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Departmental Highlights DH - 43 Engaging the Next Generation Secretary Jewell is leading a holistic and dynamic effort with bold goals of getting millions of the Nation’s youth active, outdoors, and connected to nature. In order to reach these goals, Interior is forg- ing new public-private partnerships and working in partnership with its Congressionally authorized foundations—the National Park Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation—to secure private philanthropy in the Department’s program and plan. To date, the Secretary has received support from American Eagle Outfitters, Coca-Cola, Camel- Bak, The North Face, REI, Thule, and the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation to name a few. A key priority for Secretary Jewell is the engage- ment of the public in Interior’s mission, particularly America’s young people. The future of America’s public lands depends upon young people becom- ing active stewards of the environment throughout their lives. Interior has a unique opportunity to harness the strong spirit of the Nation’s youth, and encourage them to use their time, energy, and talent to play, learn, serve, and work on our public lands and cultural treasures. The Department of the Interior plays a key role in improving the Nation’s future by introducing, involving, and encouraging the next generation as stewards of culture, history, land, water, and wildlife. In this dynamic and changing Nation, more and more people are isolated from the outdoors in cities and large urban areas. Young people are increasingly drawn indoors and are becoming inactive. The Department’s unique assets provide great oppor- tunities to connect this generation to the outdoors and the Nation’s natural and cultural resources in exciting and meaningful ways. To address the growing disconnect between young people and the outdoors, Interior developed strate- gies to promote public-private partnerships and collaborative efforts across all levels of government to connect young people with the land and inspire them to play, learn, serve, and work outdoors. The result will maximize opportunities for youth through visitor and educational programs, partnerships, volunteerism, and employment. These efforts can be leveraged through social media and technological enhancements to expand opportunities for travel and tourism and life-long learning. Children across our Nation are increasingly disconnected from nature, yet playing outside and learning about the natural world is fun, healthy, and creates lifelong connections to nature. Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior July 28, 2015 Engaging the Next Generation prioriTy goal youTH employmenT and Training GOAL: Build the next generation of conser- vation and community leaders by supporting efforts to get young people to play, learn, serve, and work outdoors. METRIC: By September 30, 2017, the Depart- ment of the Interior will: • Involve 10 million children in outdoor recreation programs. • Engage 10 million youth in envi- ronmental education programs. • Support one million volunteers annu- ally in service projects on public lands. • Provide 100,000 work and training opportunities for young adults on public lands between 2013-2017.
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SecretaryJewellisleadingaholisticanddynamiceffort with bold goals of getting millions of theNation’syouthactive,outdoors,andconnectedtonature.Inordertoreachthesegoals,Interiorisforg-ingnewpublic-privatepartnershipsandworkinginpartnershipwithitsCongressionallyauthorizedfoundations—theNationalParkFoundationandtheNationalFishandWildlifeFoundation—tosecureprivatephilanthropyintheDepartment’sprogramandplan.Todate,theSecretaryhasreceivedsupportfromAmericanEagleOutfitters,Coca-Cola,Camel-Bak,TheNorthFace,REI,Thule,andtheJohnsonOhanaCharitableFoundationtonameafew.
AkeypriorityforSecretaryJewell is theengage-mentofthepublicinInterior’smission,particularlyAmerica’syoungpeople.ThefutureofAmerica’spubliclandsdependsuponyoungpeoplebecom-ingactivestewardsoftheenvironmentthroughouttheir lives. Interiorhas auniqueopportunity toharnessthestrongspiritoftheNation’syouth,andencouragethemtousetheirtime,energy,andtalenttoplay,learn,serve,andworkonourpubliclandsandculturaltreasures.
TheDepartment of the Interior plays a key rolein improvingtheNation’s futureby introducing,involving,andencouragingthenextgenerationasstewardsofculture,history,land,water,andwildlife.InthisdynamicandchangingNation,moreandmorepeopleareisolatedfromtheoutdoorsincitiesandlargeurbanareas.Youngpeopleareincreasinglydrawn indoors and are becoming inactive. TheDepartment’suniqueassetsprovidegreatoppor-tunitiestoconnectthisgenerationtotheoutdoorsandtheNation’snaturalandculturalresourcesinexcitingandmeaningfulways.
Toaddressthegrowingdisconnectbetweenyoungpeopleandtheoutdoors,Interiordevelopedstrate-gies to promote public-private partnerships andcollaborativeeffortsacrossalllevelsofgovernmenttoconnectyoungpeoplewiththelandandinspirethemtoplay,learn,serve,andworkoutdoors.Theresultwillmaximizeopportunitiesforyouththroughvisitor and educational programs, partnerships,volunteerism,andemployment.Theseeffortscanbeleveragedthroughsocialmediaandtechnologicalenhancements toexpandopportunities for travelandtourismandlife-longlearning.
Children across our Nation are increasingly disconnected from nature, yet playing outside and learning about the natural world is fun, healthy, and creates lifelong connections to nature.
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the InteriorJuly 28, 2015
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prioriTy goal youTH employmenT and
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GOAL:Buildthenextgenerationofconser-vationandcommunityleadersbysupportingeffortstogetyoungpeopletoplay,learn,serve,andworkoutdoors.
METRIC:BySeptember30,2017,theDepart-mentoftheInteriorwill:• Involve10millionchildrenin
outdoorrecreationprograms.• Engage10millionyouthinenvi-
ronmentaleducationprograms.• Supportonemillionvolunteersannu-
allyinserviceprojectsonpubliclands.• Provide100,000workandtraining
opportunitiesforyoungadultsonpubliclandsbetween2013-2017.
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TheDepartmentsetthegoaltoprovide40,000workandtrainingopportunitiesduring2014and2015foryoungadults toward the Interiorgoalof 100,000by2017.Interiormetitsprioritygoalbyprovid-ing 52,596work and training opportunities overthepasttwoyears.Collaborativeeffortsacrossalllevelsofgovernmentandmobilizationofthe21stCentury Conservation Service Corps resulted inseveralhighimpactinitiatives,includingtheLatinoHeritageinternship,anengineeringinternshippilotinthefieldofmaterialsandcorrosion;developingthe Next Generation of Conservationists grants;continuing the AmeriCorp Environmental Sum-merStewardprogram;andexpansionoftheUrbanWildlifeConservationProgram.TheseinitiativesenabledsignificantprogresstowardsInterior’sgoaltoprovide100,000workandtrainingopportunitiestoyoungpeopleandveteransbytheendof2017.
Youth engagement objectives continue to be apriorityforInteriorbureaus.In2017,thebudgetproposestofund$102.5millionforyouthprogramsintheBureauofLandManagement,OfficeofSur-faceMiningReclamationandEnforcement,BureauofReclamation,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,FishandWildlifeService,NationalParkService,andBureauofIndianAffairs—acollective$37.7millionincreaseoverthe2016enactedfundinglevels.
The2017request includesa$2.6million increasewithinUSGSforhiring,mentoring,andengagingyoungpeopleinthesciences.ThroughtheUSGSCooperativeResearchUnitsprogram,USGSscien-tistsadvisedandmentored534science,technology,engineering,andmathgraduatestudentsin2015.TheUSGSalsosponsorsundergraduateandgradu-ateeducationprograms—suchastheDorisDukeConservation Scholars Program—that focus onminoritystudentrecruitmentandcareertraininginnaturalresourcestoincreasethenumberofunder-graduatestudentsfromgroupsunderrepresentedintheworkforcewhochoosetopursuestudiesandacareerinconservation.Theeducationalcomponentof the National Cooperative Geologic MappingProgram,EdMap,iseducatingsciencestudentsintheskillsofgeologicfieldmappingandscientificresearch, while providing necessary experiencesforsuccessinSTEMcareers.
Annually, theMendenhallResearchFellowspro-grambringsoutstandingstudentscientistsunderthementorshipofUSGSseniorscientists.Otheryouthprograms,suchastheStudentInternsinSupportof NativeAmerican Relations, target and attracta wide range of diverse and incredibly talented
youngpeople tocultivate interest in thesciencesandaddtoafoundationofscienceforAmerica’sfutureworkforce.ParticipantsintheNativeYouthinScience–PreservingOurHomelandssummercampprogram–learnhowintegratingscienceandtraditionalecologicalknowledgecanprotectandpre-servetheecosystemsandhomelandsoftheirTribe.
Intheleaduptothe100thbirthdayoftheNationalParkServicein2016,theAdministrationlaunchedtheEveryKidinaParkinitiativeasacalltoactiontogetallchildrentovisitandenjoyAmerica’sun-paralleledoutdoors.Todaymorethan80percentofAmericanfamiliesliveinurbanareasandmanylackeasyaccesstosafeoutdoorspaces.Atthesametime,kidsarespendingmoretimethaneverinfrontofscreensinsteadofoutside.A2010KaiserFamilyFoundationstudyfoundyoungpeoplenowdevoteanaverageofmorethansevenhoursadaytoelec-tronicmediause,orabout53hoursaweek—moretimethanafull-timejob.
America’spubliclandsandwatersofferspacetogetoutsideandgetactive,andarelivingclassroomsthatprovideopportunitiestobuildcriticalskillsthroughhands-onactivities.ToinspirethenextgenerationtodiscoverallAmerica’spubliclandsandwatershavetooffer,all4thgradestudentsandtheirfamilieswill receive free admission to allNational ParksandotherFederallandsandwatersforafullyear,startingwiththe2015-2016schoolyear.
The2017budgetincludesa$20.0millionincreasefortheEveryKidinaParkinitiative.Ofthisincrease,$11.5millionwillbeforeffortstointroduceannuallytonearbynationalparksatleastonemillion4thgradestudentsfromelementaryschoolsservingdisadvan-tagedstudentsinurbanareas.Theremaining$8.5millionwillensureparkunitshaveprogrammingtailoredforyoungpeopleandtheirfamilies,espe-ciallyathighvisitationandurbanparks.
WithinBIA,thebudgetincludesanadditional$2.0million to supportyouthparticipation innaturalresources programs that focus on theprotection,enhancement, and conservation through science,education,andculturallearning.Programsaimedattribalyouthwillopendoorstofuturejoboppor-tunities,instillingrespectfortheresourcesandanappreciationof their importance to tribal cultureand livelihood. The request supportsnew tribalyouthprojectsandtrainingprogramsthroughoutIndian Country and supplements the existingtrainingprogramswithintheForestry,Water,andAgricultureprograms.
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engaging THe nexT generaTion(dollars in millions)
2016 2017 Enacted Request ChangeBureauofLandManagement........................................................ 1.0 1.0 .0OfficeofSurfaceMiningReclamationandEnforcement.......... .0 1.0 +1.0BureauofReclamation................................................................... 3.5 3.5 .0U.S.GeologicalSurvey................................................................... 23.7 26.3 +2.6FishandWildlifeService................................................................ 13.5 19.0 +5.5NationalParkService..................................................................... 18.2 38.2 +20.0BureauofIndianAffairs................................................................. 5.0 13.5 +8.6ToTal, engaging THe nexT generaTion ............................ 64.8 102.5 +37.7
[NPS Recreation Fees] ....................................................................... [6.4] [6.4] [0]
TheBureauof IndianEducationbudget includesa $6.6million increase for scholarships for post-secondary education with a focus on recipientsseekingdegreesinscience,technology,engineering,andmathematicsfields.Theavailabilityofadvancededucation opportunities for tribal members is ahighpriorityforTribes.AneducatedandskilledtribalmemberworkforceisseenbyTribesasakeyelementofeconomicdevelopment.ThisincreaseispartoftheAdministration’slaunchofGenerationIndigenous, focused on removing the barriers tosuccessforNativeyouthbytakingacomprehensive,culturally-appropriate approach to help improvethelivesandopportunitiesforNativeyouth.Thisgovernment-wide initiative builds on work theDepartmentandotheragencieshavebegunwithTribestoimplementeducationreformsandaddressotherissuesfacingNativeyouth.
ThroughtheUrbanWildlifeConservationProgram,FWSisinvitingcitydwellerstoenjoytheoutdoorsbycreatingopportunitiesnearurbancommunities.Anadditional$5.5millionisrequestedinthe2017budgettoextendsuccessfulpartnershipsinBalti-more,Maryland,andAlbuquerque,NewMexico,tootherrefugesacrosstheCountry.TheFWSwillusethisincreasetocreateadditionalurbancommu-nitypartnershipstoengageyouthinnature-relatedactivitiesandprograms.AlongwithcommunitiesandpartnersnearDenver,Colorado,FWSisworkingwithkidstohelpturnadegradedretentionpondinanunderservedneighborhoodintoalocalpark
thatconnectstothenearbyRockyMountainArsenalNationalWildlifeRefuge.Thiswillallowahealthywatershed toflourish, bridging the gapbetweenyoungpeopleandthegreatoutdoors.
TheOSMREbudgetincludesanincreaseof$1.0mil-liontoexpandtheuseofreforestationtechniquesincoalminereclamationandprovideopportunitiesforyouthengagementwiththeoutdoors.Refores-tationefforts,manyinvolvingtheNation’syouth,haveprovidedanopportunity toreintroducetheAmericanchestnuttree.TheAmericanchestnutwaskingoftheforestovermuchoftheEasternUnitedStatesandan importantpartof culturalheritageuntildestroyedbyAsianfungusblightinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.
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preparing THe nexT generaTion of ouTdoor sTewards–one CiTy aT a Time
Thevalueandbenefitsoftimespentoutsidearewelldocumented,although,unfortunately,agrowingdisconnectexistsbetweenyoungpeopleandthegreatoutdoors.AspartofInterior’sboldyouthinitia-tivetoengagethenextgenerationofoutdoorstewardsandinspiremillionsofyoungadults,SecretaryJewelllaunchedanationwideeffortin50U.S.citiestoincreaseawareness,support,andparticipationinoutdoorprograms.
TheAmericanExpressFoundationjoinsInterior’s50CitiesInitiativeandinvestsinthecreationoflocalcoalitionsin50citiesacrosstheCountrytohelpachievethesegoals.Theinitiativewasstartedin25citiesin2015andprogramsintheremaining25citieswillbeginin2016.
Using our public lands as living classrooms is one of the ways the Obama Administration is working to ensure all students have the tools they need for a bright future.
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the InteriorNovember 18, 2015
