Photo: Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Presents Alabama Hills Stewardship Group in California With Cooperative Conservation Award for Earth Day

April 21, 2008: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne recognized the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group in California as one of 21 recipients nationwide of  the Department of the Interior’s Cooperative Conservation Award.
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne with award recipients from the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group

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Below, pausing for a group portrait during their visit to Washington, D.C.: left to right: Chris Langley - Inyo County Film Commissioner, Kathleen New - Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce Director, Luke Johnson - BLM Deputy Director for Programs and Policy, Bill Dunkelberger - BLM Bishop Field Office Manager, Doug Thompson - Lone Pine business owner, Dave Kirk - Alabama Hills volunteer steward
L to R: Chris Langley - Inyo County Film Commissioner, Kathleen New - Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce Director, BLM Deputy Director for Programs and Policy Luke Johnson, BLM Bishop Field Office Manager Bill Dunkelberger, Doug Thompson - Lone Pine business owner, Dave Kirk - Alabama Hills volunteer steward

BLM California News.bytes, issue 328