WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en-US 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.120 This Week at Interior 00:00:04.120 --> 00:00:08.880 Nearly 2000 Interior employees are  currently working alongside federal,   00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:14.840 state, Tribal and other community partners in  wildfire management activities across the West,   00:00:14.840 --> 00:00:19.280 and in direct response to the devastation  caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in   00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:23.360 the southeast. If you need help, or would  like to contribute to relief efforts in   00:00:23.360 --> 00:00:30.000 the aftermath of these devastating events,  contact the American Red Cross at redcross.org 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:35.120 Secretary Haaland visited San Jose, California  this week to highlight new investments for the   00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:40.840 redevelopment and creation of local parks through  the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program,   00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:45.440 or ORLP. During her visit, the Secretary  discussed how President Biden's Investing   00:00:45.440 --> 00:00:49.960 in America agenda and the America the  Beautiful initiative are helping advance   00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:55.400 the administration’s commitment to ensuring that  everyone, no matter their background or zip code,   00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.120 can enjoy the benefits of green spaces  and the outdoors. The ORLP program   00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:05.120 was established in 2014 and is funded  through the Land and Water Conservation Fund,   00:01:05.120 --> 00:01:09.480 which received full and permanent funding  through the Great American Outdoors Act. 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:13.680 Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife  and Parks Shannon Estenoz and Chair of the   00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.600 White House Council on Environmental  Quality Brenda Mallory joined federal,   00:01:17.600 --> 00:01:22.720 state and local leaders in Illinois this week to  honor President Biden’s recent establishment of   00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:28.080 Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument.  The new national monument will help tell a   00:01:28.080 --> 00:01:33.080 more complete story of America by preserving  historic objects associated with a violent,   00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:37.720 racially motivated riot in 1908 that  ultimately served as a catalyst for   00:01:37.720 --> 00:01:43.120 important steps in the civil rights movement,  including the creation of the NAACP. 00:01:43.120 --> 00:01:47.160 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for  Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve   00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:52.080 Feldgus traveled to California this week, where  he joined federal, state and community leaders   00:01:52.080 --> 00:01:57.440 to celebrate the completion of the Victory Pass  and Arica Solar + Storage projects in Riverside   00:01:57.440 --> 00:02:02.640 County. They are the first to qualify under  the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan,   00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:07.920 and together will generate enough  electricity to power over 200,000 homes. 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.960 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week  announced nearly $10 million in funding for 53   00:02:12.960 --> 00:02:18.160 projects across Western states. The funding  will support sagebrush habitat restoration,   00:02:18.160 --> 00:02:22.800 scientific research, and efforts to increase  community resilience against climate change,   00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:25.480 such as wildfires and extreme drought. 00:02:25.480 --> 00:02:29.280 And our social media Picture of the  Week...with the arrival of crisp,   00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:34.480 cooler air and with fewer hours of daylight,  the colors of autumn blaze through Colorado's   00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:39.760 Rocky Mountain National Park. October is peak  season here among the forests and high meadows,   00:02:39.760 --> 00:02:43.360 where the sounds of bull elk  bugling echoes through the air. 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:47.760 Make sure you follow us on Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. 00:02:47.760 --> 00:02:57.000 That's This Week at Interior!