This Week at Interior February 18, 2022

This Week: Secretary Haaland tours significant civil rights sites in Mississippi and Alabama, part of a multi-state tour exploring how Interior can better tell the story of America; the Secretary commemorates the groundbreaking of the South Fork Wind project; the Bureau of Indian Affairs announces a series of reforms to protect the rights, dignity and safety of those being held in custody; the number of national park visitors is on the rise toward pre-pandemic levels; Interior’s bureaus submit plans to put the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into action; a $31 million award is made to rehabilitate a portion of the Foothills Parkway; and we head to Maryland’s Eastern Shore for our social media Picture of the Week! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and You Tube!

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The B.L.M. in Northern California has names of field offices called the Applegate field office. Making reference to the Applegate trail massacre of Native Indians. These type of names that celebrate the Massacre of Native Indians needs to be replaced.