U.S. Department of the Interior Information

Bureaus and Agencies of Interior

(links to the their web sites)

Department-wide Information

News Releases
News Archive
Electronic Library of Interior Policies (ELIPS)
ELIPS is a library of the official, Department-wide policies and procedures for the Department of the Interior. It contains long term policies, mandatory procedures, and descriptions of major organization components, as well as selected Secretary’s Orders from 1992 to the present. Current and superseded or expired Departmental Manual Chapters and Bulletins and Memoranda are available on ELIPS.
Solicitor's Opinions
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Appropriations
Budget and Performance Portal, including Budget in Brief and Budget Justifications
Strategic Plans
Performance Reports
Department Financial Reports

History

History of Interior
The Department of Everything Else: Highlights of Interior History
Book by Robert M. Utley and Barry Mackintosh, 1989
Secretaries of the Interior

Bureau Histories

Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The reorganization of the former Minerals Management Service
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Was also derived from the former Minerals Management Service
Bureau of Reclamation
National Park Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Geological Survey

Partnerships

Publications

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Land Management

Information Center
Photo Library
BLM Handbooks
BLM Manual
- Instruction Memoranda
- Information Bulletins
BLM Press Releases
Social Media
Land Use Planning and National Environmental Policy Act Documents (ePlanning Project Search)
Planning and NEPA
General Land Office Records
Search for official Federal land title records from 1820 to the mid-1960’s
More Land Records
BLM Technical Notes
BLM Technical References
Cultural Resources Series
Desk Guide to Cooperating Agency Relationships
Energy and Minerals
With links to project data and production statistics
InciWeb: Incident Information System
InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system; it provides the latest on hazardous conditions on public lands.
Laws and Regulations
National Conservation Lands
National Training Center
National Wild Horse and Burro Program
North Slope Science Initiative
Public Land Orders
Public Land Statistics
Recreation and Visitor Services

Bureau of Mines

The United States Bureau of Mines was established in 1910 by the Department of the Interior and abolished in 1996.

Bureau of Mines Publications (Public NTRL database search)
The National Technical Information Service maintains the collection of the Bureau's 5,893 documents. Refine your search by choosing Bureau of Mines as the Source.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Until May 2010, the Minerals Management Service

Press Releases
The Environmental Studies Program Information System (EPSIS)
EPSIS makes all completed ESP reports available online as full electronic .pdf documents, including images and graphics. Technical summaries of over 700 sponsored environmental research projects, as well as full pdf documents of over 2,000 research reports, are available for online full text search.
BOEM Library
BOEM Manuals
Contains internal regulations, containing policy, procedures, and responsibilities of the Office of the Director, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Office of Environmental Programs, and the Office of Strategic Resources.

Scientific and Technical Publications by Region:
Alaska Region
BOEM Environmental Studies Program Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Bibliography 1990–2024
Gulf of Mexico Region

Bureau of Reclamation

News Releases
Bureau of Reclamation Manual
Policies
Basin Studies Program
Desalination and Water Purification Research Publications
Drought Response Program
Engineering Geology Field Manual
Manuals and Guidelines
Projects and Facilities Database
Find general information about Reclamation's dams, power plants, and more
Reclamation History Website
Water Measurement Manual
Water Treatment Primer
Science and Technology Research Results
- Bulletins and Updates

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Indian Arts and Crafts Board

National Park Service

News
Laws, Policies & Regulations
Legislative and Congressional Affairs
Links to searchable texts of the Laws Relating to the National Park Service and National Park Service Summaries of Public Laws
Parks by Congressional Districts, 117th Congress
Director's Orders
Executive Orders
Park Planning
- Planning Documents
- Projects with Documents Open for Comment
- National Park System Advisory Board
Budget Justifications
Publications
NPGallery: Digital Asset Management Program
Multimedia Search
Integrated Resource Management Applications (IRMA) Portal
National Parks Index, 2012-2016, and Addendum, 2016-2017
Park Science
Park Histories
Park Administrative Histories
Oral History Interviews
Archeology Publications
History and Cultural Publications
InciWeb: Incident Information System
InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system; it provides the latest on hazardous conditions on public lands.
Inventory and Monitoring in the Parks
Maps
Museum Management Program Publications
Includes the Museum Handbook
Natural Resource Publications
National Archeological Database
Also available with enhanced indexing in the tDAR, The Digital Archaeological Record
Locate citations to more than 350,000 technical reports and maps, mostly unpublished. Includes names of lead agencies and locations where copies may be available.
National Register of Historic Places Program: Publications
National Register of Historic Places Program: Research - Data Downloads
Includes links to the National Register of Historic Places database
National Trails System
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Preservation
Social Science Program
Virtual Museum Exhibits
Water Resources

Fish and Wildlife Service

Newsroom
Servicewide Policies
Fish and Wildlife Service Director's Orders
Fish and Wildlife Service Handbooks
Fish and Wildlife Service Manual
Endangered Species Recovery Plans
Comprehensive Conservation Plans
Produced for the National Wildlife Refuges
Environmental Conservation Online System
Includes links to lists of all threatened and endangered animals and plants, reclassified species, and delisted species; critical habitats, success stories, information on fish passage, and interactive maps.
Fish and Wildlife News
Fish & Wildlife News is the quarterly magazine of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is written by and about Fish and Wildlife Service employees in offices around the nation, retirees, and the public.
Wildlife Fact Sheets

Geological Survey

News Releases
Publications Warehouse
Science Explorer
Board on Geographic Names
- Search U.S. Geographic Names
Contaminant Hazard Reviews
Earth Explorer
Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products
Groundwater Information
Ground Water Atlas of the United States
Metal Industry Indicators, Mineral Commodity Summaries, Mineral Industry Surveys, Minerals Yearbook, and more
Minerals Yearbook Archive (1932-1993)
National Geologic Map Database
The National Map Viewer
- The National Map -- Data Delivery
  Access topographical map products, GIS data, and the full suite of The National Map’s applications and visualization services
- Historical Topographic Maps
National Minerals Information Center
Water Data for the Nation

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U.S. Department of the Interior Information

Bureaus and Agencies of Interior

Department-wide Information

History

Bureau Histories

Partnerships

Publications

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Mines

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Bureau of Reclamation

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Indian Arts and Crafts Board

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Geological Survey

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