News published on Federal Newswire in May 2009

News from May 2009


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


RANGERS RESCUE TWO LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS FROM LAKE MEAD

News Release: RANGERS RESCUE TWO LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS FROM LAKE MEAD.


National Park Service Special Events Commemorate 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Cold Harbor

News Release: Richmond National Battlefield Park will commemorate the 145th anniversary of the 1864 battle of Cold Harbor with a weekend series of events on June 6 and June 7, 2009. More than 100 living history volunteers will be on hand to perform demonstrations, conduct talks and provide period music, bringing to...


News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches will be managed again this summer under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and turtle nesting...


2009 Glacier National Park Citizen Science Program Announced

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park’s Citizen Science Program is seeking to engage members of the general public to assist biological research again this summer.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Park officials report that two laptops and two desktop computers were stolen from the Apgar Ranger Station in Glacier National Park sometime between Saturday night, May 23 and Sunday morning May 24. No other items have been reported missing.


News Release: Gerald Focha, 76, of Danville, California died from what appear to be natural causes at the Alaska Railroad Denali Deport on Wednesday, May 27, in spite of the lifesaving efforts by personnel on scene, park rangers, and the local fire department.


Phosphorus Leaching Differs in Dairy Manures

News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found that solid dairy manure is better than commercial fertilizer in mitigating the amount of phosphorus that can accumulate in water percolating through the soil. But using liquid dairy manure can make it worse.


News Release: Contact: Kurt Jenkins, U.S. Geological Survey, 360-565-3041.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) search and rescue personnel are currently searching for a man last seen outside of the park’s Backcountry Information Center on Saturday, May 23, 2009.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - In order to keep a black bear from becoming habituated to people, park rangers hazed a black bear in the St Mary area of Glacier National Park Friday evening, May 22.


Moonlight Hikes At Whiskeytown NRA

News Release: The National Park Service plans to schedule monthly moonlight hikes throughout the summer as one of its new interpretive programs offered to the public. Join a ranger on a guided evening hike on June 7 and experience the beauty of Whiskeytown by soft light of the silvery moon. Visitors are asked to meet...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2009 - As the Administration celebrates the first 100 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings sent the attached letter to Dr. Rowan Gould, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), to request that the Department of the Interior provide greater transparency regarding FWS stimulus projects.


DOE Establishes National Carbon Capture Center to Speed Deployment of CO2 Capture Processes

News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the creation of a new National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) to develop and test technologies to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-based power plants. Managed and operated by Southern Company Services Inc., the center is expected to focus national efforts on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through technological innovation.


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Ottawa—U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met today and discussed a variety of issues affecting both countries. They discussed ways in which the United States ...


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Ottawa—U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Canadian Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney met this morning to discuss the importance of collaboration between the ...


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Canada-U.S. Framework for the Movement of Goods and People Across the Border During and Following an Emergency (PDF, 2 pages - 47 KB ) Ottawa—The Honorable Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable ...