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Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead to Undergo $3.4 Million Upgrade

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – The Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead National Recreation Area will undergo $3.4 million in improvements over the next few months. Construction is scheduled to begin Nov. 27 and will include the rehabilitation of 73 campsites in Loop D and the northwest section, along with the campground roads, and the sanitation […]

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Interior Executes Water Rights Settlement Agreement with Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Mark Macarro, Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians today signed the Pechanga Water Rights Settlement Agreement (Agreement), formally executing a Congressionally authorized pact that protects the Pechanga Band’s access to groundwater in the region and provides the tribe with more than $30

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Wounded Veterans Find Healing at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Six wounded veterans helped the National Park Service preserve the nation’s history and culture at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Nov. 7-9. At the same time, they found healing. The vets are part of the Wounded American Veterans Experience SCUBA Project, an organization that helps veterans overcome combat injuries through scuba diving. Just before Veterans

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Share Nonprofit Sought to Coordinate U.S.A.’s 250th Anniversary Commemoration

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a Request for Proposal seeking a nonprofit partner to serve as secretariat and administrator of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. The commission was established by Congress last year to coordinate and facilitate activities in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The

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