|
|
 |
| Populations of wolves in Idaho have flourished since the Service introduced them in the state in 1995.
|
 |
| Norton, Kempthorne Sign Agreement Turning Over Most Management of Wolves In Idaho to the State
|
|
| Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne signed a Memorandum of Agreement transferring most of the responsibility for managing gray wolves in central Idaho from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to state wildlife officials.
|
|
"Wolves have thrived in Idaho far above expectations," Secretary Norton said. "We've reached the point biologically where management should be turned over to the state, which is in the best interest of both the wolves and the citizens of Idaho who live near them."
   |
|
Interior Implementing Energy Policy Act
of 2005  |
|
Historical Accounting for Individual Indian Monies: A Progress Report  |
|
 |
|
| 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 562 federally recognized
Indian Tribes. |
|
Administers U.S. responsibility to four
overseas Territories. |
|
Provides water to 31 million citizens
through 824 dams and reservoirs. |
|
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. |
|
Provides opportunities for hunters and
anglers, working to improve habitat on millions of acres of public
and private lands. |
|
| Below are links to some DOI sites that
may be of interest. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Interior Secretary Gale Norton has announced the completion of an environmental review that will allow BLM to significantly expand its wind energy program on public lands. |
 |
| Commissioner John Keys has announced a significant reorganization of the leadership of the Bureau
of Reclamation. |
 |
| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking proposals for the use of more than $70 million in grants for states and territories interested in endangered species conservation activities. |
 |
| The Official Index of the National Park Service available online for the first time with an alphabetical list of all 388 units of the National Park System.
|
 |
| USGS has appointed Gregory J. Allord of Madison, WI, to head the bureau’s national science publishing program.
|
 |
| OSM employees have volunteered in Southeastern Texas as part of Interior’s response to Hurricances Katrina and Rita.
|
 |
| A record $1.7 billion was distributed to 35 states during FY 2005 -- their share of federal revenues collected by MMS. |
 |
| The Department of the Interior has declined to acknowledge three petitioners in Connecticut as Indian tribes under Federal law.
|
|
 |
|
| Equal
Opportunity Data Required to be Posted by the No FEAR Act |
|
