Published by the Department of the Interior Called creepy, scary and spooky, bats often get a bad rap. We’re celebrating the heroes of the night with 13 awesome bat facts (and amazing photos). Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats
Published by the Department of the Interior U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene and City of Kirkland Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold joined Secretary Jewell for the announcement, which was made at a first-of-its-kind campout on the Cross Kirkland Corridor near Google’s Kirkland Campus with 60 children from the greater Seattle area Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-google-announce-donation-connect-kids-national-parks
Published by the Department of the Interior Taking on trafficking, detecting global warming threats, “Shaking Out” around the world Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/video/this-week-interior-october-21-2016
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary Jewell will also be joined by U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene and City of Kirkland Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold at a Let’s Move! Outside event and campout on Google’s Kirkland Campus. The event is part of the Interior Department’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative, which aims […]
Published by the Department of the Interior I never know what to say when people ask me about growing up in Kotzebue, Alaska. It’s one of those experiences that is hard to explain, but it helped shape who I am today. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/fighting-our-way-life
Published by the Department of the Interior The Secretarial Order sets out a framework to ensure that Native communities have the opportunity to assume meaningful and substantive roles in managing public lands that have special geographical, historical and cultural connections to the tribes. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-issues-secretarial-order-encourage-tribal-role-managing-interior
Published by the Department of the Interior This initiative was launched by the White House Council on Native American Affairs, which President Obama established to better coordinate and integrate federal resources available to tribal nations. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/respecting-tribal-treaty-rights-helps-preserve-indian-country-progress
Published by the Department of the Interior Through the work of the White House Council on Native American Affairs, chaired by Secretary Jewell, Cabinet agencies are working to improve overall federal interagency coordination and efficiency, promoting tribal-federal partnerships in education, health, energy and economic development and environmental conservation and adaptation. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-address-50th-annual-alaska-federation-natives-convention-fairbanks
Published by the Department of the Interior To address concerns regarding mineral leasing and development activity adjacent to Chaco Culture National Historic Park, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced the U.S. Department of the Interior will expand the resource management planning effort underway in the Farmington, New Mexico area. Read the full […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary Jewell will join Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav to discuss collaborative efforts by the public and private sectors to slow the growing worldwide scourge that is threatening to wipe out entire species and push others to the brink of extinction. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-discuss-efforts-combat-wildlife-trafficking-vanity-fair-summit
Published by the Department of the Interior The removal of these four PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath River is an integral component to a basin-wide approach to restoration of the water resources of the basin. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/decommissioning-dams-klamath-river-restore-resilience-and-long-term-river-community-health
Published by the Department of the Interior The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is the first monument established primarily for the preservation of biodiversity. The presidential proclamation that originally established the monument describes the area as an ‘ecological wonder’ that is ‘home to a spectacular variety of rare and beautiful species of plants and animals, whose survival in this region […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The panel, titled “Assessing the Condition of America’s Dams and Rivers,” will also include Taxpayers for Common Sense Vice President Steve Ellis, Patagonia President and CEO Rose Marcario and Executive Director of the Nez Perce Tribe Rebecca Miles. Center for American Progress Senior Fellow David Hayes will deliver opening […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Making LGBTQ history, celebrating the world’s largest wildlife refuge system, catching a giant rat Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/video/this-week-interior-october-14-2016
Published by the Department of the Interior This proactive commitment will protect municipal and agricultural water supplies, infrastructure and ecosystem health. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-and-usda-officials-announce-new-partnerships-support-water-management-and
Published by the Department of the Interior The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is the first monument established solely for the preservation of biodiversity, in recognition of its spectacular variety of rare and beautiful species of plants and animals. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/deputy-secretary-connor-join-senator-jeff-merkley-public-meeting-hear-communitys
Published by the Department of the Interior The 500,000 acre goal was surpassed Friday when President Obama signed into law the bipartisan Nevada Native Nations Lands Act, which conveys more than 71,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands to the U.S. Department of the Interior to place into federal trust status […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Check out the cool pictures and fun facts below about 12 of our favorite birds. Some have recovered from near extinction for a dramatic #WildlifeWin. Some you might see and hear everyday. Others are just amazing to watch. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/flight-fancy-12-amazing-birds
Published by the Department of the Interior On Wednesday, October 12, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will deliver keynote remarks at Evening for the Environment, an event hosted by the Maine Conservation Alliance to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service and the recent designation of the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument in northern […]
Published by the Department of the Interior “LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History” is the first of its kind study conducted by a national government to chronicle historical places, documents, people and events that shaped the LGBTQ civil rights movement in America. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-joins-national-park-service-and-gill-foundation-announce-release-0