Interior Requests Comments on Revised

Departmental Strategic Plan

The Department of the Interior is asking for public comment on the revision of its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2010-2015.  A Federal Register notice requesting comments on the plan's framework and performance goals was published on September 11, 2009 and provides for a 60-day comment period ending November 10, 2009.  more  

Secretary Salazar addresses the memorial commemoration service for Flight 93 near the crash site in Shanksville, PA. (photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI) Hi-Res

Secretary Salazar Addresses 9/11
Flight 93 Commemoration

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined former Secretary of State State General Colin Powell, former Pennsylvania Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and retired General Tommy Franks at the Eighth Annual Commemoration in honor of the heroic passengers of Flight 93 at the site were it crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

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Interior Invests $2.5 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding in Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program

With the ARRA funding, eight projects will support ESA compliance for Reclamation’s operation and maintenance activities on the lower Colorado River and establish more than 8,100 acres of riparian, marsh and backwater habitat and provide the capacity for growing more than 1.2 million endangered fish to the target size for introduction to the river system’s existing population.  more

The American Black Duck is one of hundreds of species to benefit from wetlands conservation grants under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. (photo credit: Steve Maslowski-FWS)Hi-Res

Grants under North American Wetlands Conservation Act Pass $1 Billion Threshold

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the federal government has now made more than $1 billion in grants under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989, helping to conserve or restore more than 25.4 million acres of wetlands and associated habitat across the continent over the past two decades. more

New Quarters to Feature National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges

Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program announced today by the U.S. Mint. Starting in April of 2010, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program will begin producing quarters with reverse (tails side) designs showcasing a national park or other federally preserved area from each state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia.  more

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk speaks to students at the Bureau of Indian Education's Theodore Jamerson Elementary School in Bismarck, N.D., following President Obama's national address to students on working hard and setting educational goals. (BIA photo)Hi-Res

Assistant Secretary Echo Hawk Underscores President Obama’s Education Message to BIE Students in Bismarck, N.D.

Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk joined fourth through eighth grade students at the Theodore Jamerson Elementary School in Bismarck, N.D. to view President Obama’s Back-to-School message and share the importance of education in his own life.  more

At Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Secretary Salazar signs the document to approve more than $135 million for restoration and improvements through the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA). Left to right are Senator Harry Reid, Lake Mead NRA Superintendent Bill Dickinson, and BLM Director Bob Abbey. (photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI)Hi-Res

Salazar, Reid, Abbey Approve $135 Million for Nevada and Lake Tahoe Projects

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today approved more than $135 million for a variety of restoration and improvement projects throughout Nevada and Lake Tahoe under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.  more

Secretary Salazar Cites Progress of Recovery Act in Arkansas and Nationwide

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar reported today that “at the 200-day mark for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the stimulus program is creating jobs and providing lasting value to our economy and our environment in every state of the nation including Arkansas.”

The Secretary noted the pace of recovery projects is accelerating.  As of August 28, the Department of the Interior has started more than 1,000 of Recovery Act projects. more

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