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Title: This Week at Interior!
Our weekly recap of events at the U.S. Department of the Interior
This Week at Interior
Fire burns through a forest at night

This Week: In Idaho, Secretary Haaland announces more than $100 million for wildfire prevention and firefighter wellbeing; it's the first-ever Monarch Butterfly Summit, aimed at reversing the decline of these invaluable pollinators; visitor spending in national parks adds up to a $42.5 billion impact on the economy; federal and Tribal partners celebrate a historic agreement to co-manage Bears Ears National Monument; the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law pumps tens of millions of dollars into Interior's critical minerals research; and the Bureau of Reclamation marks its 120th anniversary with the groundbreaking of a dam modification project in California.   

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Secretary Haaland Announces $103 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Wellbeing

Secretary Haaland views smokejumper parachutes during tour of the National Interagency Fire Center

In Idaho, Secretary Haaland announced $103 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for wildfire risk reduction and the establishment of an interagency wildland firefighter health and wellbeing program. 

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Interior Leaders Join Lawmakers, Experts at Monarch Butterfly Summit

Butterflies cling to a tree trunk in the sunshine

During National Pollinator Week, Secretary Haaland, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams joined lawmakers and scientific experts for the first-ever Monarch Butterfly Summit in Washington, D.C. 

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National Park Visitor Spending Contributed $42.5 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2021

Two women and a dog hike up a rocky mountain trail amid pine trees

The National Park Service this week announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks reaped $42.5 billion in economic impact last year, while supporting more than 320,000 jobs. National parks saw more than 297 million visitors in 2021, a 25% increase over 2020. 

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Historic Agreement for Co-management of Bears Ears National Monument

Federal, local and Tribal leaders stand smiling under new Bears Ears National Monument sign

The Bureau of Land Management joined the U.S. Forest Service and the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission this week to celebrate their historic agreement to co-manage Bears Ears National Monument.  

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $74.6 Million for USGS Critical Mineral Research

Workers wearing helmets stand next to large critical mineral deposit in a quarry

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, known as Earth MRI, is getting a substantial investment, thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Nearly $75 million will be distributed to the Earth MRI program for critical minerals research in 30 states. 

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Reclamation Celebrates 120th Anniversary with California Dam Groundbreaking

A line of people with shovels dig into the dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with a construction vehicle behind them

The Bureau of Reclamation marked its 120th anniversary with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project. Reclamation was established on June 17, 1902, helping to shape the American West as we know it today. 

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Secretary Deb Haaland  @SecDebHaaland

This afternoon, @AsstSecNewland and I testified in front of @IndianCommittee on the Department's Federal Boarding School Initiative and Volume 1 of @Interior’s investigation.

 

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Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Newland listen to committee members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee

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