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Letters from US Department of the Interior

7/2/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell travels to Asia to fight wildlife trafficking and promote tourism; Team Rubicon teams up with BLM to fight Alaska wildfires; USGS describes the biggest threat to polar bears; there's a new social media picture policy at the White House, and more.

Watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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4/17/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell took part in the ceremonies that marked the 150th anniversary of the assassination President Lincoln. A new USGS study shows how smartphones could function as early warning systems for earthquakes. Interior and USDA hosted their first ever hackathon, spurring developers to use public lands and water data to develop apps that promote America’s public lands. Plus, to celebrate the start of National Park Week, all national parks are waiving their entrance fees this weekend.

Watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

4/10/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell visited Georgia and Virginia to highlight the need for full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is key to protecting America's special places, preserving our country's history and providing recreation opportunities for all. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma was named the best national wildlife refuge by USA Today, and Washington's iconic cherry blossoms are set to peak this weekend. Plus, more this week at Interior.

Watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

4/3/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell was in New York City to help launch the Find Your Park campaign -- a national effort to get Americans to celebrate and connect with our amazing public lands. The Secretary was also in Hawaii this week to dedicate the new Honouliuli National Monument. A new study by USGS finds that polar bears may be eating more land-based foods like berries, birds and eggs because sea ice loss is making it harder to consume their traditional food source, ice seals. Plus more this week at Interior.

Watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterio

3/20/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell laid out her vision for a safe, secure and prosperous future for American energy and outlined energy reforms that will encourage innovation and protect America's public lands and waters for future generations. The Secretary also opened an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico that brought in $539 million in high bids. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

3/18/2015

Dear Greg,

Yesterday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), I gave a speech about a vision for a bright, balanced energy future for the United States. The U.S. needs to lead the world on energy, climate change and conservation, which is why I laid out a plan for smart energy reforms at the Interior Department over the next two years. This plan will help provide businesses with certainty, spur technical innovation and lead to cleaner, safer energy development -- all while ensuring that we protect America's public lands and waters for future generations.

Watch a 5-minute recap to see highlights from the speech.

Thank you,

Secretary Sally Jewel
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.twitter.com/SecretaryJewell

3/6/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, the Interior Department celebrated World Wildlife Day with a video from Secretary Jewell about the urgent issue of wildlife trafficking and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a behind-the-scenes look into it wildlife forensics lab, which is a vital part of the global fight against poaching and wildlife trafficking. The National Park Service also made its official prediction for when Washington, D.C.'s signature cherry blossoms will reach their peak bloom. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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2/12/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell flipped the switch on the largest solar project on public lands, and she also launched the Administration's Native Youth Listening Tour at two Arizona elementary schools. In honor of President's Day, it's fee free weekend at national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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2/13/2015

Dear Greg,

Every year thousands get engaged and married on America’s public lands, making these special places part of their love story. This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating these great love stories with this cute video of proposals and weddings on public lands. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos -- we have been blown away by your responses!

Watch the sweetest Valentine’s Day video you’ll see all weekend.
We hope that you all have a happy Valentine’s Day, and don’t forget that all national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands are offering free entry this weekend in celebration of President’s Day!

Thanks,

Tim 

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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2/14/2015

Dear Greg,

Every year thousands get engaged and married on America’s public lands, making these special places part of their love story. This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating these great love stories with this cute video of proposals and weddings on public lands. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos -- we have been blown away by your responses!

Watch the sweetest Valentine’s Day video you’ll see all weekend.




We hope that you all have a happy Valentine’s Day, and don’t forget that all national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands are offering free entry this weekend in celebration of President’s Day!

Thanks,

Tim 

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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2/6/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, President Obama unveiled his 2016 budget proposal, which includes $13.2 billion for the Interior Department's core missions of protecting America's cultural and natural heritage, investing in science and more. Interior budget highlights include full and permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, investments in the National Park Service as it nears its centennial and $1 billion for Indian education. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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1/23/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, President Obama gave his sixth State of the Union, highlighting the impacts of climate change and the steps his Administration has taken to drive international action on energy and conservation issues. Interior announced a new milestone that makes offshore wind energy development in federal waters off the coast of North Carolina one step closer. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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01/09/2015

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell visited South Florida, where she saw firsthand the progress on the Everglades restoration and signed new tribal regulations with Seminole leaders that will help spur investment and and commercial development on the tribe's reservation. USGS also released a new study on polar bear movement, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $21 million in grants to protect, restore or enhance coastal wetlands. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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12/19/2014

Dear Greg,

As 2014 comes to a close, this is a perfect time to look back at the year's top stories in This Week at Interior -- from the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act to the designation of several new national monuments. Plus, more This Year at Interior. 

Click here to watch This Year at Interior.




Happy holidays,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

12/12/2014

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell welcomed ambassadors from three Pacific Island Nations as part of a panel discussion on the impact of climate change throughout the region, and a new report shows streams in the Chesapeake Bay region are warming as a result of rising air temperatures. Plus, the Department released new datasets on water & ecosystem vulnerability that will help America's communities build resilience to climate change, and more This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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12/1/2014

Dear Greg,

This week, the White House is welcoming hundreds of tribal leaders from across the country to the sixth annual White House Tribal Nations Conference. The conference provides leaders from the 566 federally recognized tribes the opportunity to interact directly with President Obama and members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs. It also builds upon the President’s commitment to strengthen the government-to-government relationship with Indian Country and to improve the lives of Native Americans.

2014 has been a year of continued progress when it comes to the Obama Administration’s trust relationship with the Nation’s first people. We’ve seen the beginnings of a transformation on Indian education reform, progress on energy and economic development, and the Administration is working to address climate change impacts on Tribal Nations. The Department of the Interior put together a video that highlights some of this ongoing work in Indian Country.

Click here to watch “2014: A Year of Progress in Indian Country.”



We look forward to engaging with everyone who plans to attend the conference and to those who follow along online throughout the week. 

Regards,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

P.S. To watch the conference online, visit www.doi.gov/live starting Wednesday, December 3 beginning at 8:30am EST.

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November 21, 2014

Dear Greg,

This week, a new study by USGS finds that the polar bear population in the South Beaufort Sea declined by 40 percent in the first decade of the 21st century. Secretary Jewell also announces the first-ever offshore wind energy transmission line in federal waters. Plus, more This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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11/10/2014

Dear Greg,

We asked you to send us photos of veterans and service members enjoying America’s public lands, and we were blown away by your responses! We could not include every submission we received, but we think you will love what we put together.

Click here to watch the best video you’ll watch for Veterans Day and share it with your friends and family.




We hope that you all have a happy Veterans Day, and don’t forget that all national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands are offering free entry tomorrow in honor of this special day.

Thanks,

Tim 

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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11/7/2014

Dear Greg,

This week, a three-day conference in Idaho explores best practices for conserving sagebrush habitat in the Great Basin region, and USGS scientists test a model that could eventually restore water flow in Florida's Everglades. Veterans Day is a "fee free" day on many of the nation's public lands, and active-duty service members and their dependents can get free access to more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests and other public lands around the nation. Plus, more in This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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10/17/2014

Dear Greg,

This week, Secretary Jewell visits Idaho and Wyoming for a first-hand look at sagebrush conservation efforts that will protect wildlife and the Western economy. It's also National Wildlife Refuge Week, which spotlights the importance of the 562 refuges across the U.S. As part of the Great ShakeOut drill, more than 25 million participants worldwide learn how to protect themselves during an earthquake. Plus, more in This Week at Interior.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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10/16/2014

Dear Greg,

This year to celebrate Veterans Day -- and the brave men and women who serve our country -- we’re creating a video of their images of America's public lands, and we need your help.

Veterans and current service members: Send us your videos and photos of you or your family enjoying our National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and other public lands by clicking here.Please send them no later than Friday, October 31 -- and be sure to include your branch of the military and the name of the public land in the photo -- for a chance to be in our special Veterans Day video. 

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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October 3, 2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Nine new landmarks are added to the National Historic List; Secretary Jewell convenes the fourth meeting of the White House Council on Native American Affairs; Deputy Secretary Mike Connor tours fire and flood damage in New Mexico; four whooping crane chicks raised by their parents in captivity are released into the wild; President Obama and Secretary Jewell will be on hand this weekend for the dedication of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington DC; and this month marks the opening of the "Out of Many, One" exhibit -- a human face on the National Mall that can be seen from space.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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09/26/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Secretary Jewell's travels take her across several western states, highlighting a number of Interior initiatives, including clean domestic energy, youth engagement, wildlife conservation, and restoring trust relationships with Native American tribes; President Obama signs a bill to resume sales of the Tiger Stamp; the winner of the 2014 federal Duck Stamp contest is announced; and the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management are having a fee free day Saturday, September 27, to mark National Public Lands Day.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Proposed delisting of the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel and more This Week at Interior

9/17/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Secretary Jewell travels to Maryland's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge to announce the proposed delisting of the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel from the Endangered Species List; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for suggestions about what to do with six tons of crushed ivory, as a new PSA tries to rise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade; FWS stages one of its largest-ever youth education events in Boise, Idaho; a new USGS study shows pesticide levels continue to be a concern for aquatic life in U.S. streams and rivers; and there's still time to "See America" at the Interior Museum.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

08/23/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Secretary Jewell travels to Maine, Minnesota and Montana as part of the administration's commitment to prosperous and resilient Native American communities; the highest winning bid to date for offshore renewable energy leases off the coast of Maryland; a public-private partnership drives a conservation success story for the Arctic grayling; and it's free admission at 401 national parks to honor the National Park Service's 98th birthday.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: philanthropist David Rubenstein donates more than $12 million to help restore Arlington House, a memorial to George Washington and the home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee; a new report show national parks continue to be economic engines for the local communities; the Obama Administration is dedicating nearly $10 million to help tribal communities deal with the effects of climate change; the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces the proposed sale of 340,000 acres off the New Jersey coast for wind energy leases; USGS is testing the use of satellites to track polar bear movements in the Arctic; and it's a new global map of the planet Mars.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: an in depth look at how the Land and Water Conservation Fund helps support outdoor recreation, local conservation, and clean water projects across the country. In events held from Alabama to Alaska, Secretary Jewell and other Department leaders make the case for full and permanent funding of the LWCF. Also a new report shows the powerful impact the Department of the Interior has on the U.S. economy.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: a 30-year recovery effort brings the wood stork back from the brink of extinction; Secretary Jewell releases the results of a USGS assessment of carbon sequestration by natural ecosystems; the strongest U.S. earthquake in more than a decade rocks the Aleutian Islands Alaska; Poverty Point Louisiana is designated a World Heritage Site; and some special needs children get a chance to enjoy fishing in the great outdoors.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: the Bureau of Land Management hosts a competitive auction for renewable energy on public lands in Nevada's Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone; a new report outlines a cooperative effort to restore the bison to its ecological and cultural role; the 2014-2015 Duck Stamp goes on sale; youth workers and volunteers take part in a Youth Summit at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park; and Yosemite turns 150.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

06/20/2014

Dear Greg,

Secretary Jewell announces $102 million in coastal resilience grants aimed at helping communities protect themselves from severe storms; the Secretary joins Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to announce the nation's largest offshore wind energy area available for commercial development; researchers discover an endangered fish species spawning in the lower Colorado River within the Grand Canyon; campers stumble on the skull and tusks of a prehistoric elephant in New Mexico; and the President makes a historic visit to Indian Country.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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06/13/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: the official launch of the National Park Service's LGBT theme study; Secretary Jewell attends the Western Governors' Association meeting, where she signs an agreement to boost tourism, and announces $20 million in water and energy efficiency projects; the Secretary joins President Obama in his first visit to Indian Country since taking office; the U.S. Park Police Aviation Unit joins the DC Air National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard for "downed pilot" training; and Saturday is National Get Outdoors Day.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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06/06/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: another historic milestone in President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the Clean Power Plan proposal to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants; Secretary Jewell travels to Historic Jamestowne to host a roundtable on climate change impacts; one of Alaska's most active volcanoes is erupting; and 50 Bureau of Land Management "smokejumpers" remember a fallen comrade in the Boise Iowa foothills.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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03/28/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: the National Park Service says the Washington Monument will reopen to the public on May 12; an 81million year old dinosaur is the star of an exhibit at the Bureau of Land Management; a family of Hawaiian geese is spotted where none have been seen since the 1700's; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing $1.1 billion to states and territories to help fund conservation and recreation projects; a river in Colorado comes back to life, thanks to the work of a federal, state, and local restoration team; and Secretary Jewell testifies on Capitol Hill in favor of the Obama Administration's FY 2015 budget proposal.

Click here to watch this week's episode.



Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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03/21/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: a new Secretarial Order is issued to expand opportunities for youth and veterans to play, learn, serve, and work in America's great outdoors; the White House honors 14 Champions of Change for engaging communities and youth in environmental stewardship and conservation; the Land Buy-Back Program continues to move forward under the Cobell Settlement, with more than $100 million in purchase offers to nearly 16,000 Oglala Sioux landowners; in advance of this year's fire season Secretary Jewell visits the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID; and a recap of the Secretary's visit to Montana last weekend.

Click here to watch this week's episode.




Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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03/20/2014

Dear Greg,

This morning, I issued a Secretarial Order that formalizes the goals of an exciting and ambitious youth initiative to inspire millions of young people to play, learn, serve and work in the outdoors. 

I encourage you to watch this short video to see why this effort is so important.



If Americans are going to continue to lead healthy lifestyles, and have healthy lands and a healthy economy, one of the steps we must take is to bridge the growing divide between young people and nature.  

Through today’s action, we are establishing specific goals that the Interior Department, as manager of America’s national parks, refuges and other public lands, will meet by working hand in hand with businesses, conservation organizations, tribes, youth corps and partners like you.

Please watch this video and share it with your friends and family.

One of the best investments we can make in the future of our country is in our young people, and I look forward to working with you on this effort.

Warmly,

Sally Jewell
Secretary of the Interior
@SecretaryJewell

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03/14/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: President Obama designates a stunning stretch of public lands to be added to the California Coastal National Monument; Secretary Jewell joins Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as LA is selected one of eight pilot cities for the Urban Wildlife Refuge Initiative; the Secretary tours water facilities in central California as state and federal officials look to respond to an historic drought; the Secretary thanks Interior employees for their public service at a DOI employee meeting in Sacramento; National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis on hand in Selma, Alabama to official designate the Edmund Pettus Bridge as a National Historical Landmark; and the National Wildlife Refuge System celebrates its 111th birthday.

Click here to watch this week's episode.



Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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03/07/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: a new report shows the powerful impact that national parks have on local and national economies; NPS projects a peak bloom date for Washington DC's world-famous cherry blossoms; Interior has a new Deputy Secretary; the President releases his FY 2015 budget request for Interior; and Secretary Jewell touts public-private partnerships during a visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Click here to watch this week's episode.




Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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02/28/2014

Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Governors, representatives and other delegates from American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands meet with Federal officials and agencies at the 2014 Interagency Group Meeting on Insular Affairs; the Senate confirms Mike Connor to be the next Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Grand Canyon National Park celebrates it 95th birthday; and Secretary Jewell welcomes four youth essay winners to her office, as they represent the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts.

Click here to watch this week's episode.




Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Here's what happened this week at Interior: two solar energy projects are approved near the California-Nevada border; Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor joins President Obama on a visit to drought-stricken California; the first publicly available interactive map of 47,000 onshore wind turbines is released; and a look back at more than 50 years of public service by former National Park Service Director Robert Stanton.

Click here to watch this week's episode.




Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dear Greg,

Last week we asked you to send us photos and videos of your engagements or weddings on America’s public lands and we have been blown away by your responses! Unfortunately we could not include every submission that we received, but we think you will love what we put together.

Click here to watch the cutest Valentine’s Day video you’ll watch today.




We hope that you all have a happy Valentine’s Day, and don’t forget that all National Parks are offering free entry this weekend in celebration of President’s Day!

Thanks,

Tim 

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Secretary Jewell seeks out the latest research about about climate change in Mount Rainier National Park, wind power in the west, and the little fish that could.

Click here to watch this week's episode.



Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dear Greg,

Here's what happened this week at Interior: Secretary Jewell celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a Day of Service in Washington DC; the Secretary visits Colorado to discuss sage grouse conservation efforts, and touts her youth initiative at an outdoor retailer market in Salt Lake City, Utah; the Secretary wraps up her western swing with a visit to south central New Mexico; and $16.5 million in grants are announced to help conserve critical coastal wetlands sites.

Click here to watch this week's episode.



Thanks,

Tim Fullerton
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
www.instagram.com/USInterior

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Dealing with Climate Change: A Moral Obligation

06/03/2014
by Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior

President Obama understands that we have a moral obligation to future generations to leave our land, water and wildlife better than we found it.
 
The Administration this week unveiled another historic milestone in the President’s bold Climate Action Plan. At the President’s direction, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan proposal calls for cuts in carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States.
 
By 2030, the plan will reduce carbon emissions from the power sector by 30 percent nationwide from 2005 levels and cut particle pollution, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by more than 25 percent as a co-benefit. 
 
Beyond benefiting public health and the economy, these reductions will greatly benefit the parks, refuges, other public lands and cultural resources entrusted to the Department of the Interior on behalf of all Americans. From the Gates of the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico and from Gettysburg to Guam, we see the effects of climate change. 
 
The Department of the Interior is meeting the President’s call to action on climate – from standing up homegrown renewable energy and transmission infrastructure, to reducing methane emissions while supporting safe and responsible energy development, to making lands and waters more resilient in the face of climate change.
 
Interior has developed a nationwide network of Climate Science Centers and Landscape Conservation Cooperatives through which scientists and land managers work together to translate science into hands-on solutions that partners from all levels of government and the private sector can use to make sure our resources are resilient. 
 
Science and collaboration guide programs like coastal resilience grants that help shoreline communities prepare for climate change impacts, such as sea level rise and severe storms, and drought-stricken communities conserve water and reduce the risk of devastating wildfires.
 
Interior is on track to permit 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2020 – enough energy to power 6 million homes – working alongside states, tribes and industry to build a clean energy future.
 
Dealing with climate change is not only a central challenge of the 21st century, but it is also a moral obligation and a necessity to advance our nation’s economy, environment and public health. The Interior Department is committed to being a strong partner in these efforts to cut carbon pollution, balance thoughtful development with conservation, and create sustainable American jobs.

Sally Jewell is the U.S. Secretary of the Interior

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