News from January 2007
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: Dear Secretary Chertoff: On October 4, 2006, President Bush signed into law P.L. 109-295. Title VI of this law is the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (“the Act"). The Act made substantial changes to FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, including making the Administrator...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: Learn about the major roles that African Americans have played in maritime history. From the earliest years of our nation to the modern day, African Americans have built, crewed, and captained ships, fought in wars, invented shipboard tools, and developed maritime music. Throughout February, San FranciscoMaritimeNationalHistoricalPark celebrates African American History Month with programs for the whole family.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: Pine pitch canker, a non-native plant pathogen, has recently been confirmed in bishop pine forests at Point Reyes National Seashore. Clumps of infected young bishop pine trees have been identified in the vicinity of Home Ranch and along Limantour Road. Additionally, the pathogen has been identified on isolated mature trees along Mount Vision Road.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: For many visitors, winter is their favorite season to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is less visited but still very much open and alive with activity. Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, and at lower elevations - even with hiking boots! Elk, coyotes, deer, snowshoe...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: Movies and cartoons have often made sharks the bad guys, but these sleek predators are actually very sensitive. Biscayne National Park’s staff has put together an exciting lineup of activities looking at these ancient animals to kick off the seventh season of its award-winning Family Fun Fest series.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: Despite the fact that bees are one of the most beneficial insects in the world, much of their behavior remains a mystery--even to the apiculturists who tend them. To better understand such fundamental processes as reproduction, and cope with problems such as bee mites and diseases, scientists are at work on a state-of-the-art genomics resource.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: A "No Child Left Inside" Program at Lassen Volcanic National Park Offered to Connect Families With the Wonders of the Winter Season.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: Over the coming months, the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area will be putting in place updated trail maps that more accurately show visitors the extensive trail system that exists right in their own backyards.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: This season’s Perspectives series will continue at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center next week, on Tuesday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m. Set for the second Tuesday of each month from November through May, the series explores the diversity of Olympic National Park and surrounding areas.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 3, 2007
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Join a park interpreter at Glacier National Park weekends this winter for a free guided snowshoe walk to learn how plants and animals survive the challenges of the winter season. These two-hour guided snowshoe walks are suitable for visitors of all ages and abilities.
