U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | Federal Agencies
Recent News About U.S. Department of Interior
-
News Release: Lake Havasu City, Ariz. -The Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River District will conduct prescribed burning near Parker, Arizona, between November and March, as weather and fuel conditions allow. The burn area is located seven miles northeast of Parker and one-half mile west of Parker Dam Road near Crossroads, on the California side of the Colorado River.
-
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Farmington Field Office has released the proposed Chaco Area Withdrawal Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period. The environmental assessment analyzes impacts associated with withdrawing federal minerals from leasing in a ten-mile buffer surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park for 20 years.
-
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management has modified and reissued a solicitation seeking new contract services to humanely gather, treat with fertility control, and then release wild horses and burros back to the range. The BLM anticipates making up to $20 million available over one to five years for these efforts...
-
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced $20 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for endangered species recovery and conservation in the Colorado River Basin. Project funding will support the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program and Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.
-
News Release: Amanda Rumsey has been selected as a data scientist for the Division of Fire and Aviation’s Information Technology & Resource Management (ITRM) Branch.
-
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment of the proposed Two Rivers Wind Energy Project, which would be located near the Towns of Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties, Wyoming.
-
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
News Release: Vale, Ore. - As temperatures drop and fall precipitation arrives, the Vale District Bureau of Land Management is implementing seasonal prescribed fire projects, and continuing juniper treatments across the Malheur and Baker field offices.
-
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed pile burning projects for the fall and winter months on public lands in Shasta, Butte, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. Crews will ignite the pile burns only when weather and fuel conditions allow for safe and successful burning and smoke dispersion.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON - To ensure consistency in responding to court challenges to greenhouse gas emissions analysis in its leasing program, the Bureau of Land Management has released an updated environmental assessment for public comment.
-
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
-
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is hosting its annual model railroad exhibit throughout the month of December.
-
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will close several campgrounds and recreation sites for the winter season beginning Monday, Nov. 14.
-
The acting superintendent of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has officially been named its new superintendent.
-
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The BLM would like the public to be aware that public access to the Shaffer Mountain Road near Litchfield in Lassen County will be temporarily restricted later this month, as the Lassen Municipal Utility District completes a project to underground a power line serving the communication site on the mountaintop.
-
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to thin a total of 622 acres of juniper within the Steelhead Falls Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project area this fall. The thinning unit is located adjacent to the community of Crooked River Ranch. The purpose of the project is to remove hazardous fuels which will reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
-
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The BLM is beginning work to remove dead trees and brush this fall and winter in the Swasey Recreation Area to improve public safety and fire resiliency. Mountain bikers and hikers may find some trail access restrictions as crews work in the area.
-
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.