WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: TAOS, N.M. The Bureau of Land Management today issued a management plan for the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument to protect the Monument's unique landscapes and important cultural sites, while addressing increased interest in recreational use, visitor services, and facilities across the Monument. The Monument, which spans 242,668 acres, was designated by Presidential pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Albuquerque, N.M. The Bureau of Land Management today announced the release of its Record of Decision and Approved Rio Puerco Field Office Resource Management Plan (RMP), updating the 1986 Rio Puerco RMP and its 1992 amendment. The planning area spans portions of Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Torrance, Sandoval, and Valencia counties in central and west-central New Mexico. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Kathy Murray, Senior Writer, MyCG The Coast Guard has officially welcomed its first polar icebreaker in more than 25 years - the recently acquired Aiviq, a commercial vessel that will be renamed CGC Storis. Storis means "great ice" in Scandinavian. The name is also a nod to the original CGC Storis, a legendary light icebreaker and medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1942 that patroll  more