News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


National Park Service Director Chuck Sams tours the 1908 Springfield Race Riot site and visits Lincoln Home National Historic Site during visit to Illinois

National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams visited the heartland today to learn about the 1908 Race Riot site in Springfield, Illinois as the NPS begins a special resource study to evaluate the potential for inclusion of the site into the National Park System.


New FirstNet Cell Sites Launch across Maine to Support First Responders

What’s the news? Maine’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet network expansion currently underway by AT&T.


Not Letting It Slip By: NIST Discovery Could Increase Accuracy in Measuring Blood Flow for Cancer Diagnosis, Other Applications

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a potential source of error when using acoustic waves to measure the properties of fluids such as blood.


Idaho Landowners Keep River Flowing as Drought Threatens Snake River Salmon

Strong relationships and Bonneville Power funding help save imperiled fish.


NOAA Incident Meteorologists prepare for another busy fire year

Weather is one of the most important determinants of how easily a wildfire starts, how dangerous it is, how fast it spreads and where it goes.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.36 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Expand Healthcare Jobs in Pikeville, Kentucky

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.36 million grant to Pikeville Medical Center, Inc., Pikeville, Kentucky, for the provision of new equipment that will be used to meet patient demand and critical healthcare needs.


U.S., Japan Reach Deal on Beef Tariff Safeguard

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Japan have reached an agreement to increase the beef safeguard trigger level under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement.


USDA Seeks Christmas Tree Promotion Board Nominees

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking three nominees for the Christmas Tree Promotion Board.


USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against The Thomasville Stockyard LLC

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with The Thomasville Stockyard LLC (Thomasville) of Cairo, Ga., on March 3, 2022


USDA Announces Actions on Nutrition Security

Secretary Vilsack to Give Speech Highlighting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Robust Efforts to Tackle Nutrition Insecurity


Prince Edward Island Table Stock Potato Imports to Resume into The United States

The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that Canada is expected to soon resume exporting Prince Edward Island (PEI) table stock potatoes into the contiguous United States.


USDA Extends to May 11 the Application Deadline for Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program Funding

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is extending to May 11, 2022, the application deadline for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP), which provides funding to expand meat and poultry processing capacity.


Birding Hikes with Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society offered at National Park

oin a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Sundays, April 3, and May 1, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, for a migration birding hike.


Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Seeks Public Input on Draft Accessibility Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is preparing a Draft Accessibility Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan. As part of the planning process, the National Park Service is seeking public comment on the draft plan.


Public comment period open for the potential land exchange between Virgin Islands National Park and the US Virgin Islands Government.

Dear neighbors and friends of Virgin Islands National Park,The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public input on a potential land exchange between Virgin Islands National Park and the Territorial government of the US Virgin Islands (GVI) on St. John.


Kayak Tour: Jacob Cummings and His Route to Freedom

Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, April 9, at 9 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with Outdoor Chattanooga, will conduct a FREE, 3- hour, historical kayak tour.


Subsistence Resource Commission Meeting Via Microsoft Teams/Teleconference Only

Subsistence Resource Commission Meeting Via Microsoft Teams/Teleconference Only


Olympic National Park Invites Public Input on Cape Alava and Sand Point Trail Rehabilitation

Olympic National Park is seeking public input on the proposed rehabilitation of the Cape Alava and Sand Point trails located within the park’s Ozette area.


Kenichi Horie, Celebrated at the Maritime Museum

Sixty years ago, a 23-year-old man from Japan, with no passport, no money, and little knowledge of English, realized his dream: fulfilling a solo voyage across the Pacific to pass what he considered the best finish line in the world- the Golden Gate Bridge


Fuel Services Unavailable at Hite Utah Beginning April 1

Travelers on Utah State Highway 95 in rural Utah are advised that beginning April 1, 2022, and until further notice, fuel service will not be available in Hite, Utah.