National Park Visits and Tours

Images of park officials on tours discussing infrastructure and environmental initiatives in national parks, conveying an engaging outdoor atmosphere.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

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

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-129. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Arizona, for touring and discussions highlighting the increased federal funding projected for Las Cienegas in the fiscal year 2004 budget

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

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

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Wayne, N. J. , September 3, 2011 September 3, 2011. Days after Hurricane Irene hit New Jersey, Hoffman Grove residents begin to return to their homes, while walking through floodwater in wading boots. FEMA provides funds to allow homeowners to recover. Tim Pioppo/FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

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

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, with Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Manager Glenn Carowan, to her right, during tour of the Cambridge, Maryland site. Norton worked alongside conservation volunteers and highlighted cooperative federal, state, local, private, non-profit projects for wetlands restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction

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

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

President George Bush, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Superintendent Woody Smeck, Secretary Gale Norton, and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, left to right, during Presidential visit to the Recreation Area in Thousand Oaks, California. Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, aides touring Lake Tahoe area following Secretary's participation in annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Forum events at Nevada's Sand Harbor State Park

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

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

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

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

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

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, for tours, promotion of National Public Lands Dayand Take Pride in America volunteer projects, and announcement of fee-free day at public lands for September 18, 2004

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with Yosemite Superintendent Mike Toillefson and other Yosemite staff, and joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at a press conference announcing more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

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 and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, Minnesota, for tours and participation in Kids Fishing Day events

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, left, with Park Service volunteer Melvin Caradine during visit to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California. Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne leading Interior press conference on National Park management policies

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

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

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

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 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

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's visit to Nisqually Tribe wetlands restoration site and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

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

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

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

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Arizona, for touring and discussions highlighting the increased federal funding projected for Las Cienegas in the fiscal year 2004 budget

Highway 23 - 26-HK-150-28. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator - Lake Champlain Basin Program, Vermont , Environmental Protection Agency

Protesters at the renaming ceremony for the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The 122,300-acre area, designated in 2000 as the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area, was renamed, to honor former Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis' legislative efforts, in a Bureau of Land Management-hosted ceremony featuring McInnis, Secretary Gale Norton

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

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

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

Aftermath - People Return Home - 26-HK-43-45. Hurricane Katrina

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 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

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

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 and aides to Yosemite National Park, California, for touring, participation in ceremonies marking the completion of renovations to the historic Tunnel View Overlook. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the celebration of the Tunnel View Overlook Rehabilitation Project, funded by the National Park Service and the nonprofit Yosemite Fund, were Yosemite Superintendent Mike Tollefson, National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis, Yosemite Fund President Bob Hansen, and other National Park Service, Yosemite Fund, local and tribal government representatives.

Office of Surface Mining Director, Jeffrey Jarrett, during visit to Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania, to mark efforts to reclaim abandoned minelands and remove health, safety dangers for nearby residents

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with Yosemite Superintendent Mike Toillefson and other Yosemite staff, and joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at a press conference announcing more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

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

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

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

Rangers patrol the area at Crooked Creek Lake in Ford City, Pennsylvania to make sure all guests and wildlife are staying safe. Crooked Creek Lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District to provide flood protection for the lower Allegheny and Ohio rivers. The facility offers year-round recreation opportunities such as boating, fishing, ice fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, swimming, metal detecting, picnicking and disc golf.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Fish and Wildlife Service staff, production specialists during taping of migratory birds feature

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

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

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 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

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

Office of the Administrator - Native Americans in Arizona - image of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Hualapai Tribe, Havasupai Indian Tribe, and the Havasupai Indian Reservation , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina, Hancock County, Miss., February 21, 2006 -- Brice Phillips, an amateur radio operator who broadcast locally on WQRZ-LP 103.5 FM throughout Hurricane Katrina, ponders the destruction of his transmitting equipment at his home studio. Mr. Phillips is to receive the 2006 Governor's Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award for his continued dedication to keeping the community informed before, during and after the storm. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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.

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, and Florida Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr., third from right, getting briefing from Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Laura Brandt during tour of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the northern Everglades. Norton's Florida visit also featured participation in meeting of the South Florida Ecosystem Task Force on Florida Everglades restoration

Un sobreviviente en frente de una casa desus del aso del huracon Sandy. La imagen muestra el siguiente texto: Desuos del huracon Sandy, cperca de 182.000 personas recibiperon ayuda financipera de FEMA ara cubrir gastos de vivienda y otras necesidades.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Damage and debris left behind after late July and early Aug. flooding in Neon, Ky., Aug. 20, 2022.

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

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

President George Bush appearing at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, Central Point, Oregon, for address on the Healthy Forests Initiative and environmental policy, following his visit to the site of the Squire Peak forest fire

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.

Secretary Gale Norton with National Park Service District Ranger for the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Dave Taft, left, during Secretary's visit to Gateway National Recreation Area, New York. Photograph was selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on Norton tenure

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

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

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-22. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Forward Operating Base - 26-HK-224-31. Hurricane Katrina

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

Refuge employees often work in partnership with local authorities. Subjects: Law enforcement; Partnerships; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); Uniforms; Service patch. Location: Mississippi. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: GRAND BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Interior staff, production specialists during taping of migratory birds feature

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

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 - Santa Barbara , Environmental Protection Agency

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