Environmental Press Conferences

Images depict press conferences featuring a speaker at various natural sites, focusing on environmental initiatives and federal land management.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, marking 20 years of federal-local cooperative conservation of the Nisqually River Watershed
Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, marking 20 years of federal-local cooperative conservation of the Nisqually River Watershed
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's visit to northwest Oregon in wake of President's announcement of Healthy Forests Initiative, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, marking 20 years of federal-local cooperative conservation of the Nisqually River Watershed
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at groundbreaking event for the first phase of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, a public-private partnership project involving Washington, D.C. government, the National Park Service, D.C. citizens groups, and environmental groups
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking during Earth Day visit to restored wetland, Kuenzler Wildlife Habitat Preserve, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Norton presented Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Conservation Award to Jutta Kuenzler, who worked with federal, county, private non-profit partners to restore the wetland on the Kuenzler Farm
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's visit to northwest Oregon in wake of President's announcement of Healthy Forests Initiative, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Photograph, from coverage of National Trails Day-related events at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Washington, D.C. area, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Yosemite National Park, California, visited by Secretary Gale Norton for tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, and speeches promoting Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlighting Earth Day themes
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at groundbreaking event for the first phase of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, a public-private partnership project involving Washington, D.C. government, the National Park Service, D.C. citizens groups, and environmental groups
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Chairman Waldo Walker, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum focusing on reducing wildfire risks in the area as well as the impact of global warming on Lake Tahoe. In his Summit address, Secretary Kempthorne announced more than $140 million in funding for conservation, restoration, wildfire protection, recreation, and capital improvement projects for Lake Tahoe and Nevada--the ninth round of funding under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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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
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, near Coolidge, Arizona, visited by Secretary Gale Norton as part of Earth Day-related Western tour
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Chairman Waldo Walker, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum focusing on reducing wildfire risks in the area as well as the impact of global warming on Lake Tahoe. In his Summit address, Secretary Kempthorne announced more than $140 million in funding for conservation, restoration, wildfire protection, recreation, and capital improvement projects for Lake Tahoe and Nevada--the ninth round of funding under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, in advance of Earth Day, to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, to work alongside conservation volunteers and to highlight results of cooperative federal, state, local, private, non-profit projects for wetlands restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, to view the renovation project for the historic Cliff House, set to open in August, 2004
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Closeup of Secretary Gale Norton during her visit to northwest Oregon for forest tours and discussions with Bureau of Land Management staff, lumber company officials, and others on logging practices, after President's announcement of Healthy Forests Initiative on forest thinning, underbrush clearing, controlled burns
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island, with appearance by Secretary Gale Norton
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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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
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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
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Louisiana to tour Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge near New Orleans, and to discuss wetlands preservation and shoreline erosion control efforts with Fish and Wildlife Service staff and other officials
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Bureau of Land Management-hosted renaming ceremony at Devil's Canyon in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. Renaming the 122,300-acre area, designated in 2000 as the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area, honored the legislative efforts of former Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis
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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
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Bureau of Land Management-hosted renaming ceremony at Devil's Canyon in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. Renaming the 122,300-acre area, designated in 2000 as the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area, honored the legislative efforts of former Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis
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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
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Closeup of Secretary Gale Norton during her visit to northwest Oregon for forest tours and discussions with Bureau of Land Management staff, lumber company officials, and others on logging practices, after President's announcement of Healthy Forests Initiative on forest thinning, underbrush clearing, controlled burns
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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
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island. Behind Norton are Foundation Executive Director John Berry, left, and actor and Foundation honoree Bruce Willis
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Groundbreaking ceremony for a new visitor center at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, and announcement of new funding for 49 projects under Round 8 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Representatives Shelley Berkley and Jon Porter, and other federal, state, and National Landscape Conservation Foundation officials
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
6145-52922133
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
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
6145-52922132
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
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton, right, among officials on hand for press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where Norton announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, conservation, habitat protection, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Nisqually Tribe wetlands restoration site and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, to mark 20 years of federal-local cooperative conservation of the Nisqually River Watershed
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Secretary Gale Norton in the vicinity of the Pelton Reregulating Hydroelectric Dam in Warm Springs, Oregon, during her visit to participate in events marking a federal, tribal, corporate agreement concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and Portland General Electric hydroelectric facility relicensing
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island. Behind Norton are Foundation Executive Director John Berry, left, and actor and Foundation honoree Bruce Willis
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island, with appearances by Secretary Gale Norton and 2005 Foundation honoree, actor Bruce Willis
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, in advance of Earth Day, to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, to work alongside conservation volunteers planting marsh vegetation and to highlight results of cooperative federal, state, local, private, non-profit projects for wetlands restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction
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Secretary Gale Norton touring the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, with bison grazing in the distance. Preserve in northern Oklahoma is managed by the Nature Conservancy, with mineral rights controlled by the Osage Nation. Photograph was selected for use in Department of Interior video on Norton tenure
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Forum presentations at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, including announcement by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne of the approval of more than $48 million for fuels reduction, forest health, watershed restoration, habitat improvement, water quality improvement, erosion control, adaptive management, and science and research projects aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Tahoe Basin. Joining Secretrary Kempthorne were Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, and other federal, state, local, and tribal leaders.
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
6145-52909159
Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Nisqually Tribe wetlands restoration site and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, to mark 20 years of federal-local cooperative conservation of the Nisqually River Watershed
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Chairman Waldo Walker, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum focusing on reducing wildfire risks in the area as well as the impact of global warming on Lake Tahoe. In his Summit address, Secretary Kempthorne announced more than $140 million in funding for conservation, restoration, wildfire protection, recreation, and capital improvement projects for Lake Tahoe and Nevada--the ninth round of funding under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Forum presentations at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park, including announcement by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne of the approval of more than $48 million for fuels reduction, forest health, watershed restoration, habitat improvement, water quality improvement, erosion control, adaptive management, and science and research projects aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Tahoe Basin. Joining Secretrary Kempthorne were Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, and other federal, state, local, and tribal leaders.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, wife Patricia, and Secretary's aides to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, for tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, activities related to the dedication ceremony for the new Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center. Secretary Kempthorne joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Grand Teton Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott among the Interior officials on hand for the event.
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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
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, in advance of Earth Day, to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, to work alongside conservation volunteers planting marsh vegetation and to highlight results of cooperative federal, state, local, private, non-profit projects for wetlands restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island. Behind Norton are Foundation Executive Director John Berry, left, and actor and Foundation honoree Bruce Willis
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
6145-52908198
Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Bureau of Land Management-hosted renaming ceremony at Devil's Canyon in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. Renaming the 122,300-acre area, designated in 2000 as the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area, honored the legislative efforts of former Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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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
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Secretary Gale Norton with tree-planting volunteers, from Pelican Island Elementary School, on the Pelican Island centennial boardwalk, during events at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, to view the renovation project for the historic Cliff House, set to open in August, 2004
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at Oregon Zoo in Portland, highlighting public-private agreement for protection of four at-risk wildlife species on northeast Oregon farm. Partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, The Nature Conservancy, and Portland General Electric
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Secretary Gale Norton at press conference at Red Spring site in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, making official the approval of $1.08 billion, under Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for parks and trails, capital improvement, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat conservation, Lake Tahoe restoration projects
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited
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Layne Hamilton, manager of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, welcomes guests to a ceremony held Nov. 1 on the refuge in Florida. During the joint ceremony, the Spaceport Integration Team and its partners were presented with the prestigious 2017 Pulaski Award and a new memorial marker was dedicated. The multi-agency team includes representatives from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's 45th Space Wing, the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, as well as the Florida Forest Service and Brevard County Fire Rescue. The memorial marker honors two fallen firefighters, Scott Maness and Beau Sauselein, who died fighting a wildfire on space center property in 1981. Held outdoors, the ceremony was attended by 140 guests.
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Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited