News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: Water is found in Capitol Reef National Park (NP) in the form of springs, seeps, tinajas, and streams. These water resources create unique habitats and represent rare sources of water throughout the otherwise arid Capitol Reef. There are only a handful of perennial streams in the park, but the smaller water resources-springs, seeps, and tinajas-are scattered throughout the park.

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management grant opened on Feb. 15.

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

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Aquatic Resource Management grant opened on Feb. 15.

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 46°23'38.46"N 116°48'8.47"W. Significance: The first U.S. Army installation on the Nez Perce Reservation. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Bureau of Indian Affairs. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. In 1860, Elias D. Pierce found gold on a tributary of...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Atop Last Stand Hill, across from the 7th Cavalry Memorial. Significance: Honoring the tribes that fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Amenities. 2 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible. The Spirit Warrior Memorial helps to shed light on...

News Release: The Regional Director’s Awards for Natural Resources recognize employees who go above and beyond in performance of their duties toward specific achievements. Consideration begins within the Region and then moves forward to National level awards.  These award winners were chosen from an exceptional pool of submissions within six natural resource award categories. .

News Release: Connecting with Parks through Science. National parks strike awe in all of us, whether it be through dramatic views, captivating histories, or the knowledge we gain of their fascinating ecosystems. Across the National Park Service (NPS), scientists are uncovering the stories of the land, water, and air...

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Camarasaurus lentus is a species of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of the Morrison Formation. Camarasaurus lentus was a herbivore, and grew up to fifty feet long, shorter in length than some of its contemporaries...

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Ceratosaurus is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation. It is known from the Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument from a single bone, a premaxilla. This bone is diagnostic...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky district, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Parking - Auto, Trailhead. People seeking a mostly level hike longer than just a mile might enjoy the Murphy Point Trail. It leaves the pavement and vehicle sounds behind, and offers the...

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Dryosaurus altus is a species of ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, found in the Morrison Formation. Dryosaurus altus means “oak lizard" in reference to the leaf shaped teeth. It is a plant eating...

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Barosaurus is a plant eater and the least common of all the sauropods (long-necked dinosaurs) found in the Carnegie Quarry. It is similar to Diplodocus, but has a longer neck and shorter tail. The forelimbs of Barosaurus are...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Jerusalem, NY. Significance: residence of the Public Universal Friend, American preacher who defied binary gender norms. Designation: National Register of Historic Places. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. The Friend’s Home was the residence of the Public Universal Friend, an American preacher.

News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change, the Department of the Interior today announced a $728 million investment to deliver clean, reliable drinking water to rural and Tribal communities, support water conservation ...