Environmental Leadership Events

Images of environmental conferences featuring speakers discussing water issues and conservation efforts at formal events.

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

Federal Duck Stamp first day sale program at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, with Secretary Gale Norton, South Dakota Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune, Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth, Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Matt Hogan, and Washington, D.C. Postmaster Delores Killette joined by 2004 Duck Stamp Contest winning artist Mark Anderson and 2005 Junior Duck Stamp Contest winning artist Kerissa Nelson, among other attendees

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA REMEMBERS

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., celebrating National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Wal-Mart partnership under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

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

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., celebrating partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Wal-Mart under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in Washington, D.C. Norton was among officials from 12 federal agencies, 7states and territories, as well as the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau, discussing projects to improve conservation and management of coral reefs, the impact of climate change, international trade issues, and other matters

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Events, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, promoting the national health, fitness, and outdoor appreciation initiative, Get Fit With US, at Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at fire plan conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she announced Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

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 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 - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

Secretary Gale Norton 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 Solid Waste and Emergency Response - School Chemical Cleanup Campaign (SC3) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Draft Report on the Environment 2003, Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

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 by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

Colorado Water Congress in Denver, attended by Secretary Gale Norton for discussion of challenge grants for water conservation projects under Water 2025 Initiative, water agreements involving the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Great Sand Dunes National Park, and other Western policy issues

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America Symposium

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

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

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

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

National Park Foundation meeting at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials attending

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - EARTH OBSERVATION DAY

Annual Planning Meeting, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - One Planet Ours: Sustainability for the 22nd Century , 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.

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

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

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Sears Energy Star Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America Symposium

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

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Children's Environmental Health Champions. Protect Children, Protect Our Future , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America Symposium

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America Symposium

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Children's Environmental Health Champions. Protect Children, Protect Our Future , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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.

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - School Chemical Cleanup Campaign (SC3) - Decatur , 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.

Office of the Administrator - Open House , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK

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.

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

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

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.

Federal Duck Stamp first day sale program at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, with Secretary Gale Norton, South Dakota Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune, Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth, Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Matt Hogan, and Washington, D.C. Postmaster Delores Killette joined by 2004 Duck Stamp Contest winning artist Mark Anderson and 2005 Junior Duck Stamp Contest winning artist Kerissa Nelson, among other attendees

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hands for Habitat

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK

Events, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, marking the opening of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial interagency traveling exhibit, Corps of Discovery II, on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

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

Events, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, promoting the national health, fitness, and outdoor appreciation initiative, Get Fit With US, at Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

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.

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

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at event at National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., celebrating partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Wal-Mart under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on California water use reduction, Western drought, and environmental issues at the Colorado River Water Users Association meeting at Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

President's Environmental Youth Awards - Presidential Environmental Education Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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