News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the final recovery plan for the white fringeless orchid, a perennial plant listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023
As the result of a statewide voter-led initiative passed in November 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a rule to establish an experimental population of gray wolves in Colorado under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in support of the state of Colorado’s voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program.
By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023
Achieving a major conservation milestone following decades of conservation and large-scale restoration work, the Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the wood stork from the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023
Proposed Delisting of the U.S. Breeding Population of the Wood Stork
By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023
Few people have laid eyes on the northern bog lemming, an elusive rodent that makes its home in remote bogs in northern spruce-fir forests.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
In order to better protect shipwrecks and other cultural resources on the seabed from harm due to offshore energy activities, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing regulatory changes to its marine archaeology reporting requirements for activities proposed on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) energy project offshore Massachusetts.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Biden-Harris administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released a report outlining a strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs through 2030
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Large, severe wildfires have become the norm in much of the country, including in seasonally dry forests across the interior of the western United States. Most of the tree stands are adapted only to low-intensity fires.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
All types of vegetation can act as fuel for a wildland fire. By understanding what vegetation is present and how easily it will burn, fire personnel can better predict and respond to the movement of a fire.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation’s New Melones Lake, Lake Berryessa, and Stony Gorge reservoirs will waive day use fees on Feb. 20 in honor of Presidents’ Day.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
Chad Kidd, P.E., PMP is the Bureau of Reclamation's Engineer of the Year. Kidd is an electrical engineer in Reclamation's Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region, Upper Snake River Field Office in Heyburn, Idaho.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
In preparation for the 2023 irrigation season, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin to operate Potholes Reservoir/O’Sullivan Dam outlet works and Banks Lake/Dry Falls Dam outlet works on March 1, 2023. Water will begin flowing into Billy Clapp Reservoir on March 1, 2023, and Reclamation will begin operating the Billy Clapp Reservoir/Pinto Dam outlet works on March 14, 2023.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The Crook County Parks and Recreation District—with the support of the Bureau of Reclamation as the land management agency—is increasing the camping fees at Haystack Reservoir West Shore Campground for the 2023 season.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment on updates to regulations regarding public access to and conduct on all Reclamation projects, waters and real property.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that this year’s Trinity River restoration flow schedule will begin on Feb. 15. Each year, the Trinity Management Council advances a flow schedule based on the expected amount of water available to support salmon restoration efforts on the Trinity River.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services), announced today it will direct temporary adjustments to Iron Gate Dam effective immediately.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the February snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change, the Department of the Interior today announced a $728 million investment to deliver clean, reliable drinking water to rural and Tribal communities, support water conservation in the Upper Colorado River Basin, and complete projects to improve water supply reliability.
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District plans to execute a minor adjustment to the current lake release schedule from Tuesday, February 21 through Friday, February 24, that will release water from Lake Okeechobee as part of an ongoing sediment study by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
