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New Report Predicts Climate Change Will Significantly Impact California's Central Valley
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report released today by the Department of the Interior's Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor finds that projected changes in temperature and precipitation, combined with a growing population
Secretary Jewell Announces Conservation Success Story in Recovery of Delmarva Fox Squirrel
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that due to concerted conservation efforts by landowners and other partners, the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel, one of the animals included on the first list of endangered species
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Joined Student Conservation Association Volunteers in 9/11 National Day of Service Project at Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary in Arlington
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined the Student Conservation Association(SCA)and AmeriCorps to commemorate September 11th as a national day of service and remembrance with an afternoon of shoreline restoration at Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary.
White House Visitor Center Reopened after $12.6 Million Revitalization
The National Park Service (NPS) and White House Historical Association (the Association) hosted First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell as they announced the re-opening of the White House Visitor Center.
Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $35 Million in Grants to Boost State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced nearly $35 million in grants to 20 states to enable collaborative efforts to conserve many of America's imperiled species
“State of the Birds” Report Assesses the Health of the Nation's Birds
One hundred years after the extinction of the passenger pigeon, the nation's top bird science and conservation groups have come together to publish The State of the Birds 2014—the most comprehensive review of long-term trend data for U.S. birds
Land Buy-Back Program Tops $100 Million in Payments to American Indian Landowners with Fractionated Interests
WASHINGTON, DC – Following Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell's recent visit with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today announced that more than $8.3 million
Secretary Jewell Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Landmark Conservation Laws
BASKING RIDGE, NJ. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today celebrated the 50th Anniversary of two landmark conservation laws - The Wilderness Act and The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act - at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Secretary Jewell Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Landmark Conservation Laws
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell celebrated the 50th Anniversary of two landmark conservation laws - The Wilderness Act and The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act - at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey.
Interior, USDA Partnership Protects and Restores Important Central Arizona Watershed
PAYSON, AZ – Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor and Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie joined state, local and private partners today to mark the signing of a new joint watershed restoration agreement