News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Juawan Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, comprised of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Interior (DOI) today announced three new areas designated as sentinel landscapes, where natural and working lands thrive alongside military installations and ranges.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
From snowcapped peaks down to wooded foothills, the Sierra Nevada range includes nine national forests in Nevada and California.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Nature Matters will be presented by Kami Ellingson, who will explore the power of water in shaping our Pacific Northwest estuary habitats, their historic conditions, how we have changed these conditions and why it matters.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
A 19th century inkstand passed from writer to writer before landing on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s desk. A decorative cupid figurine broken off the top of the inkstand and lost for nearly a century before a remarkable rediscovery.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
From the banks of Oregon’s North Umpqua River, the forest is black as far
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Between January 6 and February 1, 2022, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) expanded two areas under quarantine in Cameron County, removed the Bayview area quarantine in Cameron County, and added a new quarantine area in Palmview in Hidalgo County, Texas.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) will increase its non-refundable application fee for special use permits and commercial use authorizations at Mount Rainier National Park beginning March 1, 2022.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $29 million in emergency funding assistance for Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (parks) to help with recovery efforts due to Hurricane Ida.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in areas of the park.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
After missing for over two weeks, Hector Flores Jr., and his daughter Luna have been successfully located alive and well in the Mexican state of Coahuila adjacent to Big Bend National Park.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office announced today that it will conduct a wild burro gather in the Sinbad Herd Management Area this year.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District recently announced the completion of two repair projects as part of the Great American Outdoors Act: a $87,400 Caballo Mountains and Cooke’s Peak roads project and a $189,000 Permian Trackways road project.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District is holding a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. to hear input on adverse effects to historic properties and potential resolutions for the AT&T Glass Butte Communication Site Project.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office reminds the public of the upcoming public meetings for the proposed public land withdrawal surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Feb. 23 and 24.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on February 26, 2022.
By Art Benavidez | Feb 15, 2022
Federal agencies recently joined forces to acknowledge International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
By Trina Thomas | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) investigation resulted in the arrest of 10 smugglers.
By Bob Martin | Feb 15, 2022
A non-citizen fugitive who was wanted in his home country of Guatemala for rape and aggravated sexual assault against two minors was arrested in Massachusetts last month.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain, Tonopah Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office concluded the FY2022 Pancake Complex wild horse gather about 80 miles northeast of Tonopah or 30 miles west of Ely, Nev., on Feb. 14, 2022.
