News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

Juneteenth, Gordon Granger, and Chickamauga

The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 8.

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The BLM has completed the variance process for the Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project right-of-way application after coordination and consultation with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies and Tribes. After receiving public input, the BLM will initiate an environmental review of the project.

News Release: Williston, ND - Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is pleased to announce the dates for its annual fur trade Rendezvous, June 16-19, 2022. Each day will feature a variety of demonstrations of 19th-century skills, including blacksmithing, pottery-making, spinning and weaving, frontier cooking, hide tanning, and period music.

News Release: MOOSE, WY- A temporary area closure will be in effect for trails around Phelps Lake on June 14 and 15. The temporary closure is necessary to ensure public safety during construction activities involving helicopter transport of heavy materials from a staging area near the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve to the Phelps Lake outlet bridge on the east side of Phelps Lake. Closures will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the provided dates.

News Release: GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - On June 2, 2022, the Cultural Demonstrator Series returned to Desert View within Grand Canyon National Park. After an absence of more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series returns in-person every Thursday and Friday from 9 am - 4 pm. The series will run for 14 weeks from June 2 through Sept. 2, 2022.

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its efforts to use investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good paying jobs and address legacy pollution in communities across the country, the Bureau of Land Management has issued two “Sources Sought" Notices for contractors interested...

News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 90-day public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project. The comment period began on April 29, 2022, and ends on Aug. 1, 2022. The BLM has also scheduled three virtual public meetings.

News Release: Camp Verde, AZ -Montezuma Castle is happy to announce Jerry Whagado will be at the park June 19th demonstrating silversmithing and jewelry from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The demonstration is free with paid admission to the park.

News Release: WASHINGTON - In the first Endangered Species Act (ESA) interpretive rule produced under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to revise section 10(j) regulations under the ESA to better facilitate recovery by allowing for the introduction of listed species to ...