Sustainable Leadership Events

Photographs from formal award ceremonies and presentations related to environmental leadership, featuring officials and discussions on sustainability.

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

Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Particulate Matter Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator in New Orleans, Louisiana , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

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

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 Oceans Week

Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) 2006 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award ceremony and reception, with presentations by ARC President Derrick Crandall and other ARC officials, and award acceptance by Congressman Thomas Petri of Wisconsin

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 STRATEGIC PLAN AND STAKE HOLDERS PLAN

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

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

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Smartway , 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

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 - National Wetlands Awards

Fire plan conference activities in New Orleans, Louisiana, featuring announcement by Secretary Gale Norton, at podium, of Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners, including Interior Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, right, recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Energy Star Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Smart Growth Achievement Awards, National Building Museum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan attend Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century meeting , 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 - OCEAN DAY

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

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.

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

Mike Leavitt , Environmental Protection Agency

American Institute of Architects (AIA) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

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

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

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

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NATIONAL STUDENT SUMMIT ON OCEAN ISSUES

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

Signing event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Rural Legacy Areas with Adminstrator Stephen Johnson and Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands Awards

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

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 - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Potomac Yard , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 (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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan attend Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with President of Wal-Mart Stores Division, Mike Duke, right, 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

Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation - Smart Growth , 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

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

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 - OCEAN DAY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Chesapeake Bay Program, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, Mellon Auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan attend Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands Awards

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, Utah, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and National Park Service Deputy Director for Support Services Lindi Harvey among the officials on hand

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) 2006 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award ceremony and reception, with presentations by ARC President Derrick Crandall and other ARC officials, and award acceptance by Congressman Thomas Petri of Wisconsin

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) , 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

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.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands Awards

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Mike Leavitt and unknown speakers , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Mike Leavitt (Various Images) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of Administration and Resource Management - SES National Training Meeting Day 2 , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

Natiional Association of Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) National Issues Conference in Washington, D.C., with awards given to Secretary Dirk Kempthorne (ARVC Federal RV'er of the Year) and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. (ARVC National Public Service Award)

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

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, White House Deputy Asistant for Domestic Policy Tevi Troy, Fish and Wildlife Service's Acting Pacific Regional Director Ren Lohoefener, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Sanctuary Program Deputy Director Michael Weiss among the dignitaries on hand

Mike Leavitt , 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

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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