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This Week: It's the first stop on “The Road to Healing," as survivors of federal Indian boarding schools share their stories; Interior leaders highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments on public lands; the Secretary visits Yellowstone National Park in the wake of June's historic flooding; members of the new Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission are announced; the BLM approves two major projects to ramp up clean energy in the west; there's a new conservation area in northwest Montana; nearly $10 million in preservation grants are awarded to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; a new study shows the effect of climate change on coastal wetlands along the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts; and our social media Picture of the Week just might get your goat!
Giving Voice to Survivors of Federal Indian Boarding School Policies
 Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland were in Oklahoma this week on the inaugural stop on “The Road to Healing,” a year-long tour across the country to provide survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system and their descendants an opportunity to share their stories.
Interior Leaders Highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
 Secretary Haaland, Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Winnie Stachelberg, and Assistant Secretary Newland this week highlighted investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on public lands in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and California.
Yellowstone National Park Makes Progress Following Historic Flooding
 Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited Yellowstone National Park this week, where they toured the damage caused by recent floods and highlighted the progress that has been made to restore public access.
Wildland Fire Commission Members Announced
 The Biden-Harris administration this week announced the members of the new Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. The commission will play a key role in recommending ways that federal agencies can better prevent, mitigate, suppress and manage wildland fires.
 The Bureau of Land Management this week approved construction on two major projects to ramp up clean energy in the west. The 125-mile, 500-kilovolt Ten West Link Transmission Line will provide critical infrastructure for solar energy resources in Arizona and California. Meanwhile, construction on the Oberon Solar project will begin in California.
 Secretary Haaland this week announced the establishment of the Lost Trail Conservation Area in Northwest Montana. It's the 568th and newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the first new unit for the Refuge System under Secretary Haaland’s leadership.
 The National Park Service this week awarded $9.7 million in grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs. The grants will support 21 preservation projects for historic structures across HBCU campuses in nine states.
 A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the effect of climate change on coastal wetlands along the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Coastal wetlands under threat from rising sea levels will migrate landward, usually at the expense of adjacent freshwater wetlands and upland ecosystems.
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