River near mile 7 of Herman Leirer Road. The two men had entered the river just outside the boundary of the park near the Exit Glacier Area. Shortly...
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Enrollment Count discussed on June 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM discussed on June 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Cave tours, hikes, and talks around a tipi highlight Wind Cave’s summer ranger programs

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - National park rangers at Wind Cave National Park will offer a variety of interpretive programs this summer. Upwards of forty cave tours will be offered daily through the world’s seventh-longest cave beginning at 8:40 a.m. and the last tour entering the cave at 5:40 p.m. In addition, there will be guided tours of the Sanson Buffalo Jump, and talks about the Native American culture and Lakota Emergence story.
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BLM issues geologic carbon storage policy for public lands

News Release: As part of a comprehensive strategy to combat climate change and reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, the Bureau of Land Management has issued a new policy relating to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide on public lands.
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