Ocean Advocacy Events

Photos from events focused on ocean conservation, featuring engaged audiences at formal gatherings, conferences, and discussions regarding ocean-related topics.

Department of the Interior senior officials, including U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Acting Director P. Patrick Leahy, at USGS-sponsored presentation on Hurricane Katrina

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Department of the Interior senior officials, including U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Acting Director P. Patrick Leahy, at USGS-sponsored presentation on Hurricane Katrina

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of the Administrator - Children's Health , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Paying for Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Innovations for the 21st Century, Atlanta, GA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Senator Barbara Boxer , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA Stakeholder Forum

Earth Day, politicals with Mike Leavitt , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Western Employee Session of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) International User Conference in San Diego, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director Mark Myers, Interior Chief Information Officer Michael Howell, and many other Interior representatives

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA FISHERIES AWARDS

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America Symposium

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

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.

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

EPA's Science Forum 2000, Washington DC , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt's 1st All Hands Meeting in Mellon auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA FISHERIES AWARDS

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) with P. Senge , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Senator Event, Barbara Mikulski

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Mike Leavitt's 1st All Hands Meeting in Mellon auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

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Mike Leavitt's 1st All Hands Meeting in Mellon auditorium , 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 Air and Radiation - National Radon Poster Contest , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hands for Habitat

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

The US Army Corps of Engineers conducted a public presentation and hearing of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Feasibility Report on October 17th to discuss five proposed plans for ecosystem restoration and passive recreation of the Los Angeles River, L.A. River Center & Gardens, California, USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

Colorado River Water Users Association meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson and other federal, state, local, and tribal officials in discussing developments related to the multi-state agreement on water use

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN 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

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Office of the Administrator - Harvard , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Climate Strategies Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Protecting the Environment and Our Communities. Hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Harvard Law School, the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard School of Public Health. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Activities at the Cooperative Conservation Conference, with participants from federal and state agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations. Conference was one of the Interior events held in honor of Earth Day 2008.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Protecting the Environment and Our Communities. Hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Harvard Law School, the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard School of Public Health. , Environmental Protection Agency

National Park Foundation (NPF) "Expedition America" gala and fund-raiser at Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and NPF President and Chief Executive Officer Vin Cipolla among the speakers

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

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

Mike Leavitt's 1st All Hands Meeting in Mellon auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Park Foundation (NPF) "Expedition America" gala and fund-raiser at Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and NPF President and Chief Executive Officer Vin Cipolla among the speakers

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Clean Water Policy Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hands for Habitat

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

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.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Senator Event, Barbara Mikulski

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Environmental Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

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

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

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