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News Release: by Frank Kohl. Four years had passed since the end of the US-Mexican War, and Ulysses S. Grant found himself on the West Coast. During the war, he grew from an eager West Point graduate to a capable and experienced soldier. He became a regimental quartermaster and earned a number of awards for bravery...
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Allison Hutchcraft

News Release: Muñecas Limé, also known as Dominican faceless dolls, are a celebrated handicraft of the Dominican Republic and in Dominican homes. Over 40 years ago, in 1981, pottery worker Liliana Mera Limé began sculpting small clay dolls in the town of Moca, located in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic.
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Erin Currier

News Release: Preservation and conservation of the important cultural resources of the National Park Service require expert and highly skilled specialists. Conservators meticulously work to preserve and restore objects of social and cultural significance. They work on diverse materials ranging from fine and decorative art objects to natural history specimens.
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BLM and Wyoming State Parks plan new trail opportunities at South Pass City

News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails are seeking your input in the planning of new hiking, horseback and trail running opportunities on public land in the South Pass City area. To kick off this effort, the partners will host an open house on March 16 at the Lander Library, followed by an initial public input period through May 31.
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Welcome Message

News Release: Introduction. Welcome to the Valley Forge National Historical Park Cell Phone Tour, sponsored by the Friends of Valley Forge. To begin your tour, enter the tour stop number followed by the pound key. If you are visiting Brandywine Battlefield, check out prompts 215 through 217. Enjoy your tour. Enter...
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Sally Gierke

News Release: Explore the beautiful and historic Mohawk River and Erie Canal in this unique environment. Enjoy the quiet of nature where you never expected it; in the heart of the city!.
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Lieutenant John Waller

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 200 Church St., Rome, NY. Significance: The RHS is the friends group of Fort Stanwix National Monument. Before the park was opened to the public in 1976, the RHS ran a museum dedicated to the fort's history. MANAGED BY: Rome Historical Society - Friends of the Fort. Amenities. 3 listed...
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Eisenhower and NASA

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Landscape Architect/Designer. Place of Birth: Hopkington, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: 1885. Date of Death: 1938. As the designer of the first plan for Meridian Hill Park, George Burnap worked as a landscape architect for the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, Washington...
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The BLM announces annual avoidance areas to protect raptors in the Indian Creek Special Recreation Management Area

News Release: MONTICELLO, Utah - Each spring, raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs, and rock walls to build nests, often returning to the same site year after year to raise their young. The Bureau of Land Management...
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John Bubar

News Release: 1. We are a National Park Service (NPS) location - Grand Portage National Monument tells the story of the North West Company fur trade. The monument includes a reconstructed depot and 8.5 mile portage (hiking trail) to Fort Charlotte that bypasses waterfalls and rapids on the Pigeon River. To see High Falls, make sure to visit Grand Portage State Park six miles north on Highway 61.
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Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions discussed on Feb. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published an eight page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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National Park Service Resumes Ferry Operations to Fort Pickens for 2023 Season

News Release: Michael White (Miguel Blanco) - Old Spanish Trail[1].
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DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 27

IIJA Bureau of Land Management California Invasive and Noxious Plant Management grant opened on Feb. 27.
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DOI-NPS grant application closes on May 1

FY2023 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants grant opened on Feb. 27.
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DOI-NPS grant application closes on May 1

FY2023 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants grant opened on Feb. 27.
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Gaddis-Wyatt: New Moab manager 'a thoughful and analytical leader'

Dave Pals has been named field manager of the Bureau of Land Management's Moab Field Office, after serving as acting field manager since September.
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Botany News – Winter 2022-2023

News Release: We warmly welcome you to Harry S Truman National Historic Site, with units in Independence, Missouri (the Truman Home), and Grandview, Missouri (the Truman Farm and Farm Home).
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Archeology & Hidden Histories Uncovered on Jamestown Island

News Release: Wildlife management is based on understanding how many individuals exist in a population and whether that number is increasing or decreasing over time and why. However, it is usually not possible to simply count every single individual because animals may be difficult to see and can be spread out across...
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Downed Powerline Sparks Small Wildfire in the Chisos

News Release: As European nations struggled for trade routes and territory in the Americas, they established military forts - called presidios in Spanish - to protect their claims from both other European nations and unfriendly indigenous groups.
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Public notices: Interior Department publishes 20 in week ending Feb. 18

There were 20 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 18, according to the Federal Register.
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