News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
National Park Service Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of Carmen Chapin as superintendent of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily use the spillway at Alcova Dam to make scheduled water releases to the North Platte River.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fire personnel have completed the initial restoration work for the Pack Creek Fire on all 131 acres of BLM-managed lands impacted by the fire.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this Saturday and learn how to protect and preserve your family’s treasured keepsakes.At 2 p.m.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office will continue prescribed burn operations near San Pedro, N.M., throughout the month of January.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
In order to increase recreation opportunities at the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area (VRCRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip Field Office (ASFO) is finalizing a supplementary rule that reinstates a stay limit of 14 consecutive days at the site.The change, which is consistent with camping limits for other BLM public lands, will allow more members of the public to enjoy camping, hiking, fishing, scenic viewing and boating from the popular site.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management plans to increase wild horse and burro gather and fertility control operations in Fiscal Year 2022 to reduce the risk of starvation, thirst, and habitat destruction as climate change and extreme drought continues to impact the West.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management partnered with the State of Wyoming in 2021 to reclaim a hazardous mine near Cody, improving public safety and the health of public lands.The Cottonwood Creek Bentonite Mine, located 3 miles north of Cody on Bureau of Reclamation–administered land, was abandoned in the 1960s.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management today formally proposed to withdraw approximately 351,000 acres of public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office signed a Decision Record approving the Horsethief Mesa Travel Management Plan, officially designating nearly 36 miles of routes and trails and authorizing the development of improved access and trailhead parking within 2,060 acres of Río Grande del Norte National Monument, northwest of Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain, Tonopah Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or about January 10, 2022, within and outside of the Pancake Complex located about 80 miles northeast of Tonopah or 30 miles west of Ely, Nevada.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Pahrump Field Office concluded the FY2022 Nevada Wild Horse Range Wild Horse and Burro Gather near Tonopah, Nev., on January 3, 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to review and comment on a draft environmental impact statement and proposal by the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District.
By Raquel Perez | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management’s Phoenix District will host a virtual information forum on January 20 to share information and receive public input on applications for solar energy development.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Bureau of Indian Education marks a significant milestone by unveiling its official logo today.
By George Willis | Jan 6, 2022
The United States and European Union met in Washington D.C. last month to discuss the importance of seeking common solutions to shared challenges and to continue to uphold democracy and respect for the rule of law.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Washington to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding and mudslides from Nov. 13-15, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Hunt Companies, Inc. (“Hunt"), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, has agreed to a $500,000.00 settlement with the government to resolve allegations of fraud at the Dover Air Force Base arising under the False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2022
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 6, 2022
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the NLRB are teaming up to harass job creators with unnecessary red tape and overzealous enforcement...
