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News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, in partnership with the Shenango River Watchers, will host the third annual Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake, Jan. 7.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Abiquiu Lake will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
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Gulf Islands National Seashore will host a virtual public meeting on Thursday, January 5 at 5 p.m. to discuss prescribed burning plans for the year 2023.
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce that the launching of small vessels on boilerplate material will continue to be supported at North Lake Powell.
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As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible renewable energy development on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a public scoping meeting in Sacramento to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment that proposes a restoration project to improve forest health and reduce the threat of large, severe wildfire across the planning area.
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The Bureau of Land Management will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event in Mercedes, Texas, Jan. 27-28, at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds.
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The Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office, in collaboration with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, has temporarily closed the Stinking Springs area near the South Fork of the Snake River to all motorized vehicles and human entry in order to support wildlife survival rates.
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News Release: BRASÍLIA - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today led the official Presidential Delegation of the United States on behalf of President Joe Biden to the presidential Inauguration of His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Secretary Haaland was joined by Special Assistant to the President and Senior ...
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 201 W Riverside Dr, Clarksville, IN 47129. Significance: At the Falls of the Ohio, where William Clark’s family had settled on the north and south sides of the river, Meriwether Lewis and his initial crew met up with Clark and York, the man that Clark enslaved. They recruited more...
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News Release: High Potential Historic Sites are defined in the National Trails System Act, as: “…those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which provide opportunity to interpret the historic significance of the trail during the period of its major use.".
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News Release: Acadia National Park’s winter bird populations have declined by nearly half since 1971, according to a study published today in the journal Northeastern Naturalist.
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News Release: In Cottage Grove, Oregon, a giant garden sprouting rows of green and brown tree seedlings is part of an ongoing genetic experiment. Researchers at the US Forest Service’s Dorena Genetic Resource Center are methodically searching for whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) seedlings showing natural resistance...
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News Release: -Charles Floyd (Sergeant): Born in Kentucky in 1782; civilian; cousin of the Virginia governor (John Floyd) and of expedition member Nathaniel Pryor; quartermaster.
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News Release: This home was built by Thomas S. Bocock and Henry F. Bocock in 1849. Thomas became the Speaker of the Confederate House of Representatives from 1862 to 1865, and Henry was the first County Clerk for Appomattox County serving from 1845 to 1860. During the Civil War the home was occupied by Lewis D. Isbell, who represented the county at the 1861 secession convention. Isbell also served as the Commonwealth Attorney for Appomattox County. The structure is not open to the public.
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 3380 Beaver Rd, Union, KY 41091. Significance: Meriwether Lewis stopped here in 1803 to collect fossils for President Thomas Jefferson. William Clark returned here in 1807 to do the same. Designation: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, National Natural Landmark, National Register...
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 201 W Riverside Dr, Clarksville, IN 47129. Significance: At the Falls of the Ohio, where William Clark’s older brother, George Rogers Clark, had settled on the north side of the river at a settlement known as Clarksville, Meriwether Lewis and his initial crew met up with Clark and...
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News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
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An area of government-managed public land near the Snake River in Idaho is closed to motorized vehicles and human entry in order to protect vulnerable wildlife wintering there.