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March 6, 2010
To: All Employees of the Department of the Interior
From: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the InteriorSubject: DOI Economic Report
The Department of the Interior has released its first-ever Economic Report. Traditionally, we have measured our progress in terms of environmental benefits–of which we have many–yet this is an important report as it is our first effort to quantify the economic impacts of our programs and activities. In this report, we show that the Department's activities employ many Americans and inject billions into the national economy–all while preserving our national resources.With every tax dollar invested in the Department, our programs power America's economic recovery and create jobs here at home. The report's findings include:
With innovation and with renewed attention to the benefits of responsible stewardship, we can help repower our economy and create a lasting foundation for prosperity in America.
- Energy development and mining on lands managed by the Department support 726,000 jobs. The most jobs are in Wyoming, New Mexico, Louisiana and Texas.
- National parks, national wildlife refuges, and other sites managed by the department attracted more than 414 million visitors in 2008, supporting 316,000 jobs in tourism and recreation in all 50 states and generating more than $25 billion in economic activity.
- Rural states especially benefit from our programs and activities. In states that are more than 50 percent rural, for example, visitors to Interior sites support 200,000 jobs and $15.3 billion in economic activity.
- Conservation activities generate large numbers of jobs. For example, every $1 million taxpayers invest in ecosystem restoration projects creates 30 mostly private-sector jobs. Every $1 million invested in recreation projects produces 22 mostly private-sector jobs.
As always, I am proud to work with such a dedicated and innovative team.
Please read the Economic Report on our web site at . http://doi.gov/news/pressreleases/upload/DOI_Economic-Impacts-Report.pdf
21 Mar 2009
U.S. State of the Birds Report 2009
Secretary of the Interior Salazar announced the "State of the Birds Report 2009" yesterday in recognition that migratory birds are beautiful, economically important, a priceless part of America's natural heritage, and critical indicators of the health of the environment. Commissioned by the Service, the report represents a summary assessment of the state of our nation's birds that is anticipated to elicit national interest in restoring and conserving America's wild bird resources. Although the report reveals widespread declines in bird populations, it also highlights the role of partnerships in conservation. The report synthesizes bird population data from three long-running bird censuses conducted by thousands of citizen scientists and professional biologists and is available at http://www.stateofthebirds.org/ or through the Southeast regional website at http://www.fws.gov/southeast/.The State of the Birds Report website features a foreword to this unique data-driven project, an overview and the actual "State of the Birds 2009" report, a section on endangered species and population studies, challenges, methods, what you can do and the news release announcing this new project.
This is the first-ever U.S. State of the Birds Report that is the result of an unprecedented partnership among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, state wildlife agencies, American Bird Conservancy, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, and other conservation organizations dedicated to conserving America's bird populations and habitat. The report is expected to be updated at least every three to five years and will become a long-term collaboration among partner organizations to chart the state of United States' birds over time and, thereby, also reflect the state of our environment.
Please take a moment to review the State of the Birds Report 2009 and reflect upon the incredibly important ecological, socio-economic and spiritual role that birds fulfill.
John
Acting Chief, Division of Migratory BirdsJohn Stanton
Supervisory Wildlife Biologist
Migratory Bird Field Office
P.O. Box 210
205 S. Ludington Drive
Columbia, NC 27925
252-796-4909 ext. 228 Office
252-796-6984 Fax
252-473-0219 Cell Phone
John_Stanton@fws.gov
http://www.fws.gov/columbiawildlife
Southeast Division of Migratory BirdsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95 million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses the more than 540 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 70 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
For more information, please contact us at:
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 6504
Titusville, Florida 32782
(321) 861-0667
Email: merrittisland@fws.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service**********
On March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an Executive Order creating Pelican Island as the country's first national wildlife refuge. Roosevelt went on to establish an additional 54 national wildlife refuges during his two terms and set historic conservation values for America. These values have grown into a system, which today, consists of 546 National Wildlife Refuges on more than 95 million acres of America's most important wildlife habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 546 national wildlife refuges and over 3000 "mini-refuges" called Waterfowl Production Areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological Services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
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