News from July 2009
By USDA Wire | Jul 2, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 2, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 2, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 2, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head competition with other ant species more than three-quarters of the time, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: The Fourth of July is one of the busiest weekends in Yosemite National Park. The park estimates that up to 50,000 visitors will visit and pass through Yosemite over the extended holiday weekend. The increase in visitors can lead to traffic congestion during midday. Visitors are encouraged to come into...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: Boynton Beach, Florida - Resource managers from the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA) will converge at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, July 8, for the 6th Annual Everglades Invasive Species Summit. This year’s two-day event will...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: America’s best idea, the National Parks, gets even better this summer. To help with these tough economic times, the National Park Service and Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will not charge entrance fees for the weekend of July 18-19. This is a wonderful opportunity for the entire family to enjoy...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service and the Zane Grey’s West Society will host the Zane Grey Festival again this summer. Zane Grey was a prolific writer of Western novels who resided in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1918. The festival will be held at the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. It will run from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, July 18, 2009.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: In Brief: Who: Everglades National Park, Coe Visitor Center. What: Summer Family Film Festival. Where: Ernest Coe Visitor Center. When: 7 p.m. on the third Friday of each Month through November 2009. Lights, Camera, Animal Action!. Summer Family Film Festival at Coe Visitor Center. Homestead Florida Not...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: She may be 123 years old but don't ever say Lady Liberty isn't 'with it' when it comes to staying on top of new ways to communicate with her fans. Admirers of the Statue of Liberty can see a whole new side of her on Twitter, Flickr and at www.nps.gov/stli.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: Biologists at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are closely monitoring what appears to be a new botulism-related bird die-off along the park shoreline. Although the cause of the die-off has yet to be confirmed, all indications point toward a botulism Type E outbreak as the likely culprit. Through...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: Key Largo, Florida In response to President Obama’s call to the nation for a Day of Service, volunteers gathered at the Key Largo Ranger Station and Science Center in Key Largo. Since late August 2008, volunteers have met regularly each week to maintain the native plant areas. Recently volunteers concentrated their efforts on spreading mulch around the native vegetation.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s June unemployment report that the U.S. economy lost nearly 467,000 jobs in June, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5 percent.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: The visitor center at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, including the museum, video program, and Western National Parks Association bookstore, will be closed from Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 31 so that new flooring can be installed. Public self-guided trails through the ruins, the picnic...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: What: New Photography Exhibit entitled “Subtle Beauty and Seasonal Changes".
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: The Grouse and Harden fires in Yosemite National Park continue to progress toward the management boundaries that managers have identified for the fires. The Grouse Fire (1163 acres), lightning-caused on May 30 and is located about three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Harden Fire (520 acres), started by lightning June 8, is on the north side of the park, west of Harden Lake and northwest of White Wolf.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) joined today with House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Education & Labor Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the District of Columbia’s...
