Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
- Written by Emily Wakild, Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for the Environment and Public Lands, Boise State University
Visitors trek the Sand to Snow National Monument in Southern California, a popular area for camping, hiking, hunting and other activities.Bob Wick, BLM/FlickrThe Department of the Interior was created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory. It became known as “the department of everything else” for...