News from January 2009
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park staff are beginning the process of preparing a new Fire Management Plan for the park. The current Fire Management Plan was approved in 1992, and does not fully address the challenges the park now faces with the bark beetle epidemic, other forest health issues, and community wildland fire protection.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: Saturday, Jan. 24, 7:00 p.m. “Songs Inspired by Nature".
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: A mystery about a disease that can destroy up to 15 percent of a cotton crop in the southeastern United States has been solved by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers. The work could save cotton crops and prevent unnecessary insecticide spraying.
By State Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D - Mass.) made the following statement today after an overwhelming 94 - 2 vote by the Senate to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of State, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park and the Town of Estes Park are teaming up to provide an opportunity for area residents to recycle corrugated cardboard. The first Community Cardboard Recycle day will be Saturday, Jan. 31, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 am. Residents are asked to bring their corrugated cardboard to the Rocky Mountain National Park truck/trailer site on Mills Drive. Signs will be posted on Mills Drive to direct you to the exact location.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: Despite the snow and cold, biologists reintroduced 14 fishers today within the Elwha and Sol Duc valleys of Olympic National Park. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Olympic National Park (ONP) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff, along with several members of the public, released the animals and watched them as they bounded into the snowy forest.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: Olympic National Park has established a new page on its website to provide up-to-date information about the Hurricane Ridge Road and adding a new way for visitors to learn about visiting this popular destination in winter.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., heard testimony Wednesday about the inadequacy of the federal financial regulatory system that failed to foresee the largest financial collapse in the past 75 years.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
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By Commerce Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today criticized the proposed Pelosi-Obey $825 billion economic “stimulus" package characterizing it as an $825 billion earmark that will do little but expand the federal government at the expense of prolonging the current economic recession. More than 40 percent of spending in the proposed bill is for expanding current programs or creating new ones.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in a hearing today expressed the urgency and gravity of America’s economic crisis, and reiterated his support for Tim Geithner, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become Treasury Secretary, to help help get the country back on course.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2009
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By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2009
News Release: As a winter storm sweeps across the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Superintendent Mike Murray announced that all Outer Banks Group visitor centers and WrightBrothersNational Monument will be closed as of 2:30 p.m., Jan. 20, 2009. Park staff will reevaluate weather conditions on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 and a delayed opening is expected at this time.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2009
News Release: As a winter storm sweeps across the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Superintendent Mike Murray announced that all Outer Banks Group visitor centers and WrightBrothersNational Monument will be closed as of 2:30 p.m., Jan. 20, 2009. Park staff will reevaluate weather conditions on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 and a delayed opening is expected at this time.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2009
News Release: Biscayne National Park will hold an informational session for potential volunteers to get involved in the park’s Coral Nursery Project at 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 31 at the park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center. The meeting is intended for anyone interested in making a difference for the park’s...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2009
News Release: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FAMILIES OF FLIGHT 93 AND SVONAVEC, INC. REACH KEY AGREEMENT ON CRUCIAL 274-ACRE HEART OF FLIGHT 93 PERMANENT MEMORIAL IN SHANKSVILLE, PA.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2009
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore has reopened the entire Province Lands Bike Trail following rehabilitation of a 3.2 mile section that began in October. The contractor has completed the construction phase of the project and will return in the spring to finish the center line striping and removal of wattles and silt fencing. Some wattles and silt fencing were left in place near wetlands for continued protection of these areas.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2009
News Release: As a winter storm sweeps across the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Superintendent Mike Murray announced that all Outer Banks Group visitor centers and WrightBrothersNational Monument will be closed as of 2:30 p.m., Jan. 20, 2009. Park staff will reevaluate weather conditions on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 and a delayed opening is expected at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – On Jan. 19, 2009, President George W. Bush granted commutations of sentence to two individuals: COMMUTATIONS: * Jose Alonso Compean – El Paso, Texas Offense: Assault with a dangerous weapon, and aiding and abetting, 18 USC § 7, 113 and 2; assault with serious bodily injury, and aiding and abetting, 18 USC § 7, 113 and 2; discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, 18 USC § 924; deprivation of rights under color of law, 18 USC § 242.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – On Jan. 19, 2009, President George W. Bush granted commutations of sentence to two individuals: COMMUTATIONS: * Jose Alonso Compean – El Paso, Texas Offense: Assault with a dangerous weapon, ...
