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The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Idaho Resource Advisory Council and Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee to hold joint meeting

News Release: BOISE, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee will meet on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time at the BLM Twin Falls District Office, 2878 Addison Ave. E., Twin Falls, ID 83301. The meeting will also be available virtually via Zoom, please register at.
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Bureau of Land Management approves wireless broadband communication facility near Laughlin

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office approved the application submitted by InterConnect Towers, LLC to construct and operate a wireless broadband communication facility along State Route 163. The multi-user communication facility will improve and expand coverage and strengthen...
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Goff's Schoolhouse

News Release: To recognize the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, three New England parks hosted the symposium “Victory at Last? Parades and Pink Slips." Speakers from Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, the National Parks of Boston, and Lowell National Historical Park explored the years leading...
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Valles Caldera Seeks Comments on Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Assessment

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Homefront worker at Charlestown Navy Yard, Advocate, Photographer. Place of Birth: Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Date of Birth: March 2, 1923. Place of Death: Boston Massachusetts. Date of Death: Nov. 2, 2021. On March 9, 1923, the headline on the first page of the Portsmouth Herald...
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NPS to repair Level 33 stone wall along the C&O Canal

News Release: This is stop number two on the Martineztown Walking Tour.
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It’s Almost Maple Time at the National Park

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 417 W Maple Ave. Significance: The barber/beautician for Mr. & Mrs. Truman. Designation: The Harry S Truman Historic District National Historic Landmark. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Private. Doris and George Miller owned the Crown Beauty Parlor. Doris cut Bess' hair and George cut...
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Interior Department discusses Byron Sand Mine Evo East Quarry Expansion, Contra Costa County, California; Draft Categorical Exclusion and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan on Feb. 23

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of Pearl Darter Draft Recovery Plan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Availability of Pearl Darter Draft Recovery Plan
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Service Seeks Comments on California Condor Incidental Take Permit Application

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment and Conservation Plan for Incidental Take Permit Application Covering Multiple Wind Energy Projects in Kern County
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Public Comment Sought on Proposal to List California Spotted Owl

Service seeks public comment on California spotted owl Endangered Species Act listing proposal
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Small influences behind a big law

Meg Harrington brings a curious mind to conservation questions broad and beetle-sized
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Reclamation announces initial 2023 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project contractors

Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2023 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project water users.
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Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin

Reclamation's February forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows
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Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for North Platte River Basin

The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the February snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.
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USACE to host in person public workshop review of the Jim Chapman Lake and White Oak Creek Mitigation Area Master Plan revision

The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host a public meeting on February 27, at The Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, 1200 Houston Street, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 to provide information and receive public input on the Draft Jim Chapman (Cooper) Lake and White Oak Creek Mitigation Area Master Plan and Environmental Assessment.
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Corps begins spring drawdowns in the Minnesota River basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is preparing for the upcoming spring snowmelt by lowering its Lac Qui Parle reservoir, near Watson, Minnesota.
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ASA for Civil Works Visits New York District

The Honorable Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, Feb. 13-14.
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USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River.
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USACE announces public review period for Buckhorn Lake Master Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has updated its 1972 Master Plan for Buckhorn Lake located in Buckhorn, Kentucky.
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