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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its efforts to use investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good paying jobs and address legacy pollution in communities across the country, the Bureau of Land Management has issued two “Sources Sought" Notices for contractors interested...
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BLM to host public meetings and seek public comment on environmental impacts of the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project

News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 90-day public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project. The comment period began on April 29, 2022, and ends on Aug. 1, 2022. The BLM has also scheduled three virtual public meetings.
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Jerry Whagado to Demonstrate Silversmithing at Montezuma Castle National Monument

News Release: Camp Verde, AZ -Montezuma Castle is happy to announce Jerry Whagado will be at the park June 19th demonstrating silversmithing and jewelry from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The demonstration is free with paid admission to the park.
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Department of the Interior Proposes Expanding Conservation Technique as Climate Change Threatens Greater Species Extinction

News Release: WASHINGTON - In the first Endangered Species Act (ESA) interpretive rule produced under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to revise section 10(j) regulations under the ESA to better facilitate recovery by allowing for the introduction of listed species to ...
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Sanfilippo: 'Gateway Arch National Park is for everyone, so join us this summer season'

Pam Sanfilippo, the museum services and interpretation program manager at Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, wants everyone to visit the urban park this summer.
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Volunteers needed for Johnstown Flood National Memorial Lakebed Planting

News Release: Staff of Johnstown Flood National Memorial, in cooperation with members of the Friends of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, will be hosting a Native Planting Day in the lakebed on Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
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Marine Mammal Protection Act; Receipt of Permit Applications discussed on June 6 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI discussed on June 6 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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James Williams selected as superintendent of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of James “Jim" Williams as the new superintendent of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in Topeka, Kansas. Williams currently serves as the program leader and museum curator for the NPS South Florida Collections Management Center in Homestead, Florida. He will assume his new role later this summer.
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BLM Artist in Residence Delbert Anderson to hold Utah Workshop, Play Live in Concert at San Juan High School Auditorium

News Release: Washington, D.C. - As part of a multi-stop tour, Bureau of Land Management Artist in Residence Native American jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson and his group D’DAT are headed to Utah to teach a music workshop and then perform in concert to celebrate America’s public lands.
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Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting; Montana discussed on June 6 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOI Secretary Deb Haaland: 'Clean energy projects on public lands have an important role to play'

Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, recently participated in a clean energy roundtable in Las Vegas on May 31 to discuss ongoing plans to support 250,000 megawatts of sustainable energy production on public lands by 2025
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Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR), Dall's Sheep Traditional Cultural Landscape Study on June 6

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pearl Harbor National Memorial to commemorate 60th anniversary of Arizona Memorial

Pearl Harbor National Memorial to commemorate 60th anniversary of Arizona Memorial
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Snake River flows to increase Memorial Day weekend

Snake River flows to increase Memorial Day weekend
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Alternative Anchoring Pilot Program Underway on Lake Powell 

Alternative Anchoring Pilot Program Underway on Lake Powell 
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National Park Service recognizes three employees’ commitment to cultural resource stewardship in Pacific West

National Park Service recognizes three employees’ commitment to cultural resource stewardship in Pacific West
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Mount Rainier National Park announces Memorial Day weekend operations

Mount Rainier National Park announces Memorial Day weekend operations
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Evaluation of the Arctic Rivers Project discussed on June 6 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Dates Selected for Tharps-Hazelwood Prescribed Burn

News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 7, 2022 - Scheduled to start June 9, 2022, fire managers will conduct the 752-acre Tharps-Hazelwood Prescribed Burn in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park. This prescribed burn is scheduled to take 8-9 days to complete. The Tharps-Hazelwood Prescribed Burn is...
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