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Engineering at Interior
Two engineers with hard hats observe a building site.
2/26/2021
Interior’s engineers think beyond the ordinary to inspire innovation, keep us safe and make us marvel.
10 Surprising Facts About the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Elk walking through snow-covered terrain with snow-capped mountains in the background.
2/22/2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has protected America’s stunning diversity of native fishes, plants, wildlife, and habitats for over 100 years. From counting birds to combating crime — and from stocking fish to genetics and forensics research — we’re an international wildlife conservation leader informed by science and supported by partnerships.
10 Public Lands with Powerful Native American Connections
A young woman in traditional tribal clothing dances outside as a small group of people look on.
10/30/2020
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month throughout November.
Enjoy Your Next E-bike Trip on Public Lands
Two people in helmets ride bikes on a narrow dirt trail across a grassy hill near small trees.
10/2/2020
Following a Secretarial Order and months of public consultation, Interior and its bureaus are issuing regulations that will expand access to e-bikes on public lands.
Thomas Moran and the Big Pictures
A painting of a tall waterfall flowing into a canyon with steep walls.
9/25/2020
Two amazing landscape paintings by artist Thomas Moran – touchstones of Interior’s history – will now be displayed in the Department’s headquarters. Not only do these paintings have their own fascinating story, they also played an important role in the history of our nation’s public lands.
10 Things Poachers Don’t Want You to Know about Wildlife Trafficking
Small black and yellow bog turtle in a patch of clover
9/9/2020
In the last 15 years, poaching and the illegal wildlife trade has accelerated, hurtling through the world’s last wild places like a train we can’t stop. Wildlife traffickers illegally capture a diversity of irreplaceable species – rare butterflies and baby cheetahs, mahogany trees and hummingbirds, sea turtles and parrots – and sell them as meat, pets, traditional medicine or décor.
The Ultimate Public Lands Playlist 
A woman leaping in the air as she dances across a landscape of white sand dunes.
8/19/2020
Want to take a short break from your day and escape on a virtual visit to some of the most wonderful places in America? In the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” we had some fun matching popular places with a variety of songs, each meant to capture the spirit and experience of your next great adventure.
2019 Share the Experience Photo Contest Winners
A blond woman wearing a backpack stands on a dirt trail surrounded by large ferns and massive trees in a misty forest.
6/25/2020
The Share the Experience photo contest gives amateur photographers the chance to showcase their skills by capturing the beauty of our nation’s public lands and waters. The Grand Prize photograph will appear on next year's America the Beautiful Federal Recreation Lands Pass and earns the photographer $10,000.
Interior Takes Steps to Improve Federal-State Cooperation in Mining Regulations
OSMRE Director Lanny Erdos is a white man with short gray hair wearing a suit and standing next to an American flag.
5/13/2020
Lanny E. Erdos, Acting Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Better coordination promotes sharing of resources, saves time, and eliminates duplicative efforts, resulting in a more effective implementation of standards, and further ensures the safety of the general public and the protection of the environment.
National Parks are National Treasures
A waterfall flows over a high gray rock cliff framed by tall trees in the foreground.
4/22/2020
Take a virtual visit to celebrate National Park Week.
12 Things You Didn't Know About Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Massive sand dunes pile on top of each other with a line of green trees in the foreground.
3/16/2020
Dive into some facts about this unique and amazing landscape. 
Don't Forget to Celebrate Plants on World Wildlife Day
Bright yellow flower with a green leaf
3/2/2020
Each year, World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3rd. The date was chosen to commemorate the signing of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. While many people use the opportunity to rightly celebrate the awesomeness of animals like elephants, jaguars, whales, and parrots, this year we want to give plants their due on World Wildlife Day! 
Interior Women Make More History
Aurelia Skipwith. an African American woman with long dark hair and wearing a light blue suit, holds one hand in the air and another on a book held by an older African American woman, and takes an oath from Vice President Pence, a white man with gray hair and wearing a dark suit.
3/2/2020
March is Women’s History Month, and we’re highlighting notable firsts for women at Interior and our bureaus.
11 Fun Facts About Mount Rainier National Park
A large field of colorful wildflowers sits before a snow capped mountain on the horizon.
2/28/2020
Only 60 miles outside of Seattle, Mount Rainier is an iconic part of Washington’s landscape.
The Conservation Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt
Black and White picture of Theodore Roosevelt wearing a hat and riding a horse through a crowd at the train station near Yellowstone National Park.
2/14/2020
Learn more about how President Theodore Roosevelt earned his spot on Mount Rushmore.

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