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Department of the Interior Announces $279 Million to Support Public Parks, Expand Outdoor Recreation Access
National Park Service, Washington, Office of the Secretary, America the Beautiful, Press Release
Person standing at edge of Canyonlands National Park
6/1/2022
As the nation celebrates Great Outdoors Month, the Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of $279 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia for state-identified outdoor recreation and conservation projects.
Interior Department Disburses Over $252 Million to Gulf States, Supporting Coastal Restoration and Conservation
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Press Release
Trees along the coastline under a blue sky.
4/29/2022
The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue today announced distribution of over $252 million in fiscal year 2021 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas – and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS), such as counties and parishes.
Secretary Haaland Tours Alaska’s National Parks and Public Lands to Commemorate Earth Week
Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Secretary Deb Haaland, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Press Release
White capped mountains are in the background with a bright blue body of water in the foreground.
4/22/2022
In celebration of National Park Week 2022, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spent several days in Alaska this week celebrating the state’s national parks, public lands, and outdoor recreation economy. 
Secretary Haaland Celebrates Expansion of Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Press Release
Wildflowers in bloom near a trail in Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge
4/9/2022
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in New Orleans, Louisiana today to commemorate an historic expansion of Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge and highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to conserve, protect, and restore our nation’s lands and waters.
President Biden’s Budget Invests $2.8 Billion to Support Outdoor Recreation Economies, Access to Public Lands
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Great American Outdoors Act, Secretary Deb Haaland, America's Great Outdoors, Press Release
Clouds in a blue sky over rocky terrain
4/8/2022
The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will invest $2.8 billion in fiscal year 2023 to address critical deferred maintenance projects and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure in national parks, national wildlife refuges and recreation areas, and at Bureau of Indian Education schools. 
Interior Department Announces FY 2021 Disbursements, Providing Important Funds for States, Tribes and Conservation Initiatives
Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Press Release
Coastline at the California Coastal National Monument.
11/23/2021
The Department of the Interior announced today that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $8.78 billion in Fiscal Year 2021 from energy production on federal and Tribal lands, and offshore areas. 
This Week at Interior June 4, 2021
Secretary Haaland at the Stonewall Inn
6/4/2021
News and headlines from Interior, June 4, 2021
Secretary Haaland Announces $150 Million to Create Public Parks, Expand Recreation Opportunities in Urban Areas
National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Press Release
Child plays near a slide at Cully Park.
5/10/2021
The Department of the Interior today announced that the National Park Service will distribute $150 million to local communities through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant program.
Interior Announces Plans to Strengthen LWCF
Climate Change, Restoration, Conservation, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Press Release
Man Fly fishing on the Madison River
2/11/2021
New Order Revokes Policy Actions That Undermined Bipartisan Conservation Program
Trump Administration Continues to Improve Conservation of Western Big Game Species
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary, Press Release
Bull elk lifts its head and antlers in a frosted wheat field with another bull elk in the background.
8/12/2020
Since 2018, the Department of the Interior and its partners have facilitated 73 projects across 11 states with the more than $47 million being invested in wildlife conservation.
ICYMI: Actually funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary, Press Release
Two boys stand together outside while one of them looks through binoculars.
7/27/2020
America unequivocally loves its national parks and public lands. For decades, each President and members of Congress talked about how much they care about these lands, but have not been willing to do much more than talk.
Secretary Bernhardt's Statement on the Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Press Release
Secretary Bernhardt stands near a podium and shakes hands with President Trump.
7/22/2020
The legislation will use royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling to provide up to $1.9 billion a year for five years to repair critical facilities and infrastructure in our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas and American Indian schools. It will also permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the tune of $900 million a year to invest in conservation and recreation opportunities across the country. 
Interior Takes Historic Step to Transfer Ownership of Federal Water Projects in Utah to Local Water Users
Bureau of Reclamation, District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary, Water Challenges, Press Release
Big Sand Wash Reservoir
6/16/2020
The Department of the Interior announced steps to improve water management by finalizing the transfer of ownership of two federal water projects in Utah to local water user organizations.
Secretary Bernhardt Announces $160 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges
National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Press Release
Two brown and gray birds fly over a wetland of open water and tall grasses.
5/28/2020
Hundreds of bird species will benefit from $160 million in funding for various wetland conservation projects in North America. The funding was approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which is chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt.
Secretary Bernhardt Announces $227 Million for State Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Projects
Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, District of Columbia, Press Release
Two boys stand together outside while one of them looks through binoculars.
3/31/2020
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced $227,125,000 will be distributed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for specified park and outdoor recreation and conservation projects.

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