Federal Agency Partners
Bureau of Land Management
The BLM is responsible for carrying out a variety of programs for the management and conservation, of resources on 253 million surface acres, as well as 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate. These public lands make up about 13 percent of the total land surface of the United States and more than 40 percent of all land managed by the Federal government. Most of the public lands are located in the Western United States, including Alaska, and are characterized predominantly by extensive grassland, forest, high mountain, arctic tundra, and desert landscapes.
The National Landscape Conservation System is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2010! Read more.
Contacts
Bibi Booth
1849 C Street, NW-LS406
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 452-5093
Mary Tisdale
1849 C Street, NW-LS406
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 452-0365
Bureau of Reclamation
Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states. These water projects led to homesteading and promoted the economic development of the West. Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River.
Contact
Kate Goggin
Bureau of Reclamation
Public Affairs - Partnerships
1849 C Street, NW, Room 7614
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 513-0599
Department of Interior
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America's natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future. The U.S. Department of the Interior uses sound science to manage and sustain America's lands, water, wildlife, and energy resources, honors our nation's responsibilities to tribal nations, and advocates for America's island communities. DOI includes the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Reclamation, among others.
Read about some recent Department of Interior and White House Initiatives:
Take Pride in America ®
America's Great Outdoors Initiative
Let's Move Outside!
Youth in the Great Outdoors
Department of Defense
In 1990, Congress passed legislation establishing the Legacy Resource Management Program to provide financial assistance to the Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to preserve our natural and cultural heritage. The program assists DoD in protecting and enhancing resources while supporting military readiness. A Legacy project may involve regional ecosystem management initiatives, habitat preservation efforts, archaeological investigations, invasive species control, Native American consultations, and/or monitoring and predicting migratory patterns of birds and animals.
Contact
Jane Mallory
DoD Legacy Resources Management Program
ODUSD(IE) CO
1225 South Clark Street, Suite 1500
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 604-1774
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product.
NPLD celebration NOAA's National Estuaries Day!
Contact
Laurie Mcgilvray
Chief Estuarine Reserves Division
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
National Ocean Service, NOAA
National Park Service
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. Since 1916, the American people have entrusted the National Park Service with the care of their national parks. The National Park Service safeguards 392 national parks; 2,461 national historic landmarks; 582 national natural landmarks; 27,000 historic structures; 68,561 archeological sites; 85,049 miles of perennial rivers and streams; 43,162 miles of shoreline -- in all, 84,000,000 acres of land.
Contact
Joy Pietschmann
National Park Service Interpretation and Education
1201 Eye Street
Washington DC 20005
(202) 513-7141
USDA Forest Service
Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands.National forests and grasslands encompass 193 million acres of land, which is an area equivalent to the size of Texas.
FOCUS: Forests, Oceans Climate and US
Discover the Forest
Contact
Michelle Mitchell
(Interim)
(850) 228-1056
US Fish and Wildlife Service
The National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the world's premier system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. Since President Theodore Roosevelt designated Florida's Pelican Island as the first wildlife refuge in 1903, the System has grown to more than 150 million acres, 551 national wildlife refuges and other units of the Refuge System, plus 37 wetland management districts.
Contact
Deborah Moore
Refuges
4401 N Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 358-2386
US Army Corps of Engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers is the steward of the lands and waters at Corps water resources projects. Its Natural Resources Management (NRM) Mission is to manage and conserve those natural resources, consistent with ecosystem management principles, while providing quality public outdoor recreation experiences, to serve the needs of present and future generations.
Contact
David White (Interim)
HQUSACE (CECW-CO-N)
441 G. St NW, Washington, DC 20314
(202) 761-4558