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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
Colorful desert plants bloom in the foreground as mountains rise in the background.

This Week: The President announces two new national monuments at the White House Conservation in Action Summit; Interior and Defense Departments partner to enhance outdoor access; the Biden-Harris administration teams up to announce the first-ever whole-of-government Ocean Climate Action Plan; Secretary Haaland highlights investments in water access and infrastructure at U.N. Water Conference; the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks tours investments in infrastructure and historic preservation in Alabama; the Bureau of Reclamation awards the latest construction contract for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project; and an adorable baby desert tortoise is our social media Picture of the Week!

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Major Steps Announced to Restore America’s Lands and Waters at White House Conservation Summit

President Biden speaks from behind a podium bearing the Presidential Seal at the White House Conservation Summit.

Tribal leaders, elected officials and conservation advocates came together at Interior for the White House Conservation in Action Summit. The event focused on the Biden-Harris administration’s work to advance conservation, restoration and stewardship efforts, and access to nature in communities nationwide.

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Interior and DoD Launch Readiness and Recreation Initiative      

A man stands knee deep and casting his fishing rod in a flowing river banked by a steep forest.

Interior and the Department of Defense announced a new $80 million partnership to preserve land around military installations and improve access to outdoor recreation for millions of visitors.

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Administration Announces Historic Ocean Climate Action Plan 

Water and waves stretch out to the horizon underneath a golden dawn sky.

Interior joined the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology to announce the first-ever, whole-of-government Ocean Climate Action Plan.   

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Secretary Haaland Leads U.S. Delegation at UN Water Conference   

Secretary Haaland addresses UN Water Conference attendees from the podium at the United Nations.

Secretary Haaland and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield headed the U.S. delegation this week at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York. This is the first time the Conference has been held since 1977.  

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Assistant Secretary Estenoz Highlights Equal Rights, Infrastructure in Alabama

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Estenoz speaks in front of the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited Alabama this week, highlighting investments in infrastructure and historic preservation.   

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Reclamation Awards $67 Million Construction Contract for Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project

A group photo in from of a reservoir at the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $67 million construction contract for continued progress on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project’s San Juan Lateral in New Mexico. 

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Tweet of the Week

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Secretary Deb Haaland  @SecDebHaaland

The stories of women who worked, volunteered and suffered through the women’s suffrage movement are embodied at @belmontpaulnps. Today, I saw the critical restoration efforts made possible by the Great American Outdoors Act at this important landmark. #WomensHistoryMonth

Series of historic photos from the women's suffrage movement posted on a brick wall.

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Picture of the Week

A baby desert tortoise hatches out of its egg.

Our social media Picture of Week is this baby desert tortoise from the Western Ecological Research Center. That's where the U.S. Geological Survey studies the life history and ecology of the desert tortoise, which is a federally listed threatened species only found in the Mojave Desert.  

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