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This Week: Remembering the heroes and victims of September 11th attacks; Secretary Haaland visits Canada to highlight work to support Indigenous communities; Interior announces significant steps to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; a new report makes recommendations for mining reform; a new large-scale water recycling program aims to create new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought and climate change; Interior announces $5 million for bison and grassland restoration; the Great American Outdoors Act continues to have a positive impact on our public lands; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces $10.5 million from the President’s Investing in America agenda for habitat restoration in sagebrush country; there are new grants to Save America's Treasures; Interior celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month; and we head for the Utah desert in our social media Picture of the Week!
9/11 Remembered
 The nation paused this week to honor and remember the victims and heroes of the September 11th attacks 22 years ago.
Secretary Haaland Highlights Work to Strengthen Indigenous Communities During Canada Visit
 Secretary Haaland, Assistant Secretary Carmen Cantor and Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland visited Ottawa, Canada to highlight the United States’ ongoing work with international parties to support Indigenous communities.
Administration Takes Major Steps to Protect Lands and Wildlife in Alaska
 Interior announced significant steps to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
 Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau this week announced the final report from the Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting to reform and improve the way mining is performed on U.S. public lands.
 Interior this week announced $180 million in initial funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for a new large-scale water recycling program through the Bureau of Reclamation aimed at creating new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought and climate change.
 Interior this week announced $5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities.
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, to get a first-hand look at work funded by the Great American Outdoors Act.
 The Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced more than $10.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support 59 strategic projects in Western states focused on habitat restoration in sagebrush country.
NPS Announces $25.7 Million to Preserve Significant Sites, Collections
 The National Park Service and partners this week announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants.
 Interior this week joins the national celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15th to October 15th.
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