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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
Secretary Haaland at a table singing the FICOR Agreement

This Week: Secretary Haaland helps launch the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation; the Biden-Harris administration and Interior outline steps to protect Native American voting rights; the long-awaited rehabilitation of the historic George Washington Memorial Parkway is underway; investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law help rural communities reclaim abandoned coal mines, help Lake Tahoe fight invasive species and support the National Fish Passage Program at a Pennsylvania wildlife refuge; it's the return of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon eggs to the McCloud River upstream of California's Shasta Reservoir; the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall adds a Wall of Remembrance to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom; and the Earth becomes art in our social media Pictures of the Week! 

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Interagency Effort Will Increase Access to Outdoor Recreation

Three canoes glide down a peaceful stream filled with autumn leaves, the sun shines on trees against a blue sky

Secretary Haaland joined colleagues from the Departments of Defense, Agriculture and Commerce this week to launch the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR). The effort will create safer, more affordable and more equitable opportunities for Americans to get outdoors. 

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Secretary Haaland Highlights Importance of the Native Vote

Secretary Haaland wears a blue shawl and holds a microphone in crowded gymnasium; Native Americans in traditional dress look on

In a new op-ed in Indianz.com, Secretary Haaland highlights the importance of Native people voting. She discusses the importance of democracy in Indigenous communities and the struggle to gain the right to vote.  

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Rehabilitation of George Washington Memorial Parkway Begins 

Federal, state, and local leaders use ceremonial shovels to move dirt at groundbreaking event

The rehabilitation of the George Washington Memorial Parkway is underway. The parkway, located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is managed by the National Park Service and serves more than 70,000 vehicles per day. 

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Interior Releases Final Guidance for Abandoned Mine Lands Grant Program 

Mounds of coal stand on a wooded hillside

Interior this week released final guidance for eligible states and the Navajo Nation on how to apply for the first $725 million in funding available for reclaiming abandoned mine lands.  

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Lake Tahoe Invasive Species Projects

A USFWS employee holds up a large goldfish

Interior has announced $3.4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Lake Tahoe Basin to address the spread of aquatic invasive species. 

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USFWS Director Williams Highlights Infrastructure Investments in National Fish Passage Program

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams joins others in a grassy marsh on a sunny day, with blue sky and clouds in the background

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited Philadelphia's John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, to highlight how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping to restore Henderson Marsh by reconnecting 150 acres, allowing water to move freely through the marsh. 

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USFWS, Partners Mark Return of Endangered Salmon

Fish and Wildlife staff place salmon eggs in incubators

The Fish and Wildlife Service joined its federal, state and Tribal partners to celebrate the return of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon eggs to the McCloud River upstream of California's Shasta Reservoir.  

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Korean War Veterans Memorial Dedicates "Wall of Remembrance”

White roses lay atop the columns of names on the Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Second Gentlemen Douglas Emhoff was the keynote speaker this week at the official dedication of the newest addition to the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mallthe Wall of Remembrance.  

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Tweet of the Week

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Secretary Deb Haaland  @SecDebHaaland

“We’re celebrating the Great American Outdoors Act anniversary with a free-fee day next week! I encourage everyone to experience the beauty and bounty of our nation’s public lands – not just on August 4 but every day of the year.” 

Image of a tweet that Secretary Haaland shared from the U.S. Interior Press Team

29 July

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Pictures of the Week

A photo showing green moss as red and black smears against an arctic background

Our social media Pictures of the Week are a celebration of Landsat's 50th anniversary from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1972, USGS and NASA have worked together on an unprecedented and nearly continuous visual record of Earth’s landscapes, icescapes and coastal ecosystems. Together NASA and Interior shared our top 10 “Earth as Art” images to celebrate that half century of partnership. 

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