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News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management California and the Mendocino National Forest announce the selection of Melissa Hovey as the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Manager. Her career in public service and natural resources spans over 30 years. She now embraces the challenge of overseeing management of more than 330,780 acres of public land in a region stretching from Napa County to the mountains of the Mendocino National Forest north of Clear Lake.
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DOI-BLM grant application closes on April 17
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Wildlife Program grant opened on Feb. 15.
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Steens Mountain Advisory Council to hold Feb 2023 Meeting
News Release: Hines, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is welcome to attend in person or online through the Zoom for Government platform.:.
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BLM issues decision on camping and travel management plan in Chaffee County
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has issued a decision on a camping and travel management plan for Chaffee County, Colo. This decision is based on the results of an environmental assessment and input from the public.
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DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 15
IIJA Bureau of Land Management California Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program grant opened on Feb. 15.
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Vilsack: BLM 'committed to managing healthy wild horses on healthy public lands'
The Bureau of Land Management is spending over $600,000 in northwest Colorado to "better manage" the overpopulated herds of wild horses in the Sand Wash Basin.
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Reclamation announces temporary adjustment in Klamath Project operations
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore - The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services), announced today it will direct temporary adjustments to Iron Gate Dam effective immediately.
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Denali Opens Park Road to Mountain Vista
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: From the Town of Lost Springs, KS, go west on 340th St approx. 2.4 miles. Significance: Site of road ranche, mail stage station, and post office on the Santa Fe Trail. MANAGED BY: The Shields Family Trust. The “original" Lost Spring is located on Lyon Creek, approximately ¾ mile...
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Jules Beni, the Pony Express
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Located approximately 8 miles SE South Pass City, Wyoming. Significance: The confluence of trails and one of the key components in the growth of the American nation. Designation: Certified Site. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Jim Hellyer; Prior planning with an organized group is...
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BLM Temporarily Closes Airport Allotment Parking Lot for Maintenance
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will close the Airport Allotment parking lot to provide for public safety while an improvement project is completed February 15-16, 2023. The temporary closure will prohibit daytime and overnight use.
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Reward Offered for Information on Illegal Hunting in Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Legal scholar, abolitionists, Vigilance Committee member. Place of Birth: Volney, New York. Date of Birth: March 10, 1814. Place of Death: Cambridge, Massachusetts. Date of Death: November 4, 1901. A lawyer, scholar, and abolitionist, Joel Prentiss Bishop served on the Boston Vigilance...
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DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 15
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Threatened and Endangered Species Program grant opened on Feb. 15.
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DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 15
2023 State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program grant opened on Feb. 15.
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Everglades National Park seeks public input on Water and Wastewater Systems Rehabilitation Project
News Release: The South Rim Drive is a scenic paved road that follows the canyon rim for 7 miles from Tomichi Point to High Point and features 12 overlooks. Most overlooks are reached by hiking a short trail. There are three handicap-accessible overlooks: Pulpit Rock, Chasm View, and Sunset View.
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Podcast 122: Stewart Butler's Legacy of LGBT+ Activism
News Release: Island Marble Butterfly History. San Juan Island National Historical Park is home to the only remaining population of the federally endangered island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus). This pollinator is one of the rarest butterflies in North America, and appears fuzzy with marbled green...
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Agency Information Collection Activities; CITES Masters Course discussed on Feb. 14 by Interior Department
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOI-BLM grant application closes on April 17
IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Invasive and Noxious Plant Management grant opened on Feb. 15.
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Temporary Closure of Bandelier National Monument's Tsankawi Unit
News Release: The South Rim Visitor Center is a great first-stop during your visit to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Stop here to get recommendations from park rangers, tour the interactive exhibits, watch the park movie, shop the park bookstore, and grab maps and brochures to inform your adventure.
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Free People of Color in St. Louis
News Release: Joseph Gravelines is mentioned several times in Clark’s journal. While he had been living with the Arikaras since around 1790 (DeMallie et al.), on October 8, 1804, Clark complemented Gravelines as a ‘man well versed in the language of the nation,’ referring to the Arikaras. Gravelines then briefed the...
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DOI-BLM grant application closes on April 17
FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (ES) Recreation and Visitor Services grant opened on Feb. 15.
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