This Week at Interior August 23, 2024

This Week: Secretary Haaland applauds the designation of Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America’s newest national park site; Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz highlight conservation and preservation efforts during a visit to Maine; the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces the execution of the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease in Maine; Bureau of Reclamation announces a $7 million investment to boost drought resiliency and efficiency in Texas and New Mexico; the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announces nearly $6 million to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands in Iowa; the U.S. Geological Survey officially opens its new Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on the University of Alabama campus; Interior announces the Secretary’s establishment of the Willamette Valley Conservation Area in Oregon; the National Park Service turns 108 years old on August 25th; and wildflowers bloom in our social media Picture of the Week! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube!

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