Wildlife Refuge Visits

Events featuring individuals touring wildlife facilities, discussing conservation efforts, and recognizing volunteer contributions in a natural setting.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

Secretary Gale Norton discussing the green roof concept in environmental engineering, involving development of a planted roof to help mitigate storm water overflow and to reduce the cooling needs of the building, for implementation at Department of Interior headquarters

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 by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

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 Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

Groundbreaking for Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Washington, D.C., with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, far left, Secretary Gale Norton, and, to Norton's right, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent Brian O'Neill, and other officials in honoring the collaborative efforts of the Park Service and the community--working through the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--in carrying out the Crissy Field renovation

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, North America's first international refuge, on the Michigan borderwith Canada. Norton marked successes of public-private, U.S.-Canada partnerships for wildlife protection, environmental restoration in the region

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, near Coolidge, Arizona, visited by Secretary Gale Norton as part of Earth Day-related Western tour

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

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

EPA's Science Forum 2000, Washington DC , 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

Events, attended by National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, promoting the national health, fitness, and outdoor appreciation initiative, Get Fit With US, at Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton at tree-planting event, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida

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

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.

Secretary Gale Norton joining Pelican Island Elementary School children for tree-planting activities, part of events at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

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

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

New Orleans Gunlock Photos - 26-HK-331-40. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Secretary Gale Norton with tree-planting volunteers, from Pelican Island Elementary School, on the Pelican Island centennial boardwalk, during events at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Boston Light, at Boston harbor, Massachusetts, viewed during visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the city for historic preservation grant announcement

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

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent Brian O'Neill, and other officials in honoring the collaborative efforts of the Park Service and the community--working through the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--in carrying out the Crissy Field renovation

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Environmental Protection Agency head Christine Todd Whitman, center, with Washington, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Secretary Gale Norton, to her right, inspecting example of wildlife reintroduced into the Anacostia River Watershed, during visit for Anacostia Riverwalk Trail groundbreaking

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Secretary Gale Norton with tree-planting volunteers, from Pelican Island Elementary School, on the Pelican Island centennial boardwalk, during events at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, Interior Secretary Gale Norton, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, left to right, at Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored President's Environmental Youth Awards ceremony honoring youth projects demonstrating commitment to the environment

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Secretary Gale Norton with tree-planting volunteers, from Pelican Island Elementary School, on the Pelican Island centennial boardwalk, during events at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

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.

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

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.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at EPA Homeland Security meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary Gale Norton's Boston, Massachusetts harbor area tour during visit to the city for historic preservation grant announcement, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on the Norton tenure

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Los Angeles, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Los Angeles, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , 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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher at 30 Year Clean Water Program for Alexandria, VA , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with tree-planting volunteers, from Pelican Island Elementary School, on the Pelican Island centennial boardwalk, during events at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring and participation in Children and Nature event along with National Zoo Director John Berry, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, award-winning journalist and author Richard Louv, The Conservation Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Selzer, and other members of the conservation community

Office of the Administrator - Kansas City - A Day in the Life , 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

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.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, for tours and for National Volunteer Week recognition of volunteer contributions to Refuge facilities and operations

Vice Presidential Visit to Duryea. Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Aspen , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, for a speech on exploration of alternative energy sources, and for a tour of the aquarium and the Scripps Institution environs

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman joins Girl Scouts on outing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

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