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![Magnificient Minnesota landscapes such as this will be preserved as a major waterfowl breeding and nesting area.
[Photo: The Nature Conservancy]](/all/20041014074346im_/http://www.doi.gov/images/beachridge.jpg) |
| Magnificient Minnesota landscapes such as this will be preserved as a major waterfowl breeding and nesting area. [Photo: The Nature Conservancy] |
| Bush Administration Creates 35,000 Acre Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Northwest Minnesota |
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St. Paul, Minn. -- Thirty-five thousand acres of wetland and tallgrass prairie habitat in Minnesota has become the nation's newest National Wildlife Refuge. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Steve Williams have announced the largest tallgrass prairie and wetland restoration project in history. The new Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, located near Crookston, in northwest Minnesota's Polk County, will become a major waterfowl breeding and nesting area.
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| Four Federal Agenices, California & Oregon Sign Klamath Watershed Agreement |
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| Secretary Gale Norton has announced a landmark agreement between four cabinet-level agencies, the President's Council on Environmental Quality, and the States of Oregon and California, committing to future cooperation and collaboration in Klamath River watershed activities, and pledging to make those activities a priority. |
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 Klamath Watershed Coordination Agreement  |
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DOI
Accomplishments for Hunters and
Anglers
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| The Department of the Interior,
comprising the eight bureaus listed at the right: |
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Manages 1 out of every 5 acres of land
in the US. |
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Provides the resources for nearly
one-third of the Nation's energy. |
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Works with 562 federally recognized
Indian Tribes. |
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Administers U.S. responsibility to four
overseas Territories. |
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Provides water to 31 million citizens
through 824 dams and reservoirs. |
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Receives over 450 million visits each
year to 388 units of the national park system, 544 wildlife refuges
and vast areas of multiple use lands. |
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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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| More than 70 employees of the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation have been deployed in Florida and West Virginia to assist with hurricane recovery efforts and damage assessments.
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| BLM is highlighting Best Management Practices now in place to help ensure environmentally responsible energy development. |
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| Interior Secretary Gale Norton has reaffirmed the United States' commitment to international waterfowl conservation efforts by signing an update to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. |
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| MMS is tracking the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan and maintaining statistics relating to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production. |
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| USGS, the scientific resource agency of the Department of the Interior, is closely tracking events at Mount St. Helens. |
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| DOI has released a publication highlighting Interior’s activities and accomplishments in American Indian and Native Alaskan communities during the past four years. |
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| OSM has awarded a major Watershed Cooperative Agreement grant to Garrett County, Maryland Community Action Committee to address acid-mine drainage in the area. |
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| Secretary
Norton has signed historic documents creating Great Sand Dunes
National Park in Colorado, the nation’s 58th national park. |
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Opportunity Data Required to be Posted by the No FEAR Act |
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