Community Cleanups

Participants engage in local river cleanups, highlighting community efforts to restore natural habitats and remove waste from waterways.

Volunteers clear a logjam from the Rouge River, as part of the Rouge Rescue, an annual volunteer cleanup of the Rouge and surrounding wetlands, Southfield, Michigan, USA, North America
Volunteers clear a logjam from the Rouge River, as part of the Rouge Rescue, an annual volunteer cleanup of the Rouge and surrounding wetlands, Southfield, Michigan, USA, North America
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Spraying with chemical weed killer to eliminate duckweed, a fast-spreading aquatic plant that deprives ponds of oxygen
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Creator: James, Sherry. Subjects: Fishing; netting; Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge; Colorado; Children; Recreation; Environmental education; Electronic. . 1998 - 2011.
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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
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Fish And Game Biologist Shocking A Stream To Survey Restoration Project
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Acting as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environmental Safety and Occupational Health, Terry Yonkers heads up a team of US Air Force volunteers from the Pentagon in support of Earth Day April 21, 2001. Yonkers and his team joined local citizens at the 4 Mile Run Park in Alexandria, Virginia, to gather a mountain of refuse. Base: Alexandria State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota, for touring of the Elkhorn Ranch Unit with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and National Park Service staff including Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent, Valerie Naylor
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USA, Colorado, Man putting Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) into buckets
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State and Federal dollars are used to build many support structures for recreationists in Alaska. Subjects: Recreation; Fishing. . 1998 - 2011.
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People in water holding flats of plants used for pond restoration during W.O.W. (Wonders of Wetlands) Workshop held at the
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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
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Electroshocking is a non-lethal process that creates involuntary muscular responses in fish and causes them to float towards the surface of the water. Subjects: Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service; Tagging; Threatened species; Monitoring. Location: Oregon. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: EAGLE CREEK NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY.
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Secretary Gale Norton during tour of the Florida Everglades. Norton's visit to Florida also included her participation in a meeting of the South Florida Ecosystem Task Force in Plantation, concerning Florida Everglades restoration
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Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - River Cleanup , Environmental Protection Agency
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These two could work at this all day. Playtime at the river makes the time fly by. Subjects: Aquatic environments; Banks; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Tourism; Wildlife refuges. Location: Missouri. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG MUDDY NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE.
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Recreation. Creator: Ely, Barbara. Subjects: Recreation; Photography. . 1998 - 2011.
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-244. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers joined Ohio Department of Natural Resources at William Harsha Lake in Batavia, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2022, for a technology demonstration of Algae Harvesting and Hydronucleation Flotation Technology (HFT) that could play an important role in the reduction of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Ohio. USACEs Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) began research projects such as the Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) to develop scalable solutions for managing large Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
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Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Carey, Ohio, September 12, 2007 Carrie Huitger (L) and Jim Sherwood(R) hydrologists with the United States Geological Survey examine a water culvert in the town that was not capable of handling the flood waters that hit the town. The USGS is examining stream culverts as part of their flood water evaluation for USGS surveyors. John Ficara/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-243. Hurricane Katrina
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-263. Hurricane Katrina
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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
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A Cluster Of Oysters Growing On Recycled Oyster Shells
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USA, WA, Whidbey Island, Coupeville. Extreme low tide affords excellent clamming opportunity
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Louisiana Wetlands
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-258. Hurricane Katrina
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Brian Greeves of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge picking up dead birds that may have gotten cholera during the stress of migration. New Mexico
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A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee and volunteer work together on a wetland research project. Subjects: Employees (USFWS); Research; Volunteers; Service patch. Location: Nevada.
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Fish and Wildlife Service personnel at work on avian flu research: bird sampling, testing
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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
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Hydrobiologist testing quality of water
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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
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Ranger explains the swampland, Everglades National Park, Florida/ Ranger, swampland, Everglades National Park, Florida, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, North America
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Female shellfish farmer standing in water holding crate of oysters
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Graduate scientists, Jackie Carter and Jonny Armstrong, collect fish fry and package them for transporting back to the laboratory in Aleknagik, Bristol Bay, Alaska.
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Megan Gottlieb, professional engineer (P.E.), a hydraulics civil engineer who specializes in water resources and water management for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, poses for a portrait at the Loyalhanna Lake dam in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, Jan. 20, 2023.
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Pacific Partnership 2010 volunteers join Indonesians to replace hundreds of mangrove trees along the coast of Ambon Island in the Banda Sea, Eastern Indonesia. The USNS MERCY/PP10 is participating with ships from Indonesia, Australia and Singapore in the local SAIL BANDA activities, dedicated to improving the future of small islands and promoting awareness of the importance of preserving and caring for coral reefs and wetlands.
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Eric Cline, on-site manager for the Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment Project at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the northern Everglades in Florida, was among the officials on hand for Secretary Gale Norton's Everglades tour. Photograph was used in Interior video on the Norton tenure
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Mature adult sorting recyclables into separate bins for sanitation pick up, Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
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Hydrobiologist testing quality of water
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Flooding Winter Storm - Eagle, Alaska, July 29, 2009 Disaster survivor Judy Mann speaks with FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist John Fulton while checking on the progression of her and her husband's new home. Mrs. Mann's home was moved 300 feet during the flooding and ice jams of spring 2009. - Ben Brennan/FEMA. Alaska Flooding and Ice Jams. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: CHILDREN BEFORE A WETLAND AT LAKE WOODRUFF NWR. Recreation and education are important functions of the Refuge System. This environmental education program at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in Florida is one of thousand. Subjects: Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge; Florida; Environmental education;Wildlife refuges. . 1998 - 2011.
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Eastbrook Mobile Home Park.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials