Environmental Conferences and Discussions

A series of formal gatherings featuring speakers at podiums, discussing environmental conservation with attendees engaged in various panel events.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" and related activities at the Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson, EPA Acting Regional Administrator-Seattle, Ron Kreizenbeck, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and representatives of the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition among the featured guests

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Climate Leadership Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Press Club - Poisoned Waters (Frontline) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Superfund 20th Anniversary, Administrator Carol Browner , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Water Cluster , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand to pledge support for the NRPA's "Get Outdoors, It's Yours" Initiative

White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined participating dignitaries including Vice President Dick Cheney, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, and Sporting Conservation Council's Bob Model

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota. Judges for the competition, selected by the Secretary, included wood sculptor and former major league baseball pitcher Jim Sprankle, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Executive Director and former Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Matt Hogan, Springfield, Missouri Arts Council President Jeanie Morris, Smithsonian National Postal Museum Chief Curator for Philately Cheryl Ganz, and wildlife writer-photographer and former Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Eugene Hester.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The Water Environment Federations Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Agri Business in the 21st Century

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at the Runge Conservation Nature Center, Jefferson City, Missouri, with Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment David Tenny, Environmental Protection Agency Midwest Regional Director Jim Guiliford, and Missouri Department of Conservation Director John Hoskins among the dignitaries on hand

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Department of Interior headquarters press briefing, featuring Secretary Gale Norton, on the President's proposed budget for Interior for fiscal year 2007, with discussion of energy, cooperative conservation, Indian trust reform, heritage preservation partnership, and Water 2025 program priorities

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, where he delivered the keynote address at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center in the Paradise area of the Park. Secretary Kempthorne was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

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

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

Office of the Deputy Administrator - EPA and European Union (EU) Energy Star Labeling Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota. Judges for the competition, selected by the Secretary, included wood sculptor and former major league baseball pitcher Jim Sprankle, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Executive Director and former Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Matt Hogan, Springfield, Missouri Arts Council President Jeanie Morris, Smithsonian National Postal Museum Chief Curator for Philately Cheryl Ganz, and wildlife writer-photographer and former Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Eugene Hester.

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell, and Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation President Jeff Crane among the many dignitaries delivering remarks

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Climate Leadership Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Design for the Environment (DfE) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Asthma Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Summit ("Earth Observation for Sustainable Growth and Development") in Cape Town, South Africa, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne headed the U.S. delegation, and announced scientific advances including the North American Drought Monitor program, new operational use of global climate data, a new low-cost approach to dissemination of environmental data, and real-time air-quality forecasts to protect global public health

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

Activities at the Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries from federal, state, and local government, nonprofits, and academia. Summit was organized in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Activities at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Senior Executive Seminar--part of the ESRI International User Conference-- in San Diego, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, ESRI President Jack Dangermond, Roger Tomlinson of Canada's Tomlinson Associates, and other federal, state, and private organization officials

Activities at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Senior Executive Seminar--part of the ESRI International User Conference-- in San Diego, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, ESRI President Jack Dangermond, Roger Tomlinson of Canada's Tomlinson Associates, and other federal, state, and private organization officials

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

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Climate Leadership Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

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

, Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Sixteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council, Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Speaker Series, Open House, Mellon Auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Interior headquarters press briefing, featuring Secretary Gale Norton, on the President's proposed budget for Interior for fiscal year 2007, with discussion of energy, cooperative conservation, Indian trust reform, heritage preservation partnership, and Water 2025 program priorities

Office of Research and Development - 2008 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

Clean School Bus; Tomorrow's Technology for Today's Engines event , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Speaker Series, Open House, Mellon Auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Press Club - Poisoned Waters (Frontline) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Water Cluster , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Water Cluster , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Clean School Bus; Tomorrow's Technology for Today's Engines event , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Oregon, part of the 2004 Take Pride in America Western Tour highlighting volunteer efforts on public lands, including a stop in Redmond for exhibit viewing, discussions, and a speech at the International Convention of the Family Motor Coach Association

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand to pledge support for the NRPA's "Get Outdoors, It's Yours" Initiative

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

Office of the Administrator - Healthy Housing Press Event , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Mark Rey, speaking at fire plan conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners were recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Climate Leadership Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The 40th Anniversary of Clean Air Act , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Speaker Series, Open House, Mellon Auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day 2006 program co hosted by Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick and Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky in the Dean Acheson Auditorium.

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