Shadow Secretary of Interior Policy Statement

STEP ONE
The U.S. Forest Service should be transferred to
Dept. of the Interior from Dept. of Agriculture

U.S. FOREST SERVICE
Manage 20% of the national forest as old growth

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Grazing allotments for privately owned bison
Phase out grazing by sheep and cattle

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Restore wolves to public land

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Restore prairie dogs and beaver to public land

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Continue full data collection

BUREAU OF RECLAMATIONS
Remove the four Lower Snake River Dams
Reduce Mississippi levees and restore floodplains
Manage dams to reduce environmental impacts

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Maintain stream buffers during and after surface mining
Restore southeastern amphibians and mollusks 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Tax credits for ocean-based wind farms 

OFFICE OF WILDLAND FIRES
Use controlled burns to reduce fuel loads in forests
Restore regular fires on grasslands

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Continue towards advisory rather than supervisory role

BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Provide support for Native American students to become teachers