News from December 2022

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Backcountry campers visiting Lassen Volcanic National Park will be able to plan trips and obtain backcountry permits online via Recreation.gov beginning January 17, 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Gulf Islands National Seashore will temporarily close visitor facilities for use due to anticipated inclement weather.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Help protect a sacred landscape for future generations. Summer jobs at Pipestone National Monument offer meaningful public service, career development opportunities, and competitive salary and benefits.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Individuals with family who lived in Sioux County in the late 1800s/early 1900s, or who love historical photographs, or who love helping their National Parks have a unique opportunity to volunteer at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument on Monday, January 16, 2023 from 10-12pm.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Wind Cave National Park staff invite you and your children to explore the natural world by taking part in their Adventures in Nature programs.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Water level receded in the Little River overnight making it possible for National Park Service rangers to recover the body of 61-year-old Carl Keaney of Knoxville, TN.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Crater Lake National Park staff is pleased to announce that our popular ranger-guided snowshoe walks have begun for the 2022-2023 winter season. The walks take place on Saturdays, Sundays, and most holidays, from December 17 through April 30.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $1.2 million in Underrepresented Community Grants for 21 projects in 16 states and the District of Columbia

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Superintendent David H. Moore is pleased to announce Robert J. Stewart as the assistant superintendent for Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine located in Baltimore, Maryland and Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park staff are working to place Red Rock Canyon wilderness use permit reservations online with www.recreation.gov in 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive its entrance fee on seven days in 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The National Park Service has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – Curecanti National Recreation Area Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan (plan) and Environmental Assessment (EA).

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Want to guarantee a very hauʻoli (happy) 2023? Put the January events happening from Kaʻū to Kīlauea at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on your new calendar!

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Applications for Isle Royale National Park's 2023 Teen Artist Exploration will be accepted between January 2 and February 16, 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Campground fees will increase at Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments on January 1, 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is implementing off-highway-vehicle and conditional seasonal restrictions in the Wood River Valley to minimize impacts to wintering deer and elk. No motor vehicles are allowed in the identified areas from Jan. 1–April 30, 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period to January 23, 2023 for the proposed rule to update regulations for the construction and operation of broadband infrastructure on public lands.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming today released an environmental assessment analyzing 209 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 250,950 acres for a proposed lease sale that would be held in June 2023.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management announces Zachary Ormsby as the new Central Coast Field Manager. Ormsby brings nearly 20 years of natural resource management experience to the position where he will oversee management of approximately 315,000 acres of public lands in 12 counties stretching from the Pacific Coast to the San Joaquin Valley.

By Press release submission | Dec 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District Fire and Fuels program will conduct prescribed fire operations along U.S. Highway 50 near Scipio, Utah, in Millard County between Jan. 4, 2023, and Jan. 31, 2023.