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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. After descending 1,300 feet (396 m) past a large alcove, the trail meanders in a wide canyon to the base of the notable Moses and Zeus towers. *. Roundtrip Distance: 11.2 mi (18 km)...
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky district, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. A primitive trail with steep switchbacks drops 1,600 feet (488 m) into a long, sandy wash. Follow the wash to the White Rim Road. No shade. *. Roundtrip Distance: 11.4 mi (18.3...
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Bureau of Land Management IIJA Alaska Hazardous Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program grant opened on Feb. 13.
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Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) Mine Waste Cooperative Agreements grant opened on Feb. 13.
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Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Environmental Quality and Protection grant opened on Feb. 13.
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. The Lathrop Trail crosses a wide grassland on the mesa top, enjoys views of Colorado River, then descends into the canyon below. For a moderate trail option, hikers often turn around...
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IIJA Bureau of Land Management California Wildlife Program grant opened on Feb. 13.
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Reaching this trail requires a permit to drive the 4WD White Rim Road. Fort Bottom Ruin is an ancient stone structure overlooking the Green River, built by Indigenous inhabitants of the Canyonlands area...
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There were 37 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.
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Bureaus under the U.S. Department of the Interior are having fee-free days that commemorate significant dates beginning with Presidents Day Feb. 20.
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News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: Overlook. Amenities. 2 listed. Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot. From a paved overlook at 6,240 feet (1,902 m) in elevation, enjoy sweeping vistas to the west and across the Colorado River canyon. Accessibility: *...
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News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Reaching this trail requires a permit to drive the 4WD White Rim Road. This short walk from the White Rim Road ends abruptly at an overlook of a meandering gooseneck bend in the Colorado River. *. Roundtrip Distance: 0.6 mi (1 km). *. Time: 30 min. *. Elevation...
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The resulting data will be used by scientists at the USGS, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, and other groups to better inform knowledge of geologic hazards, such as earthquakes and landslides, and evaluate natural resources as well as other applications.
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced new policy guidance to clarify the criteria and procedures for evaluating petitions for organization under the Alaska Indian Reorganization Act.
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The Department of the Interior today announced more than $24.6 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Indiana.
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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $300,000 in cooperative agreements for three watershed restoration projects in Iowa.
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $9.6 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Wyoming.
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Large, severe wildfires have become the norm in much of the country, including in seasonally dry forests across the interior of the western United States.
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All types of vegetation can act as fuel for a wildland fire. By understanding what vegetation is present and how easily it will burn, fire personnel can better predict and respond to the movement of a fire.
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a historic down payment on ensuring that future generations have a high quality of life, which is currently threatened by the worsening climate crisis and increasingly severe wildfires.