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The grants, funded primarily from oil and gas lease revenues derived from federal lands, helped leverage an additional $48 million in contributions by the partners, according to the 2012 Land and Water Conservation Fund Report.

President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget request maintains critical funding for core missions, while making strategic investments to sustain economic recovery and generate jobs, including vital funding for recreation and conservation programs.

A longtime advocate for conservation in Hawai'i, Inouye was a key supporter of the establishment of Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the Kaua'i National Wildlife Refuge Complex in 1985 after its transfer from the U.S. Coast Guar

Interior Secretary Salazar today highlighted progress on three major projects at Gateway National Recreation Area to make the park more accessible to NYC residents and provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and education.

An interagency working group chaired by Interior Deputy Secretary Hayes today released a report that calls for an integrated management strategy for the rapidly changing Arctic. The report highlights the need for a coordinated decision-making approach.

The Department of the Interior today released the Final Environmental Impact Statement evaluating the potential removal of four privately owned hydroelectric facilities on the Klamath River. The Final EIS identifies the preferred alternative.

The report released today describes the “water budget” approach being taken to assess water availability for the nation. Water budgets account for inputs to, outputs from, and changes in the amount of water in the various components of the water cycle.

Interior Secretary Salazar today joined NPS Director Jarvis, representatives from the National Park Foundation and others to celebrate the establishment of the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument as a national park.