National Get Outdoors Day is a great time to connect with nature and go outside! Whether hiking, fishing, paddling, photographing sunsets or having a picnic with friends and family, there are many ways to explore and enjoy America’s public lands.
Photo by Patrick Myers / NPS
Happy World Ocean Day! No matter where you are, the ocean connects each of us. Whether it's building a sustainable offshore wind industry or advancing coastal conservation,
@Interior
is committed to protecting the ecosystems and communities our ocean supports.
This Week: Interior leaders celebrate National Ocean Month, Interior and
@usda
announce a $2.8 billion proposed investment to sustain our public lands and
@bureauindianedu
schools, and more.
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to address the climate crisis,
@Interior
today announced an agreement between
@BOEM
and Maryland to support the coordinated development of offshore wind energy.
As the lifeblood for over 40 million people, the Colorado River's significance & the challenges it faces cannot be overstated. This funding from
@POTUS
' Investing in America agenda is part of our all-of-government approach to empower states & Tribes in their conservation efforts.
Excited to share that technical assistance and capital improvement grants have been presented to the Government of Guam! These grants will focus on addressing the needs related to data development, public safety, training, and local capital building.
The future of our planet hinges on a healthy, thriving ocean. This National Ocean Month and all year long,
@Interior
continues our work to protect our ocean's countless ecosystems and the communities who rely upon them every day.
The Arkansas Valley Conduit, a major pipeline project in Colorado that has stalled for decades, is set to receive $90 million from
@POTUS
's Investing in America agenda. Once completed, it will bring clean water to 50,000 people in 39 communities.
Today,
@Interior
and
@USDA
announced a proposed investment of $2.8 billion through the Great American Outdoors Act to protect and sustain our public lands and
@BureauIndianEdu
-funded schools, while creating good-paying jobs and sustainable economic growth.
Highlighting historic funding from
@POTUS
’ Investing in America agenda that bolsters wildfire resilience,
@SecDebHaaland
and
@SecVilsack
today issued a memo to federal agency leaders outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year.
Our efforts to clean up abandoned mine lands isn't just good for the environment - it's an opportunity for transformative economic revitalization for energy communities nationwide. This new slate of available funding will ensure this vital work continues.
"We have always been citizens of this continent. Our citizenship runs deep, and in spite of every Indian war, assimilation policy, and outright assault on our land, animals, and ways of life by newcomers, we have persevered." -
@SecDebHaaland
Supporting small businesses and the value they add to our country is foundational to our entire Administration. Join me on Instagram Live today as I chat with
@SBAgov
Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman about the important work we are doing to support business owners nationwide.
“My people… have always been citizens of this continent. Our citizenship runs deep, and in spite of every Indian war, assimilation policy, and outright assault on our land, animals, and ways of life by newcomers, we have persevered.”
Happy Pride Month! Every person deserves the freedom to live with dignity, safety and opportunity, no matter whom they love or how they identify. Interior continues our work to share the stories of the LGBTQI+ movement and celebrate their contributions to advancing equality.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Steve Feldgus recently visited Durango to see how
@POTUS
' Investing in America agenda is enhancing wildfire resilience in Colorado communities.
I was deeply honored to spend time with
@UN
Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
while in Antigua and Barbuda. We discussed the importance of centering women and girls, Indigenous peoples and youth in our work. I look forward to continuing to advance our shared goals.
This Week:
@SecDebHaaland
leads the U.S. delegation to the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, Interior announces more than $30 million for Arkansas and Louisiana to clean up legacy pollution, and more.