Community Restoration Projects

Students and volunteers engaging in planting native vegetation and cleaning efforts at various environmental sites, promoting ecological recovery.

FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.

Students planted native vegetation at Shin Kee, just outside of Stockton. As part of the restoration project, the students planted willows, buttonwillows and sedges along the banks and levees of the area. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Children; Vegetation; Habitat restoration. Location: California.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a beach on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, more than 130 volunteers from the joint NASAs Kennedy Space Center and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contract organizations give up their afternoon to gather all the “unnatural” items that had accumulated on 6.1 miles of central Florida east coast shoreline during the past 12 months. Part of the center's dedication to a clean environment, volunteers gathered enough trash to fill approximately 450 garbage bags and enough recyclable plastic and glass to fill 150 bags.

River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA

Volunteers help to plant trees at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, after hurricane Ike. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Ecosystem recovery; Employees (USFWS); Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration; Landscape conservation; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access; Resource. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Event-goers plant tree seedlings as Fort McCoy, Wis., held its annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at the installation. During the observance, Fort McCoy Garrison leadership and other installation personnel helped children from the post Child Development Center plant hundreds of trees. The post also received its 33rd Tree City USA award from the National Arbor Day Foundation (NADF) during the celebration.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Beach clean up area. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

July 24, 2010. Stapling the Weedcloth for the final preparations of the planting beds at the Venice Community Garden. The 2 foot deep beds are layered with 3 inches of rocks as a buffer between the roots and the bad soil below, but will still allow water to drain.

FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Beach clean up area. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeff Hart, left, Director of Environmental Compliance and Protection Division (ECPD) and Massachusetts native, establishes and cordons portions of shoreline for an upcoming soil sampling taking place at Puuloa Range Training Facility, HI, Feb. 12, 2024. ECPD will work alongside the University of Hawaii, Brigham Young University - Hawaii, and Hawaii State Department of Health Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response personnel to collect soil samples from across the 3,000-foot-long shoreline of the training facility that pose the greatest potential for off-site contaminate migration. Marine Corps

Five people working at cleanup event, MLK Shoreline, Oakland, California, USA

Wildlife biologist Kathleen Smith checks a turtle nest cage, or exclosure, for hatchlings near Fern Ridge Reservoir on July 26, 2022. As a federal agency, the Portland District provides certain protections to wildlife at Corps reservoirs. During nesting season, Portland District wildlife biologists search for signs of the threatened native species of turtle, the northwestern pond turtle. When biologists find a turtle nest, theyll remove the nest plug the mother turtle created, and gently poke the eggs. If the eggs are firm, like a chicken egg, biologists know the nest belongs to the northwestern pond turtle. If the eggs are softer and dimple under pressure, the nest belongs to an invasive species of turtle, the red-eared slider. After determining the type of turtle egg, biologists will place the exclosure around the nest to protect it from racoons, skunks, and other animals. Northwestern pond turtle exclosures allow the hatchlings to leave the nest once hatched, while red-eared slider

Tree planting Day on Reclaimed Land, Syncrude, Fort McMurray, Canada.

Farmers Digging in the mud to create Rice Paddies.

Wildfires, Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 26, 2007 Friends and volunteers help families sift through their belongings following the devastating fire that destroyed homes in the Rancho Bernard neighborhood. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fish and Wildlife Service personnel at work on avian flu research: bird sampling, testing

Cleaning up the Dominguez Channel at Artesia Transit Center. Over 14,000 volunteers took part in Coastal Cleanup Day in Los Angeles County, cleaning up beaches, parks, alleys, creeks, highways and storm drains at 69 different sites. Over 300,000 pounds of debris and recyclables were removed by the various environmental organizations, community groups, families, local businesses, faith-based organizations and students that took part. Los Angeles, California, USA

Three Points, Arizona, Humane Borders, a faith-based group, maintains a network of dozens of water stations in the Arizona desert with the goal of reducing the death toll among Mexican migrants who cross the desert to find work in the United States. Teenage volunteers from a Phoenix church check water barrels to see if they need re-filling.

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Tree planting on Tu Bshvat holiday

Catching frogs and critters on the refuge is a fun family activity. Subjects: Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Rivers and streams; Vegetation; Wetlands; Wildlife viewing; Youth; Adults. Location: Missouri. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG MUDDY NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE.

A participant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska Districts Regulatory Division's wetland training inspects the soil in Klatt Bog on June 27, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. The interagency class taught wetland characteristics along with office and field wetland delineation methods and procedures. And, participants conducted hands-on exercises on wetland delineation procedures to test their skills. The Alaska District is responsible for one of the largest regulatory programs in the nation and processes more than 1,500 permit actions annually. Wetland delineations help specialists determine the presence of areas covered by water or that have waterlogged soil for long periods during the growing season.

Soil Sampling. Female agronomist taking sample with soil probe sampler. Environmental protection, organic soil certification, research

Granada, Colorado, The University of Denver Archaeology Field School at the World War 2 Amache Japanese internment camp. Participants map the site near the Amache high school in preparation for the next season's work. Camp survivors and descendants have joined students for seven seasons in researching the camp's history. More than 7,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans were held at the site, one of 10 internment camps in the American west.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-248-40. SAMPLING. Hurricane Katrina

A Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge employee plants grass to help build up the marshland. Subjects: Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Banks. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

USA, WA, Whidbey Island, Coupeville. Extreme low tide affords excellent clamming opportunity (MR)

0017 Wildlife biology intern Ale Larranaga digs up a fresh red-eared slider turtle nest the wildlife team found near Fern Ridge Reservoir on July 26, 2022. The red-eared slider turtles are a nonnative species in Oregon, and they compete with native turtles for food and habitat, especially nesting sites. Corps biologists regularly look for and remove the red-eared slider turtle and its eggs from several Willamette Valley Corps locations. According to biologists, the red-eared sliders are the most popular pet turtle in the United States, but because red-eared sliders live for about 30 years, pet owners often tire of them and release them into the wild. As a result, they are considered one of the worlds 100 most invasive species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Extreme Temperatures Flooding Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 28, 2009 Fargo residents Kevin Walker and Varen Heman shore up their temporary levee on the Red River. Andrea Booher/FEMA,. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

June 28, 2010: Sea turtle nest relocation on Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge Biologist Jackie Isaacs, Deputy Refuge Manager Eva Kristofik (from Mountain Longleaf NWR), and interns (AD) Megan Creegan and Meredith Wilson perform the standard pro. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation. Location: Alabama. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

A young boy helps his sister, mother and the Girl Scouts plant trees on the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Ecosystem recovery; Employees (USFWS); Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration; Landscape conservation; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access; Resource. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Hurricane Rita, Cameron, LA, January 11, 2006 - A volunteer from Anna Marie College in Paxton, MA helps collect and remove debris from this Cameron Parish house destroyed by Hurricane Rita. A group of 18 students drove from Massachusetts to Louisiana to help in the recovery effort. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Members of Ukhpacha Project at work

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 Local volunteers come together to fill sandbags to place near a levee that is showing signs of wear. Local residents are concerned that the rise in nearby river systems could create flooding in the area. Des Arc, AR-Local volunteers come together to fill sandbags to place near a leeve that is showing signs of wear. Local residents are concerned that the rise in nearby river systems could create flooding in the area.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Young people planting trees at a reforestation project, Mochuelo Alto, Bogota, Colombia, South America

DR-1607 Hurricane Rita.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

volcanic stone scraper, traditional slaughter of the Mallorcan black pig, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Volunteers enjoy their work planting marsh grass at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Habitat restoration; Plants; Volunteers. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Disabled people gardening

Daron Duke, Far Western Anthropological Research Group, speaks with visitors to an archaeological site on the Utah Test and Training Range July 18, 2022. In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Air Force works closely with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office to explore, discover, and preserve historical and cultural artifacts on the UTTR.

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

FRA - SOCIETY - "IF YOU SAW US" Été 2016, des jeunes bretons passent une semaine de vacance en camping à Mimizan.FRA - SOCIETE - "SI L'ON NOUS VOYAIT"Summer 2016, young Bretons spend a week camping holiday in Mimizan.

farm co-op in Brazil

Andrew Doye, Air Force Chief Information Officer assigned to the Pentagon, and his daughter, Angel Doye, plant a tree to celebrate Arbor Day at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 8, 2022. Arbor Day is celebrated by planting trees in an effort to make the environment more sustainable and withstand invasive species.

LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.

Foodwaste to egg program run by Energis Libani NGO in Houmal and Bdedoun, Lebanon.

Port St. Joe, FL: USFWS biologist Lorna Patrick advises graduate students who assist with sea turtle egg relocation. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers; Employees (USFWS); Service patch. Location: Florida.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Both young and old pitch in to help replace trees lost during Hurricane Ike on Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Children; Wildlife restoration; Connecting people with nature. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Two girl scouts enjoying the opportunity to make a difference by planting trees after hurricane Ike. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Ecosystem recovery; Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration; Landscape conservation; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access; Resource management; Vegetation; Wildlife re. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Secretary Gale Norton with young volunteers during visit to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, in advance of Earth Day. Norton worked alongside conservation volunteers and highlighted cooperative federal, state, local, private, non-profit projects for wetlands restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction

"Vilonia, AR, May 22, 2014 ; Team Rubicon and Missouri University of Science and Technology volunteers remove debris from a home and property on Cemetery Road after the home was destroyed by a tornado on April 27. FEMA supports Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) as they help survivors recover from natural disasters. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Volunteers at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. The remnants of the destroyed Oakridge Trailer Park are in the Background. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.

Left to right, D. Craig Young, Joanna Robertson, and Lucas Johnson, Far Western Anthropological Research Group, work an archaeological site on the Utah Test and Training Range July 18, 2022. In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Air Force works closely with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office to explore, discover, and preserve historical and cultural artifacts on the UTTR.

Palestinians and Israelis planting olive trees, Tu Bishvat Jewish festival; Kufrah, West Bank, Palestinian Authority

Fort Yukon, Alaska, July 6, 2013 Disaster survivor Robert Earl Gadzow and his grandchildren listen to and discuss eligible losses with the Individual Assistance Task Force of inspectors. FEMA abides by and supports the directive that Federal agencies work with tribal governments in a government-to-government relationship. FEMA has strong, long-standing relationships with Tribal governments, and they are essential members of the emergency management team.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Daron Duke, Far West Anthropological Research Group, speaks with visitors to an archaeological site on the Utah Test and Training Range July 18, 2022. In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Air Force works closely with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office to explore, discover, and preserve historical and cultural artifacts on the UTTR.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Don Dankert, a biological scientist in the NASA Environmental Management Branch of Center Operations, left, and Becky Bolt, a wildlife ecologist with InoMedic Health Applications Inc, plant the final shrub that is among 180,000 planted on a new 1.2-mile stretch of shoreline near Launch Pads 39A and B.Constant pounding from tropical storms, such as Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012, other weather systems and higher than usual tides, destroyed sand dunes protecting infrastructure at the spaceport.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Sept. 29, 2012) Volunteers help remove invasive species and plant native plants on Ahua Reef at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during a volunteer clean up. The clean up was held in celebration of National Public Lands Clean Up Day.

FEMA Archaeologists Discover One of the Oldest Native American A. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The excitement and satisfaction of a job well done, is evident with this volunteer, planting trees. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Ecosystem recovery; Employees (USFWS); Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration; Landscape conservation; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access; Resource. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

July 16, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: University of Florida students Natalie Williams and Brail Stephens (right). Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers; Connecting people with nature. Location: Florida.

Children prepare to plant aquatic plants in their schoolyard wetland habitat area. Subjects: Children; Environmental education; Grasses; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; Connecting people with nature. Location: Maryland. Collection: Environmental Sciences.

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Children prepare to plant aquatic plants in their schoolyard wetland habitat area. Subjects: Children; Environmental education; Grasses; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; Connecting people with nature. Location: Maryland. Collection: Environmental Sciences.

July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation. Location: Alabama. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Eigth graders plan aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay.

ESU St. Louis - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-327-18. Dynegy. Hurricane Katrina

2006. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Marine birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge; Aleutians; Aleutian Islands; Delarof Islands. . 1998 - 2011.

France, Lozere Department, A Beekeeper

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) being planted as part of habitat restoration, Georgia

011100111 Volunteers help with clean-up effort in Bastrop wild. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Amberleigh Ray, left, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron recycling and solid waste program manager, and Madison Cox, right, 11th CES natural resources program manager, tag mussels with identification numbers during a mussel release event, April 3, 2023, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. JBAB, in partnership with Anacostia Watershed Society, deployed and began monitoring the young freshwater mussels in April 2022; this event signified the mussels graduation and send-off to their permanent homes in the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers off the JBAB shoreline. The mussels were deployed to clean the rivers adjoining JBAB; a single mussel can filter more than five gallons of water per day, removing harmful pollutants and debris while improving the health of the river.

Workers cleaning beach after an oil spill by hand, Europe

120611-N-GL340-113 SANGIHE, INDONESIA (June 11, 2012) Army Spc. Bradley McWillie, right, and World Vets volunteer Helle Hydeskev, work with a local Indonesian veterinarian to administer inoculations to a cow during a veterinary civic actions project. Veterinary civic actions project are performed by a joint group of Pacific Partnership 2012 veterinary specialists to work with the local population to immunize animals such as cows, goats, cats and dogs against rabies, worms, as well as various diseases. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civil assistance mission U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

Researcher releasing a three year juvenile Mona Island Ground Iquana. Part of the Headstarting program on Mona island to aid the endangered species. Sardinera beach, Mona Island, Puerto Rico

The Maras project works to rehabilitates ancestral agroforestry systems in the area and the "comunidades" s involved devote one day a week to work in the nursery for the production of fruit trees and other plants that can are income.Is part of the project the introduction of crops "exotic" for the Andean environment, so that the "comuneros" can produce their own apples.

Laura Prishmont-Quimby, left, the archaeologist and cultural resource manager for U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, speaks with John Schlagheck, project archaeologist for Dudek, a construction services company, at a proposed construction site on the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., May 18.

Heal the bay Clean up at Venice Beach, About 400 Students and Volunteers help with the Monthly Clean-up, California

LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. .

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Iraq, Kirkuk province, Bashir village on 2022-10-19. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. This is Handicap International's (Humanity and Inclusion) mine clearance training camp in the village of Bashir where mine clearers practice in real conditions. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Kirkouk, Bashir village le 2022-10-19. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines

Apalachicola, FL July 19, 2010. St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge personnel excavate a sea turtle nest for transport to the Kennedy Space Center for hatching.

Sixth grade schoolchildren from Rockville, MD look for old bottles and glass on the beach.

Defense Supply Center Columbus Environmental Division Chief Nicole Goicochea helps a child fill her watering can in the garden at the DSCC Columbus Child Development Center June 8. Seven pre-K classes participated in the planting day but all classes at the center tend to the garden each year. The garden is a joint partnership with the DSCC Environmental Division and is in its sixth season.

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Indigenous Extinction

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Cleaning hands after picking up rubbish

Re-seal the drain of a pond after drainingFrance

Creator: Hillebrand, Steve. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge; Alaska Peninsula. . 1998 - 2011.

Students from Meramec Valley school attended the Every Kid Outdoors, Paddle Your Parks event at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary on October 6, 2022 where they spent the day learning about public lands and waters. Over 200 students participated in the program and earned their Every Kid Outdoor park pass allowing them free entry into National Parks for one year. This is the 7th year Riverlands has welcomed a new group of kids into the outdoors.

Port St. Joe, FL: Dr. Ray Carthy works jointly for University of Florida and the US Geological Survey. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers. Location: Florida.

July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: Trained volunteers have been vitally important to the success of the sea turtle nest relocation effort. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation. Location: Alabama.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Port St. Joe, FL: USFWS biologist Lorna Patrick leans in to give some advice to graduate students Natalie and Brail. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers; Employees (USFWS); Service patch. Location: Florida.

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

People crouching in garden separating waste into different crates

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