WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Dalton Dobson, a rancher from Arizona, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Populations Under the Endangered Species Act": * * * Chairman Gosar and members of the subcommittee, thank you for allowing me to be here today representing the voice of the American rancher. I am a 5th generation rancher from Ariz  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Raises Canadian National Flag at Colorado State Capitol to Celebrate March 15th as Colorado Canada Friendship Day DENVER - Today, Governor Polis will celebrate Colorado Canada Friendship Day by raising the Canadian National Flag at the Colorado State Capitol, and in the evening, lighting up the Capitol with the Canadian white and red. "From maple syrup to hockey players and mu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a call for public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before March 1, 2025, span 14 states and Puerto Rico, representing a broad spectrum of historically significant buildings, districts, and archaeological sites. In California, notable nominations include Alf's Blacksmith Shop in San Bernardino County, Fisk's Mill Landing   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a new round of nominations for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places, with properties spanning 11 states and Puerto Rico. These nominations, submitted before February 15, 2025, include sites of architectural, cultural, and historical significance that reflect the heritage of their respective communities. California's nominations include the Harrower Laboratory and Clinic in Glendale, a facil  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service is seeking public input on the significance of multiple historic properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before February 22, 2025, span 15 states and include a diverse array of buildings, districts, and sites reflecting cultural and architectural heritage. California features prominent nominations such as Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, a struct  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Christopher Servheen, board chair and president of the Montana Wildlife Federation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Populations Under the Endangered Species Act": * * * Good morning. My name is Chris Servheen, and I was the USFWS Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for 35 years. As such, I led the U.S. Fish and  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's EZIE Launches on Mission to Study Earth's Electrojets Under the nighttime California sky, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14.  Taking off from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, the EZIE mission's trio of small satellites will fly in a pearls-on-a-string configuration approximately 260 to 370 miles above Earth'  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Public Lands Council Secretary Robbie LeValley from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Populations Under the Endangered Species Act": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Popu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, through the San Juan National Forest, has announced its intent to repatriate the remains of ten individuals and an associated funerary object recovered from federal land in Montezuma County, Colorado. The remains were found at two archaeological sites within the National Register of Historic Places Archaeological District 5MT6599 along the shorelines of McPhee Reservoir on the Dolores Ranger District. The sites  more