News published on Federal Newswire in September 2008

News from September 2008


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Richmond National Battlefield Park will present a weekend series of special programs on September 27 and 28, 2008 to commemorate the 144th anniversary of the 1864 battle of Chaffin's Farm at Fort Harrison. Talks, Tours and Children’s Activities run from 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday and from 10:00 to 3:00...


Entrance Fee-Free National Public Lands Day (Lake Powell)

News Release: The four parks of the Southeast Utah Group; Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will waive all entrance fees on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in observance of National Public Lands Day.


News Release: Revolutionary Records Project Revealed. Homestead National Monument of America and several partners recently announced plans to begin digitizing some of the estimated 30 million homestead records housed in the National Archives. Homestead case files contain valuable historical and genealogical information...


Prescribed Burns Planned along Limantour Road and Highway 1 for week of September 22, 2008

News Release: Fire Management staff at Point Reyes National Seashore plan to burn 25 acres along Limantour Road and 115 acres along Highway One this week. Burning is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24 and Friday Sept. 26, but may be delayed a day or more if conditions are too wet, dry or windy, or if the air...


News Release: The four parks of the Southeast Utah Group; Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will waive all entrance fees on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in observance of National Public Lands Day.


News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Jennifer McLerran, Museum Curator, University Professor and author of A New Deal for Native Art: Indian Arts and Federal Policy 1933-1943 (University of Arizona Press, 2009), will present “The New Deal at the Petrified Forest." McLerran’s talk will focus on New Deal programs in...


General Management Plan Feedback

News Release: The National Park Service appreciates your comments on the Supplemental Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and would like your feedback. We request that you provide your comments at the public meetings, or you are invited to enter electronic comments directly through the Internet...


National Public Lands Day

News Release: Walter J. Chavez, Superintendent, San Juan National Historic Site announces the observance of National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, September 27th from 9am to 12pm at Paseo del Morro trail starting at the San Juan Gate. NPLD is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance...


News Release: The four parks of the Southeast Utah Group; Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will waive all entrance fees on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in observance of National Public Lands Day.


Baucus, Grassley Applaud Senate Passage of Bill to Support Foster Children, Boost Adoptions

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today hailed Senate passage of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, which will move children from foster care to adoptive homes, allow more children to be cared...


National Parks Art Show to be Displayed

News Release: An art show, "100 Years of National Parks In Utah," will be displayed at Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum, in Blanding Utah, with an opening day reception on September 27th.


News Release: The four parks of the Southeast Utah Group; Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments will waive all entrance fees on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in observance of National Public Lands Day.


News Release: Homestead and Key West Florida - Superintendent Dan Kimball is pleased to announce a "fee free weekend" at Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks September 27 and 28. "We are proud to participate in National Public Lands Day," says Kimball, "and encourage everyone, especially newly naturalized citizens, to take this opportunity to come enjoy the beauty, culture, and history of our country exemplified in these two unique and beautiful national parks.".