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The Florida home of Pulitzer Prize winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is one of the seven sites designated by Secretary Kempthorne as a National Historic Landmark. Rawlings' major literary works include The Yearling, South Moon Under, Golden Apples, and her memoir, Cross Creek. |
Secretary Kempthorne Designates National Historic Landmarks
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Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced the designation of National Historic Landmarks in California, Florida, New York, Georgia and Nevada in recognition of their importance in interpreting the heritage and history of the United States. The sites range from the Florida home of a Pulitzer Prize author, to a school dormitory in Georgia important in the civil rights movement, to one of the most significant experiments in post-war American domestic architecture in California. “These new National Historic Landmarks help tell the story of America as a country and of Americans as a people – our history, our land, our culture, our literature and architecture and our struggles,” Kempthorne said. “I encourage all Americans to visit these places and breathe deeply of our history.”
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Secretary Kempthorne, EPA Administrator Johnson, and Rep. Shaw Visit Everglades National Park
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, center, EPA Administrator Steve Johnson, at right, and Rep. Clay Shaw (R-Fl.), at left, during their tour of Everglades’ restoration projects. |
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, EPA Administrator Steve Johnson and Rep. Clay Shaw (R-Fl) toured Everglades’ restoration projects on Sunday, Sept. 24, and received briefings on the progress of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
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Cooperative Conservation Listening Sessions: Strengthening Shared Governance
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Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is joining with the Secretaries of Commerce and Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality to host listening sessions on cooperative conservation and environmental partnerships. Planned for a number of locations around the country during August and September, the listening sessions will give citizens an opportunity to exchange ideas on incentives, partnership programs, and regulations that can improve results and promote cooperative conservation and environmental partnerships. more
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Request for public comments on Interior Revised Strategic Plan
for FY2007-2012
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DOI Information on Avian Influenza
Visit Pandemic & Avian Flu.gov for all related federal information.
PandemicFlu.gov en Español |
The Department of the Interior, comprising the eight bureaus listed at the right:
- Manages 1 out of every 5 acres of land in the US.
- Provides the resources for nearly one-third of the Nation's energy.
- Works with 561 federally recognized Indian Tribes.
- Administers U.S. responsibility to four overseas Territories.
- Provides water to 31 million citizens through 820 dams and reservoirs.
- Receives almost 500 million visits each year to 390 units of the national park system, 545 wildlife refuges and vast areas of multiple use lands.
- Provides opportunities for hunters and anglers, working to improve habitat on millions of acres of public and private lands.
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Below are links to some DOI sites that may be of interest. |
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The Minerals Management Service announces public hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 2007-2012 OCS
Oil and Gas Leasing Program. more
Final Determination is issued to decline acknowledgment of the
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Incorporated more
Reclamation seeks comment on proposed plan to address non-contract water use from the lower Colorado River. more
New USGS report shows coastal beach erosion on the increase in California.
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Secretary Kempthorne announces funding for wetlands projects, additions to National Wildlife Refuges. more
Secretary Kempthorne praises President Bush’s nomination of Mary A. Bomar to be Director of the National Park Service. more
BLM has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial oil shale leasing. more
The US Office of Surface Mining will honor the nation’s best examples of mine land reclamation performed this year by coal companies, States and Indian Tribes. OSM’s annual reclamation awards, to be announced in the fall, recognize excellence in restoring mined lands to beneficial use and attention to the needs of nearby communities. more
No FEAR Act Notice
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