5 U.S. conservation agencies sign memorandum to promote "geotourism" in Washington
(L to R) Mark Rey, Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, and John Fahey, President and CEO, National Geographic Society sign a memorandum of understanding to work together to promote "geotourism," place-based tourism that focuses on what is unique in an area, at the National Geographic Society in Washington on July 8, 2008. The memorandum will encourage national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands to incorporate the principles of geotourism. Looking on behind (L to R) Rowan Gould, Assistant Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Henri Bisson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Sally Collins, Associate Chief, Forest Service, Mary Bomar, Director, National Park Service, Jerry Gidner, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Terry Garcia, Executive Vice President, Mission Programs, National Geographic Society. (UPI Photo/Tami Heilemann/Department of the Interior)
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