Catch up with the latest programs and happenings at the Interior Museum.

Upcoming Events

The National Fish Hatchery System: Leading Aquaculture in the 21st Century
Wednesday, October 4 
Apache Trout being loaded for stocking at Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery, Arizona.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Rachel Carson Room

Aquatic populations, and our access to them, have been in peril before. In the late 19th century, northeast fish populations were crashing, and President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Spencer Baird as the first Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. So began the National Fish Hatchery System. From that time, fish culture and fish hatcheries have played a critical role in maintaining the populations of fish and other aquatic species on which so many communities rely, but not without scrutiny. Join  Nate Wilke, Chief, Branch of Hatchery Operations and Applied Science  to learn about this journey, along with the bumps and bruises, and see how we're leading the way to a bright future for these wonderful waterways, and the critters and people that depend on them.


25 Years of Helping Communities Achieve their Parks, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Visions
Wednesday, November 1
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Rachel Carson Room

The National Park Service helps build healthy communities through parks, trails and outdoor opportunities; conserve natural lands, rivers and watersheds; engage youth in outdoor recreation and stewardship; strengthen the organizational capacity of their partners; and enhance relationships between public lands and communities. Join Stephan Nofield, NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program Manager to learn more about this program and its impact on more than 200 communities annually.


Rachel Carson: Conservationist in Action
Thursday, December 14 
Rachel Carson bird-watching at Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania.  Photo Credit: Shirley Briggs.

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Rachel Carson Room

Rachel Carson spent 16 years working for the Fish and Wildlife Service and its predecessors, most of them in the Interior Department's headquarters building.  Carson's time as a federal employee proved critical for her success as a best-selling author of books like "The Sea Around Us" and "Silent Spring."  Join USFWS Historian, Mark Madison, Ph.D. to learn more about Rachel Carson's work as a federal employee which allowed her to help spur many of the critical issues that define the modern environmental movement.


Special Assistance -  For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the accessible entrance, please notify museum staff at (202) 208-4743 in advance of the program. Special needs will be accommodated whenever possible.

Building Access - All adults must present a valid photo ID to enter the building. All visitors will be subject to security screenings, including bag and parcel checks.

Location - The Rachel Carson Room is located next to the basement cafeteria of the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC, 20240.

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Sculpture "American Bison," by Boris Gilbertson at the Department of Interior Building, Washington, D.C. 
Fine Arts Program U.S. General Services Administration
Murals Tours

Discover the art and architecture that made the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building a "symbol of a new day" during the Great Depression.  Tours are offered at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please call the Museum in advance of your visit at 202.208.4743 to make a reservation.

More information on the Murals Tour
Collections Spotlight
 
Pond - Warm Springs, Georgia
Claire Fivaz, circa 1920
Oil on canvas
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum, OSAC 02692

This autumnal scene depicts a few of the 40 ponds at the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery in Warm Springs, Georgia. The facility was established in 1899 as a warmwater hatchery to propagate species vital to the fishery resources of the Southeastern United States and the Atlantic Coast. The hatchery campus has since expanded to include the Fish Technology Center, the Fish Health Center and the Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center-all operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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