The United Nations Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee “commended the United States of America for its investment of scientific and financial resources to rehabilitate” Everglades National Park. [NPS Photo by Rodney Cammauf]

Secretary Kempthorne Welcomes
World Heritage Committee’s Decision
to Remove Everglades National Park
from List of Endangered Sites

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne welcomed the unanimous decision made by the World Heritage Committee at a meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, to remove Everglades National Park from the World Heritage in Danger List in recognition of the progress the United States has made in addressing key issues that led to the listing of the park in 1993.

“I am gratified that the World Heritage Committee recognized the major commitment the United States has made to restoring one of our nation’s and the world’s greatest natural treasures,” Kempthorne said. “The Committee has highlighted our work to restore the Everglades as a model for the rest of the world to follow.”

The World Heritage Committee is the governing body of the 183-nation World Heritage Convention, which seeks to identify, recognize and protect the world’s most significant natural and cultural heritage, such as the Everglades. more

• Read About Everglades Restoration
• Listen to Everglades Podcasts

The ideals and freedoms that were won during the
American Revolution and guaranteed in the Constitution
and the Declaration of Independence are
celebrated throughout the National Park System.

Celebrate Independence in
America's National Parks

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar invite you to celebrate Independence this year at one of the many diverse sites in the National Park System.

The National Park Service has the honor of preserving numerous areas that commemorate the birth of the United States and American Independence. The ideals and freedoms that were won during the American Revolution and guaranteed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are celebrated throughout the National Park System. more en Español

• 2007 Independence Day Celebrations
  and Programs

Secretary Kempthorne, Interior Bureaus Support National Oceans Month

The Department of the Interior and its agencies are observing National Oceans Month throughout June 2007 with a variety of events and ongoing conservation activities around the nation. These activities range from whale studies along the Alaska coast, to preparations for the hurricane season on the East Coast, to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne's visit to the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.   more

• Additional Information on Ocean Programs
• Information on National Oceans Month Activities
• President's Proclamation on Oceans Month

DOI Information on Avian Influenza

Visit Pandemic & Avian Flu.gov for all related federal information.

PandemicFlu.gov en Español

The Department of the Interior (DOI) is the nation’s principal conservation agency. Interior is a large, decentralized agency with over 80,000 employees and 180,000 volunteers located at approximately 2,400 operating locations across the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, and freely associated states. more

• Mission Statement
• Key Officials
• Organizational Chart
• DOI In the News
• DOI en Español
• History
• Past Secretaries of the Interior Department
• Quick Facts
• Strategic Plan

Below are links to some DOI sites that may be of interest.

Floods Supply in the West Conservation Resources	Astrogeology at USGS Hurricanes Earthquakes Energy
Fire Maps Parks/Refuges/BLM Lands Offshore Lands/Volcanoes	Endangered Species Habitats & Conservation Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Duck Stamps
Special Trustee Indian Trust Territories and Islands	www.HealthyForests.gov Avian Influenza Information 2005 Hurricane Recovery