News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: “I like to take action. I like to see things come to life.".

News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management will offer a reward for information that leads to the identification and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for vandalism within the Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracksite. The world-class paleontological resource viewing area is managed by the Kanab...

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program grant opened on Feb. 15.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Achieving a major conservation milestone following decades of conservation and large-scale restoration work, the Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the wood stork from the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Wood storks (Mycteria americana) are the only species of stork breeding in the United States.

News Release: Sagebrush steppe is one of the most threatened ecosystems in North America. Significant portions of sagebrush steppe have been converted to agriculture and grazed rangeland, and remaining steppe is being invaded by invasive plants and altered by increasingly frequent, large fires.

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Allosaurus, meaning "different delicate reptile," is a theropod (meat-eating dinosaur) that probably ate other smaller dinosaurs. Its teeth were up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and serrated like steak knives for cutting flesh. Adults...

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program grant opened on Feb. 15.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: From Durham, KS, take 5th St west out of town and then continue westward on the paved road (which becomes 285th St) approx. 1.3 miles. Significance: Cottonwood Crossing is one of the more famous and difficult stream crossings on the Santa Fe Trail and a “jumping off point" for proceeding...

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Feb. 15.

News Release: Perth, Australia - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Perth, Australia, this week where she delivered remarks at an event hosted by the Perth USAsia Centre on the importance of Indigenous-led conservation and co-stewardship partnerships as key tools for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises.

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Humboldt River Field Office has published a Notice of Realty Action in the Federal Register to convey public lands to Humboldt County.

News Release: Fish are an important part of aquatic ecosystems. They are an integral part of food webs, serving as both predators and prey, and healthy fish populations usually indicate healthier aquatic environments. Conserving fish benefits the entire ecosystem and the region’s biodiversity.

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

IIJA Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Idaho Good Neighbor Authority grant opened on Feb. 15.

News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum, located at 27501 Highway 184 in Dolores, Colo., will be closed from February 19 through early to mid-May for major floor stabilization work. The project is aimed at preventing further settling of the 35-year-old structure and increasing the floor’s durability and ease of maintenance. Work was originally scheduled to begin in January but was delayed due to supply chain issues.