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This Week: President Biden establishes the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument; "The Road to Healing" makes its 8th and 9th stops in California; Secretary Haaland travels to Yosemite National Park, part of a month-long tour to celebrate the historic investments from the Great American Outdoors Act; the Administration announces over $44 million from the President’s Investing in America agenda for the National Park System; Interior leaders meet with states and Tribes to discuss water infrastructure and drought resilience along the Colorado River; Interior announces nearly $200 million for western water systems and aquatic ecosystems; the USFWS and its partners celebrate the recovery of an iconic Arizona fish; and we'll shine some light on our social media Picture of the Week!
President Biden Designates New National Monument
 President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
Interior Leaders Hear Survivor Stories in California on “The Road to Healing”
 Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland made their 8th and 9th stops on “The Road to Healing” this week in California.
Secretary Haaland Marks Great American Outdoors Act Anniversary at Yosemite National Park
 Secretary Haaland traveled to Yosemite National Park this week as part of a month-long tour to celebrate the historic investments from the Great American Outdoors Act.
 Interior announced over $44 million from the President’s Investing in America agenda this week to meet critical ecosystem resilience, restoration and environmental planning needs for the National Park Service in fiscal year 2023.
 Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton launched the first-ever Federal-Tribal-State partnership to discuss water infrastructure and drought resilience related to the Colorado River Basin.
 This week, Interior also announced nearly $200 million to develop a more resilient water supply, support cooperative watershed management and safeguard aquatic ecosystems.
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joined federal, state, Tribal and private partners this week for an event at Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery in Arizona to celebrate recovery efforts for the Apache trout.
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