Conservation Recognition Events

Photos from award events featuring conservation leaders, emphasizing the significance of environmental stewardship and legislative support for wildlife refuges.

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Events at Main Interior and surrounding area marking 50th anniversary of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and its National Park Service partnership, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Deputy Director Lyndi Harvey, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers, Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, and SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam among the dignitaries joining more than 500 student environmental leaders from around the nation. Students participated in the SCA's EarthVision, a first-of-its-kind youth conservation summit.

Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation - Smart Growth , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) with David Suzuki , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas among the officials on hand to discuss National Heritage Areas planning and other issues

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta, Georgia, for ceremony marking designation of six Georgia locales as Preserve America sites, including Kennesaw, Macon, Madison, Monticello, Rome, and Whitfield County

National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

Events at Main Interior and surrounding area marking 50th anniversary of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and its National Park Service partnership, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Deputy Director Lyndi Harvey, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers, Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, and SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam among the dignitaries joining more than 500 student environmental leaders from around the nation. Students participated in the SCA's EarthVision, a first-of-its-kind youth conservation summit.

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with aides and Klamath working group representatives at event marking the release of the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

EPA Science meeting, Office of Water's (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Recognition and Ice Cream Social, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Recognition for Office of Water (OW) staff who helped with move to EPA West. , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, on hand for announcement of bestowal of Federal Energy and Water Management Awards on U.S. Geological Survey headquarters, Reston, Virginia; Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge educational center, Freeport, Texas; Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, Charlestown, Rhode Island; Utah's Escalante Science Center

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 100 Year Old , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Science meeting, Office of Water's (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Recognition and Ice Cream Social, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Recognition for Office of Water (OW) staff who helped with move to EPA West. , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Nisqually Tribe wetlands restoration site and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, for tours, discussions, and ceremonies marking 20 years of federal, state, local cooperative conservation work

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Office of Air and Radiation - National Radon Poster Contest , Environmental Protection Agency

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Science meeting, Office of Water's (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Recognition and Ice Cream Social, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Recognition for Office of Water (OW) staff who helped with move to EPA West. , Environmental Protection Agency

Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas among the officials on hand to discuss National Heritage Areas planning and other issues

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Activities at the National Football League's pre-Super Bowl XLII interactive theme park, The NFL Experience, in Glendale, Arizona, where Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Americcan Recreation Coalition President Derrick Crandall, and other officials for outdoor recreation promotions

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Regional Administrator Summit at Hotel Washington in DC , Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Science meeting, Office of Water's (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Recognition and Ice Cream Social, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Recognition for Office of Water (OW) staff who helped with move to EPA West. , Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Science meeting, Office of Water's (OW) Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Recognition and Ice Cream Social, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Recognition for Office of Water (OW) staff who helped with move to EPA West. , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, right, on hand for announcement of bestowal of Federal Energy and Water Management Awards on U.S. Geological Survey headquarters, Reston, Virginia; Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge educational center, Freeport, Texas; Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, Charlestown, Rhode Island; Utah's Escalante Science Center

Office of Air and Radiation - Green Chill, Advanced Refrigeration Partnership , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Conservation - Reserves - Opening Presentation at Lackford Lakes - 6th October 2000 - Suffolk W.T.

Office of the Administrator - National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - USS Monitor 30th Anniversary

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Ducks Unlimited , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Office of the Administrator - Milwaukee, Wisconsin , Environmental Protection Agency

Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with poster from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island, Alaska. Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Mike Leavitt with unknown others , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Advance - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson at Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - California - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in San Francisco, California , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff, and joined Bomar for a press conference announcement of more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Earth Day - Earth Day T-shirt Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - EPA Tribal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., far left, Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Mark Limbaugh, far right, join awardee staff at announcement of Water 2025 Challenge Grant for Utah's Duchesne County Water Conservation District, during ceremony in Orem, Utah marking roll-out of federal funding for 11 water projects in Utah, one in Idaho

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Los Angeles, California to deliver address at the International Earthquake Conference

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Excellence Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with poster from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island, Alaska. Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.

Office of Air and Radiation - Clean Air Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Barcelona. 10/15/2013. The winner of the 2013 planet award. Clara Sanchez. And the Finalist. Angeles Gonzalez Sinde. Photos Ines Baucells. Archdc.

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