School improvement ceremony celebrates 4,000th project

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk presides over the groundbreaking ceremony for a $7.2 million school improvement project at the St. Francis Indian School in South Dakota. This is the 4,000th American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project.
http://recovery.doi.gov/press/bureaus/bureau-of-indian-affairs/

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Interior Department’s ARRA Projects East to West

Reconstruction of the popular South Kaibab Trail will include trail resurfacing; rebuilding steps; stabilizing and preventative maintenance treatments to retaining walls including replacing those that have been lost to floods, slides, or erosion; and repairing and aligning damaged water features. The reconstruction project will significantly improve conditions for the over 200,000 annual visitors that use the trail.
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Interior Department’s ARRA Projects East to West

A Phoenix Marine diver emerges from the Ellis Island ferry slip during an inspection of the Ellis Island seawall under the watchful eye of another Phoenix employee. The company is inspecting the different areas around the island where the seawall is damaged prior to beginning the repair/rehabilitation process as part of the ARRA contract.
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Creating Jobs in Conservation

$4.3 Million in Recovery Act funding is providing a major benefit for both Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction and the National Elk Refuge, located near the heart of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Check out our video.
http://recovery.doi.gov/press/bureaus/us-fish-and-wildlife-service/fws-feature-story-5/

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Wiring upgrade for BLM Field offices in Cottonwood Idaho.

An ARRA contract helps an electrician get his business off the ground while doing a much needed wiring upgrade for BLM Field offices in Cottonwood Idaho.
http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2010/08/economic-recovery-contract-helps-local-electrician-launch-business/

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Project Creates Jobs at National Research Refuge

Patuxent Research Refuge gained national recognition in the 1960s for discovering the link between DDT and the decline of many bird species. Recovery Act funding will provide the improvements that managers and scientists need to continue their research.
http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/293

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ARRA Brings Needed Repair to Thomas Jefferson Memorial

The seawall at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. was sinking and pulling away from the plaza at the memorial, but thanks to $12.4 million in stimulus funds the seawall is being put right for generations to come.
http://www.doi.gov/news/doinews/ARRA-Project-on-the-Thomas-Jefferson-Memorial.cfm

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Three Sisters Irrigation District Success Story

When complete, the Three Sisters Irrigation District piping project will cut canal water losses in half, revitalize a local fishery and is providing an economic shot in the arm for dozens of businesses in the small mountain town of Sisters, Oregon.
http://www.usbr.gov/pn/video/threesisters/

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DOI Recovery Investments by Bureau

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