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Recent News About U.S. Department of Interior
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Five new Tribal Historic Preservation agreements were completed and signed with Tribes in two states in 2022.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a proposed plan and environmental assessment to improve the southern portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Mount Vernon Trail.
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Agents from the Visitor and Resource Protection Division are trying to find the whereabouts of the individual who committed a theft of government property at Castillo San Felipe del Morro area
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The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that it acquired a rare artifact due to the philanthropic support of the Gettysburg Foundation—the winter parka that President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower wore during a secret visit to Korea in December 1952.
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Ever wonder what Christmas looked like during the Lincolns’ time? Join us for a special presentation on 19th century Christmas traditions with Dr. David Bertaina on December 17 at 2p.m.
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As previously announced, when Lake Powell’s elevation has reached 3529 ft. (above sea level), the Bullfrog North Boat Ramp will no longer be operable for houseboats and larger vessels.
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Since 2013, when the National Park Service (NPS) began reducing the deer population in Rock Creek Park, tree seedling density has almost tripled in areas of the park.
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On December 3 and 4, experience a Union-garrisoned town during the 1864 Christmas season in “Captain Flagg’s US Quartermaster City: Prospects of Peace.”
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There is one thing you can count on during the holidays at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park if you don’t plan ahead: crowds.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a Wetland Statement of Findings for the Transcanyon Water Distribution Pipeline project. Public comments on the proposed action will be accepted Nov. 21 until midnight, Dec. 23, 2022.
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The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted unanimously (19-0) earlier this month in favor of the formal request submitted by the National Park Service on behalf of the Havasupai Tribe to change the name of Indian Garden (FID #6209) to Havasupai Gardens.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing a public land order establishing a five-year mineral withdrawal on 2,365.89 acres of public lands adjacent to the Barry M. Goldwater Range, known as the “Gila Bend Addition.” The public land order establishing the withdrawal will publish in the Federal Register on Monday.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin annual winter closures at the Emerald Mountain Special Recreation Area near Steamboat Springs on Dec. 1.
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The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office is offering personal use Christmas tree cutting permits, now available online, for designated cutting areas on public lands near Benton and Bridgeport in Mono County through Dec. 24.
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Each year hundreds of people enjoy finding unique, naturally grown Christmas and holiday trees on public lands.
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The Bureau of Land Management will host an in-person public meeting of the BLM California Desert District Advisory Council on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Aquarius Casino Hotel at 1900 S Casino Dr, Laughlin, NV, 89029.
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The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field offices will begin seasonal closures on Dec. 1, 2022. Seasonal closures protect wintering wildlife and reduce damage to roads.
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In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management is initiating 30-day scoping periods to receive public input on potential oil and gas lease sales on 35 parcels in Nevada totaling 63,603.89 acres and 18 parcels in Utah totaling nearly 31,808 acres.
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Celebrate 20 years of bringing history to life this holiday season with the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center’s annual “Holiday on the Homestead.” This year marks the first in-person event since 2019.
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The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed burns on slash piles at several locations in the Kremmling Field Office between Nov. 28, 2022, and March 30, 2023.