The Department of the Interior (DOI) conserves and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people, provides scientific and other information about natural resources and natural hazards to address societal challenges and create opportunities for the American people, and honors the Nation’s trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated island communities to help them prosper.

 

Our Vision

The Department of the Interior strives to fulfill a vision to:

• Promote energy security and critical minerals development - Creating jobs for Americans, insulating our nation from volatile political developments overseas, providing additional energy security to allies via surplus domestic supply, and generating revenue for all levels of government so they in turn have the resources to better serve the American people.
• Increase access to outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans -  We strive for this so that our people can be healthier, more fully enjoy the wonderful features of their federal lands, and take advantage of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation pursuits that are the roots of the conservation movement.
• Enhance conservation stewardship - Whereby all levels of government and private landowners work cooperatively together in an atmosphere of mutual respect to achieve shared natural resource management goals across landscapes.
• Improve management of species and their habitats - We do this by focusing our financial and staff resources on improving the status of our nation’s fish and wildlife and the healthy habitats that support them, and by streamlining bureaucracy to help us spend relatively more of our funding productively on the ground to better meet societal needs and our own natural resource management responsibilities.
• Uphold trust and related responsibilities - We do this by recognizing the importance of government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, Alaska Natives, and insular areas, and respecting self-determination and sovereignty.

 

Bureaus of the Department of the Interior

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Bureau of Land Management
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• National Park Service
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey