THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PEOPLE LAND &WATERWATER Sept/Oct 1997 Vol. 4, No. 8 Oil & Water in the National Parks, 7 Ice Worms Discovered, 24 Deep Water Coral Reef Found in Florida Keys, 13 With a new director on board and a clearly defined mission for the wildlife refuge system, the Fish and Wildlife Service marks National Wildlife Refuge Week with confidence and optimism. Director Jamie Rappaport Clark, who stresses the need for continued courage as well as cooperation (page 23), Tapping The Wonder of Youth at urges Americans to visit the “Wild Places” to gain an appreciation of their conservation mission (pages National Jamboree, 4-5, 14 16-17). Public support for the refuges is exemplified by the many wildlife artists whose paintings raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy habitat (page 8). Continued recovery of endangered species From (page 6) bears witness to the Service’s successful partnerships with private and public agencies to Russia Charles Kuralt preserve America’s natural heritage. International efforts under CITES are highlighted on pages 31-32. Remembered, 22 Yellowstone PROMOTIONS,APPOINTMENTS, KUDOS at 125, 10-11 With Love Maddux, 23 THE INSIDE LINE Toya, 18 Interior People 2-3 Layout by: Mark Hall • Around the Department 4-5 Science & Stewardship 6-7 Working With America 8-9 U.S. Geological Survey 12-14 Office of Surface Mining 15 Davis, 20 Bureau of Indian Affairs 18-19 Haseltine, 13 Morgan, 28 O’Haver, 26 National Park Service 20-21 ISC/CISS Graphics Fish & Wildlife Service 22-23 Minerals Management Service 24-25 Bureau of Reclamation 26-27 Bureau of Land Management 28-29 Office of Insular Affairs 30 International Activities 31-32 Need subscription changes or information? Letters to the Editor? E-mail to
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