News from May 2009
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: Come to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine on June 27 at 6:00 p.m. for a special twilight tattoo ceremony featuring patriotic music, military pageantry and living history! The program begins with a concert by the U.S. Navy Band, Drill Team and Color Guard. For a flavor of history, the Fort McHenry Guard, representing the 1814 defenders of Baltimore will demonstrate battle tactics of the War of 1812.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and the Boulder Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have completed the Highway 7 Recreation Improvements Plan and Environmental Assessment which proposes changes at Lily Lake and the Longs Peak Trailhead in RMNP and the Meeker Park Campground in the Roosevelt National Forest. The plan will be available for public review and comment for thirty days starting on June 1, 2009. The following public meetings have been scheduled.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment on an environmental assessment that analyzes effects for proposed improvements to the Nippon Paper Industries USA (NPI) Water Treatment Plant. Improvements are necessary to protect the mill’s water supply during and after removal of the two Elwha River dams. The NPI paper mill is located on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and is currently the sole user of the Elwha River industrial water supply line.
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: A new category of fats in mammalian cells discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and colleagues may help explain how a harmful toxin called fumonisin causes disease in farm animals.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent, Dale Ditmanson, has received word that the nation's most visited national park is slated to receive $64,006,150 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The bulk of the money is targeted towards road work, but the Park's trails, cemeteries, public restrooms, and other buildings will also be improved.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: The active search effort for solo climber Dr. Gerald Myers was scaled back on Tuesday afternoon after search managers determined that further air operations were unlikely to locate him. There has been no sighting of the solo climber or his gear during six days of aerial and ground searching. Although...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2009
News Release: BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The National Park Service suspended the search for John Silva, age 42, of El Monte, Calif. He is presumed drowned. Park rangers responded at 4:30 p.m. today after receiving a report of a man going underwater after jumping off a boat.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2009
News Release: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President, will adopt its usual summer schedule of a seven day operation beginning Monday, May 25 through Monday, September 7 (Labor Day). The public buildings are open for tours and visitation seven days per week during the summer season. As always, the grounds and trails at Sagamore Hill are open year round to the public from dawn to dusk.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2009
News Release: After five days of aerial and ground searching on Mt. McKinley, there has still been no sighting of Dr. Gerald Myers, nor any evidence of a fall or disturbance on the snow surface. On Monday, May 25, two teams of NPS ground crews, one out of the 14,200-foot camp and the other from the 17,200-foot camp...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2009
News Release: David Crook, age 21, from Salt Lake City, Utah, was discovered to be not breathing and unresponsive when his roommate returned to their dorm room and attempted to wake him up at approximately 10:45 a.m. today, May 24. Other employees attempted to administer CPR, and called 911.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2009
News Release: Officials at Zion National Park have temporarily closed Middle Echo Canyon to recreational use due to recent incidents in which canyoneers have become stranded because of snow and ice obstacles and required the assistance of park rangers to get them out. Because of these recent rescues and the similarity...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2009
News Release: The Luis Leon reservoir on the Rio Conchos in Mexico will be releasing water over the next few weeks. Visitors may notice that the river is higher than usual. Flow rates may increase from 50 cubic meters per second to 100 cubic meters per second. The reservoir needed to release water due to their reservoir exceeding the full pool level from recent rains.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2009
News Release: What happens when summer temperatures and blue sky days linger over Alaska? Throw a heat source, either lightning or human-caused into the mix, and wildland fires appear. Two fires in Denali mark the beginning of the Alaska National Parks wildland fire season.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2009
News Release: In the ongoing search for missing climber Dr. Gerald Myers, aerial spotters on board two U.S. Army Chinook helicopters were unable to view elevations above 17,000 feet on Sunday, May 24. Strong winds and intermittent clouds during the morning and early afternoon precluded safe search coverage of the...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2009
News Release: Padre IslandNational Seashore Anticipates Large Crowds for Memorial Day Weekend.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2009
News Release: The search continued on Saturday for Dr. Gerald Myers, a climber who has not been seen or heard from since his solo summit bid on Mt. McKinley earlier in the week. Favorable flying conditions in the Alaska Range permitted more extensive aerial searching and photo-documentation of zones previously obscured...
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will travel to Detroit and Ottawa on Tuesday and Wednesday. She will meet with Canadian officials—including Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan and Citizenship, Immigration ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Tony West, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Justice Department’s Civil Division, today announced four new members of the Division’s leadership team. AAG West announced the appointment of Ann Ravel to be Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) for the Torts Branch and the Office ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2009
News Release: A former Velda City, Mo., auxiliary reserve police officer was sentenced today to 19 years and seven months in prison, three years of supervised release and a special assessment for violating the federal civil rights of a woman he sexually assaulted during a traffic stop and for concealing evidence of his crime from federal investigators.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2009
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Va., on behalf of U.S. Coast Guard Reserve member Paul Sutton against the city of Chesapeake alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
