News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: National Parks of Boston is proud of its strong partnership with the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program as it honors, preserves, and promotes the history of resistance to enslavement through escape and flight. As of Spring 2022, National Parks of Boston has nine designated sites and programs on the Network to Freedom.

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 3 listed. Parking - Auto, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead. On the park's quieter side, this trail climbs up a rock wall, cuts across a valley, and then meanders through sandstone fins and sand dunes. Reaching this trailhead requires driving 8 mi (14 km) on unpaved roads. *...

F23AS00139 Zoonotic Disease Initiative - Tribes grant opened on Feb. 16.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The Needles, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Discover stunning views of the sandstone spires that characterize the Needles. * Roundtrip Distance: 5.8 mi (9.3 km). * Time: 3-4 hrs. * Overall Elevation Change: 533 ft (162 m). Cumulative elevation...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: Trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Restroom, Trailhead. The Syncline Loop Trail follows canyons around Upheaval Dome and requires navigating steep switchbacks, climbing and scrambling through boulder fields, and a 1,500-foot (460...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Arches National Park. Significance: geologic formation, trail. Amenities. 6 listed. Bicycle - Rack, Parking - Auto, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Drinking/Potable. Landscape Arch is in Devils Garden: a region at the northern end of the park...

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central California Resource Advisory Council will meet virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is welcome to participate but must register in advance.

News Release: In the mid-1960s James Etheredge and Thaddeus Bell joined a cohort of young African American men that the Department of the Interior recruited in an effort to diversify the workforce. The National Park Service assigned them to parks in the West, a region where most employees were white. Etheredge and...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The Needles, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Unlike other Needles hikes, this trail traverses dry, open country along the northern edge of the geologic faults that shaped the Needles. The trail ends at a cliff overlooking the junction...

News Release: Free junior ranger booklets are available at the visitor center, or you can download one below. Filled with fun activities, these books reveal the wonders of Arches to kids and parents alike. By completing five or more exercises and three adventures, participants earn a junior ranger badge and signed certificate. Activities are designed for all ages.

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 2 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto. Imaginatively named sandstone features surround this parking lot. A wayside describes fallen arches. Hike the Park Avenue Trail from here to avoid its steep stairs. * Roundtrip Distance: 1.8 mi (3.2 km). *...

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Arches contains a variety of hiking trails, from easy/moderate to long and strenuous. Trails provide access to outstanding viewpoints and arches not visible from the road. Many trails use cairns (stacks of rocks) for markers and cross broad rock surfaces, requiring attention to follow.