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DOI-BLM grant application closes on April 12

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Recreation and Visitor Services grant opened on Feb. 11.
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Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application discussed on Feb. 10 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Volunteers count 461 eagles in Powder River Basin midwinter survey

News Release: BUFFALO, Wyo. - Ninety volunteers spent the morning of Jan. 7 searching for bald and golden eagles across the Powder River Basin, counting 461 eagles along more than 1,500 miles of public roads. Their efforts were part of the nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey coordinated locally by the Bureau of Land Management Buffalo Field Office.
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Interior Department discusses Request for Nominations for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission on Feb. 10

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Kevin Mack

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky district, Canyonlands National Park. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Reaching this trail requires a permit to drive the 4WD White Rim Road or hiking down Alcove Spring Trail (11.2 mi/18.3 km roundtrip). Moses and Zeus are two prominent towers overlooking Taylor...
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Ingrid Hess

News Release: The visitor center is a great place to start your adventure. It is located just four miles from the West (Fruita) Entrance and is right next to the Saddlehorn Campground. The visitor center, exhibits, and restrooms are open every day during normal business hours, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
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Interior Department Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced additional Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join agency leadership to help create jobs in the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.
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Interior Department discusses Land Acquisitions; Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California on Feb. 10

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Hosmer Grove Campground and Nature Trail in Haleakalā National Park Remain Closed Due to High Winds

News Release: Use these top ten tips to plan like a park ranger.
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Lyn Slade

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. This section of the trail winds over and alongside limestone benches. Look carefully at the gray rocks you are walking over - can you see the small shells and other fossil remains of...
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Capturing Pronghorn Migration at Craters of the Moon

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The Needles, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. This loop hike is a bit more challenging, with one ladder and some difficult sections of climbing between the two canyons. *. Roundtrip Distance: 8.7 mi (14 km). *. Time: 4-6 hrs. *. Overall...
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Abraham Lincoln's Birthday to be Observed at the Lincoln Memorial

The National Park Service and the Lincoln Birthday National Commemorative Committee will observe the 214th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln during a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10:45 a.m.
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site Displays Black History Month Exhibit Panels

Lincoln Home National Historic Site will display exhibit panels during the month of February focusing on local Black history to commemorate Black History Month.
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Rescues in Mosaic Canyon and Wildrose Peak

National Park Service (NPS) staff assisted hikers in two separate incidents on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Park rangers carried a woman with a broken leg out of Mosaic Canyon and located a man who had separated from his group on Wildrose Peak Trail.
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Spring prescribed fires planned in Cades Cove

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 925 acres of fields in the Cades Cove area. Weather permitting, burn operations will occur between Monday, February 13 and Friday, March 3.
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Hazardous tree work causes temporary closures on Park Entrance Road

Saratoga National Historical Park will be conducting important tree work along the Park Entrance Road between the Visitor Center Parking lot and Lohnes Road from February 13, 2023 through March 3, 2023.
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NPS celebrates landmark National Heritage Area Act legislation with National Heritage Areas

National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams met with members of the Alliance of National Heritage Areas Feb. 7 to commemorate the historic signing of the National Heritage Areas Act last month, which establishes a National Heritage Area (NHA) System and a statutory framework for the NPS’s role in its administration.
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Winter Bird Walk - Kids in Parks Program

Join park rangers for a free nature program at Homestead National Historical Park’s Education Center on February 18th at 10:00 a.m. The program will last one hour, weather permitting.
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Air Tour Management Voluntary Agreements completed for Statue of Liberty and Governors Island National Monuments 

Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York City – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) today announced the completion of commercial air tour management voluntary agreements with all air tour operators for Statue of Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument.
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