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The public is invited to comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that proposes two projects in North Cascades National Park.
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Voyageurs National Park and Voyageurs Conservancy Partner with Multiple Agencies and Friends Groups to Offer a Boreal Stargazing Week
Embrace the winter darkness and discover Minnesota's boreal skies. For generations, humans have looked to the stars for inspiration and connection. Located along the Minnesota-Canadian border is a rare sanctuary for starry skies.
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Winter and Spring Construction in Acadia National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) will close Cadillac Summit Road in Acadia National Park for road construction between February and May 2023. Other sections of Park Loop Road may experience single lane road closures for construction throughout early spring.
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March 2023 Events at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
March events at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park include a Hawaiian healing plants demonstration, taiko drumming, a talk about food security and aquaculture in Hawaiʻi, in addition to ranger-led programs, a fierce Kahuku coffee talk and more!
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Winter Mount Baldy Hike offered at National Park
Join a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Park on Sunday February 12, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, for a hike to the top of famous Mount Baldy.
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WRST Subsistence Resource Commission Meeting Feb. 23-24
The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission will meet at the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Visitor Center in Copper Center (Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway) and by teleconference on Thursday, February 23, and Friday, February 24, 2023, to consider a range of issues related to subsistence hunting and fishing in the park.
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Share Your Thoughts on the Future of Fairy Falls Day Use Area
Fairy Falls Day Use Area is a 54-acre natural area located in Stillwater Township. Deep ravines and steep bluffs surround Silver Creek as it passes through a marsh on its way to the St. Croix River.
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BLM seeks public comment on draft Jumbo Mountain Travel Management Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking feedback on a preliminary Environmental Assessment for the Jumbo Mountain Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management Plan involving about 1,900 acres of public land near the town of Paonia, CO.
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BLM to restrict Wood River Valley public access to protect wintering wildlife
The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is restricting public access to portions of the Wood River Valley to protect wintering wildlife beginning Feb. 15, 2023.
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BLM issues decision on Western Oregon project to improve fire resilience
The Bureau of Land Management has issued a decision to promote safe wildfire response, develop fire resilient lands, and create habitat for special status species.
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BLM plans pile burning projects in Trinity County through Feb. 24
Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management will be burning piles of brush and tree limbs near the Trinity County communities of Douglas City and Lewiston beginning Monday, Feb. 13, and continuing through Friday, Feb. 24.
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BLM Publishes Public Land Order for 20-year Extension of Withdrawal for Chugach National Forest’s Russian River
The Bureau of Land Management published a public land order (PLO) today extending by 20 years the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska.
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Volunteers count 461 eagles in Powder River Basin midwinter survey
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.
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Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands near Jean, Nevada for the 2023 SNORE 250
The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of certain public lands under its administration on February 18, 2023.
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BLM to conduct prescribed burn at Bruneau Duck Ponds to enhance wetland habitat
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct a prescribed burn at the CJ Strike Bruneau Duck Ponds located 12 miles south of Mountain Home between Feb. 9 and March 31, 2023, depending on weather and vegetation conditions.
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BLM Litchfield Corrals reopen for wild horse and burro adoptions
The Bureau of Land Management’s Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral near Susanville has reopened for animal adoptions and purchases after a closure due to weather-related issues.
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BLM seeks public input on renewable energy strategy in southern Idaho
The Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to open house meetings that will outline the process for a strategic, landscape-scale approach to respond to increased interest in renewable energy projects proposed on public lands managed by the BLM in southern Idaho.
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BLM to hold virtual public meetings to discuss OHV grant funds in northern CA
The Bureau of Land Management welcomes anyone interested in off highway vehicle recreation on public lands to share ideas about the use of grant funding, when the BLM Northern California District hosts a virtual public meeting via Zoom, Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 7 p.m.
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The BLM Ukiah Field Office seeks public input for OHV grants
The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office wants to hear ideas from the public on how to improve off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail safety and maintenance on public lands throughout Central California at a virtual public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m.
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BLM asks public to avoid user-created parking site near Cline Buttes Recreation Area for public safety
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) asks the public to avoid utilizing a user-created parking site located along the edge of the Cline Falls Highway near the intersection of the highway and the Vor Road (Federal Aviation Administration Road) for public safety and to avoid conflicts with private land.
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