Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Superintendent Bob Krumenaker points out the park’s features on the headquarters map. Standing to the right are Secretary Salazar and Congressman David Obey. ... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Congressman David Obey, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Superintendent Bob Krumenaker and Secretary Salazar on Raspberry Island. In the background is Acting Director of the National Park Service Dan Wenk.... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Secretary Salazar checks out the island’s photovoltaic solar panels. Solar panels are the sole source of electricity for the islands and are used to run the interior of the lighthouse on Michigan Island.... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Secretary Salazar visits with kayakers on Raspberry Island. Apostle Islands is a favorite destination for kayaking. ... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Secretary Salazar hikes a popular trail on Raspberry Island with Wisconsin State Senator Bob Jauch (in yellow to his left). ... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Park Ranger Jim Stowell conducts a living history lighthouse tour dressed as a lighthouse keeper of yesteryear. Secretary Salazar is to his right with Assistant Secretary for Fish Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland and Acting Director of the National Park Service Dan Wenk in the background.... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Secretary Salazar meets Michigan Island volunteer lighthouse keepers Pat Fahrenkrug and Mike Anderson. Left to right are Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Superintendent Bob Krumenaker, Assistant Secretary for Fish Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland, Congressman David Obey, Volunteers Pat Fahrenkru... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Superintendent Bob Krumenaker, Secretary Salazar, Congressman David Obey and his wife Joan Obey stand on the beach at Julian Bay on Stockton Island. It is the largest of the Apostle Islands and has one of the greatest concentrations of black bears in North America... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Recovery Act Invests $116,000 at Apostle Islands
Secretary Salazar with the staff of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Front Row (L to R): Acting NPS Director Dan Wenk, Congressman David Obey, Superintendent Bob Krumenaker, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Susan Mackreth, Asst Secretary Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland.
Middle... Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA
Interior Invests $286,000 in Minnesota Valley NWR
Tom Melius, Midwest Regional Director (FWS) and Jeanne Holler, Assistant Refuge Manager, point out new energy retrofitting construction while touring the Minnesota Valley NWR Visitor Center.... Location: Bloomington, MN, USA
Interior Invests $286,000 in Minnesota Valley NWR
Secretary Salazar inspects new geothermal plumbing construction in parking lot of Minnesota Valley. Left to Jeanne Holler, Tom Melius and Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland look. ... Location: Bloomington, MN, USA
Interior Invests $286,000 in Minnesota Valley NWR
Secretary Salazar presents and award to Steve Sutter, President of MN Valley NWR Friends Group for support of Refuge activities targeting youth and education. ... Location: Bloomington, MN, USA
Interior Invests $286,000 in Minnesota Valley NWR
Secretary Salazar (center) poses with youth employees and staff at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Much of the labor performed on the recovery projects at the refuge is done by youth in the Minnesota Conservation Corps.... Location: Bloomington, MN, USA
Interior Invests $286,000 in Minnesota Valley NWR
Assistant Refuge Manager Jeanne Holler gives Secretary Salazar a tour of Hillside Trail, the most highly used trail in the refuge. ... Location: Bloomington, MN, USA
Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Investments for Fish and Wildlife Service
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announces $280 million investment in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during a press conference at the Montana State Capital in Helena. The secretary was joined by U.S. Senator Jon Tester (standing) and Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer (seated).... Location: Helena, MT, USA