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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!
Interagency Effort Will Increase Access to Outdoor Recreation
 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.
Secretary Haaland Highlights Importance of the Native Vote
 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.
Rehabilitation of George Washington Memorial Parkway Begins
 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.
Interior Releases Final Guidance for Abandoned Mine Lands Grant Program
 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.
 Interior has announced $3.4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Lake Tahoe Basin to address the spread of aquatic invasive species.
 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.
 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.
 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 Mall—the Wall of Remembrance.
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