Official Visits and Tours

Photos of officials touring natural areas and facilities, pointing and discussing environmental topics, surrounded by nature.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota, for touring of the Elkhorn Ranch Unit with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and National Park Service staff including Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent, Valerie Naylor

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota, for touring of the Elkhorn Ranch Unit with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and National Park Service staff including Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent, Valerie Naylor

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service personnel during New Orleans, Louisiana visit

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

011060810 FEMA and State work to provide information to Tornado. Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

CR Home Visit. Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota, for touring of the Elkhorn Ranch Unit with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and National Park Service staff including Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent, Valerie Naylor

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, for inspection of wildfire reduction projects and discussions with Santa Monica Mountains Superintendent Woody Smeck and his staff, as well as with fire officials and personnel from the National Park Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Ventura County Fire Department

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, for inspection of wildfire reduction projects and discussions with Santa Monica Mountains Superintendent Woody Smeck and his staff, as well as with fire officials and personnel from the National Park Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Ventura County Fire Department

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Department of Interior officials and staff joining other Take Pride in America volunteers at the Anacostia River Cleanup event, sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, in Washington, D.C.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Secretary Gale Norton, and Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne, left to right, among the dignitaries on hand for the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, Montana, and for related tours of the area, including visit to the Lubrecht Experimental Forest, managed in part by the University of Montana

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

Wildfire - Montecito, Calif. , February 3, 2009 Westmont College staff lead FEMA and CalEMA public assistance staff on tour of campus damage from the Tea Fire. Although Westmont is well-insured, FEMA and CalEma will determine if any uninsured losses are eligible for public assistance grants. California Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Forest Service tour during his visit to Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park on the shores of Lake Tahoe to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Carroll County, Georgia officials surveying Chattahoochee River. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service personnel during New Orleans, Louisiana visit

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Members of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin participate in a butterfly field day July 13, 2022, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The excursion on post was led by Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch. The group stopped at areas in Badger Drop Zone and Young Air Assault Strip where theres lots of natural habitat for butterflies. Fort McCoy is home to several thriving species of endangered butterflies.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Members of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin participate in a butterfly field day July 13, 2022, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The excursion on post was led by Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch. The group stopped at areas in Badger Drop Zone and Young Air Assault Strip where theres lots of natural habitat for butterflies. Fort McCoy is home to several thriving species of endangered butterflies.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, with Fish and Wildlife Service's John Ann Shearer, center, and Natural Resources Conservation Service's Brent Bogue, far right, on tour of restored wetland, Kuenzler Wildlife Habitat Preserve, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jutta Kuenzler worked with federal, county, non-profit partners to restore the wetland on the family farm

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, and for related tours of the area, including stops at sites in the Lubrecht Experimental Forest and the Lolo National Forest

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

FEMA Reaches Out in Pamlico County. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

President George Bush, left, with Ralph Waycott, volunteer coordinator for the Rancho Sierra Vista Nursery, during Presidential visit to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California. Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement staff working at site of abandoned coal mine, the Horse Creek Mine, near Pinckneyville, Illinois

DeKalb County Training on How to Inspect Disaster affected Homes. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

State of Texas and Waller County administrators and engineers give FEMA Public Assistance teams a tour of road and bridge damage in Waller County. Many Waller County roads were under 18 feet of water due to severe storms in Texas April 17 through 24, 2016.. Texas Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Missouri flooding.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, talking to Triangle Land Conservancy officials during tour of restored wetland, Kuenzler Wildlife Habitat Preserve,Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Kuenzler family worked with federal, county, private non-profit partners, including the Conservancy, on wetland restoration. Photo was used in Interior power point presentation

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

011091012 Mitigation after Hurricane Isaac. Louisiana Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Caruthersville, MO, 4-17-06 Senator Kit Bond, R-MO gets a briefing from a member of the Army Corps of Engineers about the placement of mobile homes and travel trailers in Caruthersville, MO. The town was hit by a tornado April 2, 2006 and the maunfactured houses will provide temporary shelter during the rebuilding process.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Forest Service tour during his visit to Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park on the shores of Lake Tahoe to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, and other federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Secretary Gale Norton touring Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she announced approval of $1.08 billion, under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, for projects involving parks and trails, capital improvement, conservation initiatives, environmentally sensitive land acquisition, multi-species habitat protection, Lake Tahoe restoration

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Horseshoe Bay, TX, July 17, 2007 Llano County Commissioner Johnnie Heck, FEMA 's Individual Assistance specialist Garland Dubois and FEMA contractor Seth Hopkins look at photos taken by an individual's damage while out on an Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment survey. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Grand Ridge, FL, May 13, 2014 During a damage assessment in Jackson County, Florida, State Emergency Response Team (SERT) member, Alvin Bishop and FEMA Damage Assessment Specialist, Yogi Howell listen to Charlotte and Tommy Jackson discuss their home and property damages in Grand Ridge, Florida. Torrential rain from a pair of thunderstorm triggered major flooding along parts of the Florida Panhandle. Andrea Booher/FEMA. Florida Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Members of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin participate in a butterfly field day July 13, 2022, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The excursion on post was led by Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch. The group stopped at areas in Badger Drop Zone and Young Air Assault Strip where theres lots of natural habitat for butterflies. Fort McCoy is home to several thriving species of endangered butterflies.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to New Orleans area, Louisiana, where he met and toured with Fish and Wildlife Service staff

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

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