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Pew Trusts: Repairing National Park System's Infrastructure Would Create More Than 110,000 Jobs

More than 16,000 jobs in California. Another 8,054 in Wyoming. And nearly 7,300 in Virginia. All told, if Congress provided the funds to tackle the National Park Service's $11.3 billion maintenance backlog, it would create more than 110,000 jobs across the country, according to an analysis.

Survey Shows Extent Of Harassment In Interior Department

Working in the wide open spaces managed by the Interior Department, whether your job is in a national park, riding the range managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, or counting ducks in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge, places you at higher odds than most other Interior bureaus of being harassed in one form or another.

Night Sky Program Coming To Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

If you're near Agate Fossil Beds National Monument on Saturday, join Rangers Alvis Mar and Tony Mincu from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. as they tour the amazing Winter Solstice night skies over the monument. During the outing, you'll learn about the Winter Solstice, multicultural interpretation of the stars, and the night sky. Also the Geminid Meteor Showers will be visible if the skies are clear. Tips about night sky photography will also be available.