Friday, April 10, 2020

This Week at Interior!

Our weekly recap of events at the U.S. Department of the Interior

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This Week at Interior
Hunter with Binoculars

This week:  This Week: Secretary Bernhardt announces a historic proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres nationwide; Interior's public lands agencies are seeking public comment on the use of electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes; USGS announces more than $20 million in grants for applied earthquake research and monitoring activities in moderate-to high-risk areas nationwide; the National Park Service announces new grants to African American history sites; in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Park Week and Earth Day are going digital, and a glorious sun rises in our social media Picture of the Week.

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Hunting and Fishing Rule

Man and boy on ridge hunting.

Continuing the Trump Administration's significant efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, Secretary Bernhardt this week announced a historic proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres nationwide

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E-Bikes on Public Lands 

Man bikes on mountain.

In another effort to make our public lands more accessible to more people, Interior's public lands agencies are seeking public comment on the use of electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes.

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Earthquake Research Grants

Aerial view from aircraft of earthquake effects on highway road.

USGS this week announced more than $20 million in grants for applied earthquake research and monitoring activities in moderate-to high-risk areas nationwide.

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NPS Grants

Reenactment of the civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus  Bridge.

The National Park Service announces new grants to African American history sites.

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Coronavirus Reminder

Covid-19 Flyer linked to www.coronavirus.gov

A reminder… do your part to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The next 30 days are a critical opportunity for America to flatten the curve and get to the other side. Follow the directions of your state and local public health authorities, and stay together, apart. For more information visit: https://www.coronavirus.gov.

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Virtual Celebrations

NPS Ranger takes a picture by a tree

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Park Week and Earth Day are going digital.

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Tweet of the Week

Secretary David Bernardt

Secretary David Bernhardt  @SecBernhardt

Always going above the call of duty here and abroad! Thank you to the @Interior wildland firefighters who courageously responded to the bushfires in Australia this winter. Your service is commendable!

9 Apr

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Picture of the Week

 Blue Ridge Mountains
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