Environmental Leadership Events

Figures participating in environmental summits and programs, discussing initiatives for conservation and maintenance of national parks.

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.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-4. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita, Baker, LA, October 8, 2005 - FEMA's Principal Federal Official for Gulf Coast recovery efforts, USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen, answered reporters' questions about the new 573-unit trailer park fifteen miles north of Baton Rouge. The park can house up to 2,000 hurricane evacuees as part of FEMA's temporary housing program.

Yannick Jadot's trip to Brittany on the theme of agricultural transition. The candidate Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV) in the presidential election Yannick Jadot moved on February 10 in Brittany to visit a pig farm and a dairy farm. Déplacement de Yannick Jadot en Bretagne sur la thématique de la transition agricole. Le candidat Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV) à l'élection présidentielle Yannick Jadot s'est déplacé le 10 Février en Bretagne afin de visiter un élevage porcin ainsi qu'une ferme laitière.

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Earth Day observance, with Secretary Colin Powell and wildlife visitors, outside Harry S. Truman Building

Tree planting ceremony, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance Robert Lamb and other senior officials, honoring the late Sky Lesher, long-time Office of Financial Management Director

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 and aides joining Michigan Congressman John Dingell for a helicopter tour of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, followed by reception at the Refuge. Earlier, Secretary Kempthorne and Congressman Dingell participated in a 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.

Office of the Administrator - Columbia, Missouri - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting Boonslick Gateway Farm , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - P3 Exhibits , Environmental Protection Agency

Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: TV crews interview Friends of Bon Secour President, Ralph Gilges regarding the wildlife response boat donated by Jimmy Buffett to his Friends Group. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS. Subjects: Boats; Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Location: Alabama. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Installing Safe House. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

July 12, 2010 - Gulf Shores, AL: Jeff Corwin and his crew tape a segment for MSNBC. Photo by Barbara Maxfield, USFWS. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation. Location: Alabama.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - World Water Monitoring Day. America's Clean Water Foundation, International Water Association. , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NEWS CONFERENCE WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY JAMES MAHONEY

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Durango, Colorado, for participation in ceremonies marking the near completion of the main features of the Bureau of Reclamation's Animas-La Plata Project, including construction of the Ridges Basin Dam and Basin Creek drop structures, the Durango Pumping Plant, and Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the event were Interior Solicitor David Bernhardt, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson, Colorado Senator--and future Interior Secretary--Ken Salazar, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Chairman Clement Frost of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Chairman Ernest House of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and President Joe Shirley of the Navajo Nation, among other federal, state, and local officials.

Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Lady Lake, Fla., February 3, 2007 FEMA Director David Paulison (left) gives a live television interview from Lady Lake, Fla. while his staff observes. Lady Lake was hit hard by tornadoes and has been declared a federal disaster area. Mark Wolfe/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-77. Hurricane Katrina

Criminal Investigation Division, Training Facility in Brunswick, Georgia , Environmental Protection Agency

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-146. Hurricane Katrina

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Brownfield Clean Up , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, to highlight cooperative conservation and volunteer efforts, including Take Pride in America Award winning project led by high school student Adam Brooks to construct an observation platform enhancing a hiking trail on restored land

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-3. Hurricane Katrina

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at tree planting and related outdoor events on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking the final days of the Norton tenure

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Chesapeake Bay Press Conference - Kingman Island Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Press conference and related ceremonial activities, at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., marking the official announcement of the Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to remove the bald eagle from the list of threatened and endangered species, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett,, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and other federal agency and conservation organization officials

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

Hurricane Katrina, D'Iberville, MS, November 24, 2005 -- FEMA workers Sidney Melton talks to Melissa Ryan about the FEMA trailers being provided to hurricane evacuees. Many of the evacuees were called this Thanksgiving morning and told about the trailer being made available to them. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Brownfield Clean Up , Environmental Protection Agency

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-180. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding Tornado - Charleston, W. Va. , March 7, 2012 Governor Tomblin announced during a press conference that he will seek a federal disaster declaration for the disaster survivors affected by the recent tornado outbreak. While the assessment of damages is ongoing, FEMA is working closely with their partners to provide immediate assistance by means of a federal disaster declaration. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Waldo Canyon Fire. Colorado Weber Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Teacher with hawk on her arm addressing students during Earth Day event in Alexandria, Virginia on Potomac River

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - San Antonio , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Brownfield Clean Up , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - ARRA Video , Environmental Protection Agency

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-26. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Washington, D.C.'s Tidal Basin and surrounding area, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Peggy O'Dell, and National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc. President Diana Mayhew for a press conference announcement of new and enhanced visitor services on the National Mall in time for the 2008 Cherry Bloossom Festival. The Secretary also spoke with National Park Service staff, U.S. Park Police personnel, and visitors around the Tidal Basin and National Mall.

During the countdown for the launch of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-R, Stephanie Martin of NASA Communications, left, interviews Al Roker, weather forecaster on NBC's "Today Show." GOES-R is the first satellite in a series of next-generation GOES satellites for NOAA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. It will launch to a geostationary orbit over the western hemisphere to provide images of storms and help meteorologists predict severe weather conditionals and develop long-range forecasts.

Local Media Visits a Disaster Recovery Center as it Prepares to. Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day observance, with Secretary Colin Powell and wildlife visitors, outside Harry S. Truman Building

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

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

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

Office of Water - U.S. EPA Bold Event , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

High Park Fire. Colorado High Park Wildfire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

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) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Administrator - World Water Monitoring Day. America's Clean Water Foundation, International Water Association. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - P3 Exhibits , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception event, on the Main Interior rooftop, following the official announcement of the final list of National Park Centennial Challenge projects to be funded in 2008, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Deputy Director Lyndi Harvey among the Interior speakers. The Centennial Challenge is the public-private fund matching element of the President's National Park Centennial Initiative, designed to prepare the National Park system for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

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.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Meeting with LPJ, Adm. Allen and Congressman. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Dinner with the troops. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Tour 2010 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Earth Day Anacostia , Environmental Protection Agency

Public Information Officer Answers Questions Concerning On-Going. Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Community Relations Door to Door Outreach. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Research and Development - P3 Exhibits , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - P3 Exhibits , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - ARRA Video , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Dauphin Island, Alabama (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-122. Hurricane Katrina

Office of Research and Development - 2009 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-5. Hurricane Katrina

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Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm - Gilbert, W. Va. , June 17, 2009 Greg Eaton, deputy federal coordinating officer for West Virginia flooding, details elements of the FEMA temporary housing program for News 13 Charleston's Sarah Lieu and Randy McKinney at a news conference at the FEMA temporary housing switching site in Boone County near Charleston. Louis Sohn FEMA. West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and 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

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-8. Hurricane Katrina

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - ARRA Video , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-57. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator - Fresno, California , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Minnesota flooding DR1717.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Chespeake Bay Anacostia River Clean-up function , Environmental Protection Agency

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Team Returns - 26-HK-125-13. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Whiskeytown Base in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in northern California, where he joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other officials, National Park Service personnel, and firefighters at a briefing on the Whiskeytown Complex fires and the status of firefighting efforts throughout the state

Office of Air and Radiation - 2010 SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest , Environmental Protection Agency

Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 5, 2012 The Liberty State Park managers and the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Task Force tour the park facilities and assess the damages.Through the PA Program, FEMA provides supplemental Federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

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