![A golden-cheeked warbler.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124212419im_/https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/styles/interior_place_photo/public/interior-place/photos/golden-cheeked-warbler-fws-image.jpg?itok=9D2t7c-A)
The golden-cheeked warbler has been considered endangered since 1990. Scientific research and conservation work on Ft. Hood has improved its lot. USFWS photo.
Population growth, development, and climate change are creating growing challenges for the water supplies on which America's families, businesses, farms, industry and natural heritage rely. In many areas of the country, including the arid West, dwindling water supplies, lengthening droughts, and rising demand for water are forcing communities, stakeholders, and governments to explore new ideas and find new solutions that will help ensure stable, secure water supplies for future generations.
The U.S. Department of the Interior is tackling America's water challenges by providing leadership and assistance to states, tribes and local communities to address these competing demands for water. We are helping communities improve conservation and increase water availability, restore watersheds and resolve longstanding water conflicts. Learn more about how we are:
Learn more about Interior's ocean and coastal role.
The WaterSMART Program is helping those working in the water resource planning and management to tackle America"s water challenges. Use this clearinghouse to find and share Web sites providing water conservation and sustainability.
To help our nation balance these and other growing demands for water resources, we at Interior rely on the complex and varied work of our bureaus: