News from January 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: Former Effigy Mounds superintendent admits he stole human remains.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) will burn debris piles this winter at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore). Over 40 debris piles were produced as a result of historic landscape restoration and invasive tree management projects within the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: The Administration has released a description of the Executive Actions President Obama will be taking to help reduce gun violence in America. Included in these initiatives are steps to expand and improve the conduct of background checks for prospective firearms purchasers, provide more resources for ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Jan. 4, 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: Toddlers and youth love to go places and have fun! Fort Sumter National Monument and Charleston's Main Public Library are partnering up to offer a monthly story hour for children ages 3-9 (preschool to fourth grade). This free, one-hour story time will take place at the Children's Center of the Charleston...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: We and our many partners will celebrate 2016 with a year-long series of community events for Acadia's Centennial. It began with hundreds of individuals hiking up Cadillac Mountain or watching from Acadia's rocky shoreline as the first rays of sunrise signaled the arrival of the new year.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: Glacier National Park is offering winter snowshoe walks every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. beginning this Saturday, January 9, Winter Trails Day.This day is celebrated throughout the country as an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and discover the fitness and social benefits of outdoor activities.The snowshoe walks will continue through Sunday, March 20.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites you to volunteer on Jan. 18, 2016, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, for a “Day of Service." Join us in mulching a popular hiking trail on School House Ridge South in the morning, and then volunteers can enjoy visiting Harpers Ferry NHP on this National Park...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: Shoshone, Id.-The Shoshone Field Office is initiating public review of the King to Wood River 138kV Transmission Line Rebuild, (DOI-BLM-ID-T030-2014-0007-EA) Environmental Assessment (EA). The public comment period will end Jan. 19, 2016. The purpose of the review period is to provide all interested parties and the public an opportunity to review the EA and provide feedback before the Decision Record is signed.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2016
News Release: National Park Rangers at Point Reyes National Seashore initiated a missing person search when they noticed a vehicle parked south of Pierce Point Ranch parking lot over two days beginning on Jan. 1, 2016. After contacting family of the registered owner of the vehicle, a search was initiated on January...
By State Newswire | Jan 1, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today regarding reports of the Obama administration backing away from plans earlier this week to impose sanctions on a number of Iranians and entities involved in Iran’s ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 1, 2016
News Release: Festival of the Pacific Arts -(May 22 -June 4) Guam will host nearly 2500 invited delegates (15-35 years old) from 26 island nations to bring together artists, storytellers, and cultural practitioners. The park will invite participating representatives to experience their national park on Guam, to learn about Pacific Islander war experiences through visitor center interactive exhibits and by sharing their personal war experiences through storytelling venues.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 1, 2016
News Release: Experience Your National Park Adventure -A museum scavenger hunt, translated into Chinese, Japanese and Korean will be developed to help international visitors interact with the parks' visitor center/ museum exhibits in a more meaningful way. Youth and adult participants will receive a keepsake sticker.
