Press Releases

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. 

President Trump directed the Interagency Task Force to submit a report that proposes options for the creation of a National Garden of American Heroes, including potential locations for the site, within 60 days of the issuance.

The funding through the National Park Service will provide critical support for the continued operation, maintenance and security of the memorial and museum.

Reactions to the modernizatrion of the National Environmental Policy Act.

The National Park Service is proposing improvements to the regulations that govern contracts to enhance visitor services at NPS units.

The regulations finalized by CEQ today further build on the successes already accomplished by the Department since streamlining current processes to reduce timelines for environmental reviews.

The Executive Order directs the Task Force to submit a report to the President that proposes options for the creation of the National Garden to honor American heros.

Actively managing our timbered lands by permitting responsible timber harvests, clearing dead and dying timber and conducting other fuel treatments helps prevent wildfires and better protects communities from ruin. These lands provide economic life to thousands of Oregonians. 

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt met with Tribal leaders, Bureau of Reclamation staff, members of Congress, local business representatives, and other members of the public. The Trump Administration remains committed to being a good neighbor, ensuring federal decisions are informed by local concerns.

The Department of the Interior will not move forward with a new Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan for the North Cascades Ecosystem and the associated Environmental Impact Statement.