This Week at Interior November 15, 2013

This week: the Department of the Interior hosts the 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference; it's thumbs up for the high-voltage transmission project Gateway West; another high-flow release at Arizona's Glen Canyon Dam; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service destroys six tons of confiscated ivory; Secretary Jewell will join those marking the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address; and an update on the earthquake repair project at the Washington Monument.

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*This Week at Interior:*
We host the 2013 _White House Tribal Nations Conference_,
give a thumbs up to high-voltage transmission project Gateway West,
pour high-flow water through Arizona's Glen Canyon Dam ( #science !),
destroy six tons of confiscated ivory,
and update on the Washington Monument's earthquake repair project.

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High flow releases to not work as well as natural flow. Sediment is needed to restore sand bars and beaches in the Colorado River.