Our Mission: Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future.
Latest Happenings
President’s 2013 Budget for Interior Focuses on Fiscal Discipline, Core Missions, Strategic Investments
MON, FEBRUARY 13, 2012, 01:59 PM ESTPresident Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget request of $11.5 billion for the Department of the Interior reflects fiscal discipline, identifying offsetting program reductions to maintain funding for core missions and strategic investments. Read More >
Media Advisory: Secretary Salazar to Visit Ohio Manufacturing Facilities
MON, FEBRUARY 13, 2012, 11:23 AM ESTSecretary Salazar will travel to Ohio to visit two American manufacturing facilities that are playing important roles in powering the nation’s energy economy. Read More >
Salazar, Jarvis Announce Plan to Correct ‘Drum Major Quote’ on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
FRI, FEBRUARY 10, 2012, 02:56 PM ESTSecretary Salazar and NPS Director Jon Jarvis today announced a plan to correct the so-called “Drum Major” quote on the Memorial to more accurately reflect the meaning and intent of Dr. King’s original statement. Read More >
Media Advisory: Secretary Salazar to Discuss President’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Budget for Interior Department
FRI, FEBRUARY 10, 2012, 11:59 AM ESTSecretary Salazar will provide an overview of the Obama administration’s proposed fiscal year 2013 budget for the Department of the Interior. Read More >
Editorial: Uncovering the American Latino Story
THU, FEBRUARY 9, 2012, 09:30 AM ESTAs the 50th Secretary of the Interior, it is clear to me that historic places associated with Latino heritage are underrepresented in official National Park Service programs at all levels. Read More >