Environmental Volunteer Activities

Images of individuals and volunteers engaged in environmental conservation tasks, including removing invasive plants and assisting in forest projects, amidst lush greenery.

Tree cutting

An Earthwatch volunteer from the United Kingdom chops down an invasive plant on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Members of Ukhpacha Project in a forest

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - River Cleanup , Environmental Protection Agency

Rabbit bedding containing straw and manure is used for mulch and composting for Boysenberry plants. Yvonne Savio, Master Gardener Coordinator at UC Cooperative Extension's Common Ground Garden Program, offers training at a workshop in her garden in Pasadena.

Hampshire, England, UK. 2022. Tree surgeon clearing cut branches from a Scots Pine tree which is being felled in a UK garden.

Phytosanitary treatment in a Coca plantation Peru

FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.

Tree cutting

loggers felling old-growth tree in ancient forest oregon, north western usa

Marco Jones, Natural Resource Technician (fire ants). Identifies and eradicates fire ants to protect the caves. He uses a combination of hot water and dish soap to kill the nest. May 16, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas.Caves function as recharge to the aquifer and are the home to a number of endangered troglobitic species (cave crickets and spiders that live their entire lives in the caves). Red-imported fire ants enter the caves and predate on these endangered species. By eliminating their presence around the mouths of the caves, we are protecting the endangered species within. The only nutrition coming into the cave is brought in by the cave crickets. These crickets act as a way to monitor the health of the cave without actually entering it and disturbing the ecosystem. Since they bring the food in, they are essential to the survival of the creatures deep in the cave that never leave. Red-imported fire ants may be in direct competition with the crickets, limiting

Side view of man filling bottle with water flowing through pipe in forest

220924-N-WF272-1110 DUNDALK, Md. (Sept. 24, 2022) Chief Quartermaster David Garceau, a Plymouth, Mass., native assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, participates in community service during a Bear Creek Park cleanup and beautification project in Dundalk, Maryland. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of Americas Navy.

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

Marco Jones, Natural Resource Technician (fire ants). Identifies and eradicates fire ants to protect the caves. May 16, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas.The red ants endanger the caves which are home to a number of endangered troglobitic species (cave crickets and spiders that live their entire lives in the caves). Red-imported fire ants enter the caves and predate on these endangered species. By eliminating their presence around the mouths of the caves, we are protecting the endangered species within. The only nutrition coming into the cave is brought in by the cave crickets. These crickets act as a way to monitor the health of the cave without actually entering it and disturbing the ecosystem. Since they bring the food in, they are essential to the survival of the creatures deep in the cave that never leave. Red-imported fire ants may be in direct competition with the crickets, limiting their survival and again, effecting the population of endangered species depend

Finding the root cause. Conceptual image of a spiritually awaken woman reaching out to find root cause and solve the problem . Finding the root cause. Conceptual image of a spiritually awaken woman reaching out to find root cause and solve the problem

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

Installation of a tree trunk protection against rabbits in plastic bottles

Logger wipes sweat away after felling pine trees in northern Florida

North America, USA, WA, Olympic National Park. Quinault Rain Forest suffered significant damage in winter wind storms of 2006/2007. Hikers find trails challenging after storms.

Young volunteers clearing scrub, RSPB Vange Marshes reserve, Basildon, Essex, England, UK, November 2011. Model released.

Volunteer collecting garbage amidst plants in forest

Environmental police and fishing guard watching for illegal frog harvesting, Jura, France

Tourists participating in the tree planting program to regenerate the rainforest (secondary) at Samboja near Balikpapan, on Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Man tree climbing to fix camera trap on canopy top in green rainforest

"We built our trail, our world." In Bretagne, far from the city and all the hassle that comes with it, young people practicing BMX have built their own land in the heart of a forest in order to best devote themselves to their passion and to spend time one with others freely. «On sest construit notre trail, notre monde à nous». En Bretagne, loin de la ville et de tout les tracas qui laccompagne, des jeunes pratiquant le BMX se sont construit leur propre terrain au coeur dune forêt afin de pouvoir sadonner au mieux à leur passion et pouvoir passer du temps lun avec les autres en toute liberté.

Nature conservationists planting tree on waste land

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

ESAT of the ADAGES association. Work Assistance Establishment and Services. Disabled workers during green space maintenance workshops. Workers must clear trees of caterpillar nests.

WAIANAE, Hawaii - Renae Sattler, a field technician with the Oahu Army Natural Resources Program, inspects an old Achatinella shell for evidence of rat bite marks.

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Creator: Hollingsworth, John and Karen. . 1998 - 2011.

Creator: Hollingsworth, John and Karen. Subjects: Wildlife management; Endangered species. . 1998 - 2011.

Man tree climbing to fix camera trap on canopy top in green rainforest

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

Rebecca Joyce removing tires from the marsh, Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve, Gary, Indiana

Park Ranger Steve Acuff, biologist and natural resources specialist at Cheatham Lake, checks a portion of a pine forest March 27, 2023, where he conducted prescribed burns to restore the understory to provide habitat for a number of plant and animal species that are restricted to or found mostly in longleaf pine communities. It also helps restore diverse ground layers of grasses, herbs, and small shrubs.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Man removing environmental waste, Peene Valley River Landscape nature park Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Climate, Weather, Storms, Man using chain saw to remove tree fallen during storm winds.

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

Pruning of tree with handsaw

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-13. Hurricane Katrina

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

A Federal employee cuts up a downed Australian pine on Sanibel Island, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Charlie blew across the island, leaving devastation in its wake. August 2004.

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

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

Firefighter starting controlled burn in prairie grass to improve habitat.

hiking adventure, hiking man try to light fire, collecting woods for fire

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia

hiking adventure, hiking man try to light fire, collecting woods for fire

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-120. cleaned area of the oil creek from under the tanks leading to the river. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rojelio Piceno left and U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Xiangrun Song, 31st annual Day of Caring volunteers, do yard work at a house, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Sept. 9, 2022. In the 31 years that the Day of Caring has been going on, Holloman Air Force Base has played a major role in providing number of volunteers that help the local communities.

Central America, Panama, Cana. Darien National Park. Runway trail (Editorial Usage Only)

Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa) biologist Kyle Tidwell searching for frogs, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washington

Issaquah, Washington, USA. Man pouring a bucket of compost of an equal mix of 'greens' and 'browns', with enough water to resemble a damp sponge, onto a compost pile. (MR)

Press event forest damage

Scientist goes out to collect samples from swamp

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

hiking adventure, hiking man try to light fire, collecting woods for fire

Mayflower, AR, May 13, 2014 - A Samaritan's Purse volunteer cuts trees and branches and remove debris from a home and property on Pinetree Loop 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

"We built our trail, our world." In Bretagne, far from the city and all the hassle that comes with it, young people practicing BMX have built their own land in the heart of a forest in order to best devote themselves to their passion and to spend time one with others freely. «On sest construit notre trail, notre monde à nous». En Bretagne, loin de la ville et de tout les tracas qui laccompagne, des jeunes pratiquant le BMX se sont construit leur propre terrain au coeur dune forêt afin de pouvoir sadonner au mieux à leur passion et pouvoir passer du temps lun avec les autres en toute liberté.

A student enrolled in WLD2139 Invasive Plant Management, a course offered at the USFWS

RSPB staff felling pine trees in plantation to create open habitat in woodland, RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK September 2011, model released

Engineer holding digital tablet working in Solar Panels Power Farm, Photovoltaic Cell Park,Innovative solution for energy solving,Green energy.

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Invasive Species

Young man helps clear debris from refuge land. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Children; Volunteers. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Researchers assessing epiphytic orchid populations in a Florida swamp. (Editorial Use Only)

BROWSE SURVEY. Refuge management activities ensure that the breeding, feeding, and space needs of a diversity of species are maintained and protected. Employees at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota survey the amount and conditio. Subjects: Minnesota Valleys National Wildlife Refuge; Minnesota; Resource management. . 1998 - 2011.

Member of the Conservation Leadership Corps removes invasive plants in Belle Isle city park in the middle of the Detroit River, as part of a summer jobs program for high school students focussed on environmental stewardship created by Johnson Controls in cooperation with the Student Conservation Association SCA and The Greening of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees walk together to check the next Northern Flying Squirrel nest box. Subjects: Endangered species; Wildlife refuges; Mammals; Employees (USFWS); Uniforms; Service patch. Location: West Virginia. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CANAAN VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

ESAT of the ADAGES association. Work Assistance Establishment and Services. Disabled workers during green space maintenance workshops. Workers must clear trees of caterpillar nests.

Collection of water samples by Prof. Dr. Jens Boenigk, head of the Biodiversity Research Group, from the University of Duisburg-Essen near Grietherbusch on the Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 30, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Garret Drewry, from Bartlett, Tennessee, plants a tree at Balayong Peoples Park during Balayong Tree Planting and Nurturing Festival 2022 in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Matt Christiansen, Fort Polk ENRMD, removes a nesting box from a tree on Fort Polk.

San Marcos, TX August 22, 2015 Volunteer TEXSAR Search & Rescue team member Tiffanie Turner and her search dog, Rowan look for still missing residents of Wimberley along the Blanco River. Andrea. Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 30, 2022) - Chief Fire Controlman Jake Rodriguez, from Long Beach, California, plants a tree at Balayong Peoples Park during Balayong Tree Planting and Nurturing Festival 2022 in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Keene, N. Y. , September 2, 2011 Sgt. Angel Purcell oversees the power saw clearing of Pvt. First Class Siriki Diabuy. Both are members of the Kingston National Guard Unit 1156 helping to clear debris near Keene, New York. The area (Essex County) suffered damage to homes and businesses from Hurricane Irene. FEMA Photo/Judith Grafe. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Metuchen, N.J., Nov. 9, 2012 Department of Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs Type 2 Initial Attack Crew firefighters from Oklahoma cut up trees that fell during Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Winter Storm - Reidland, Ky. , February 22, 2009 Bill Carr is a volunteer with the United Methodist Church. He has been helping to clear debris from peoples' yards and clear the weatherheads so power can be restored. Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Two women field biologists gather data for a 50 year ongoing forest succession study.

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

Extraction of natural resin from pine tree trunks in Ovar - Portugal.

FEMA Debris Specialist in Nassau County.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

El Reno, Okla., June 3, 2013 Local, State and Federal officials survey areas in the community impacted by the May 31st tornado. The tornadoes 2.6 mile width is the widest ever recorded. El Reno, OK, June 3, 2013--Local, State and Federal offiicials survey areas in the community impacted by the May 31st tornado. The tornados 2.6 mile width is the widest ever recorded.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Firefighter spraying water with an extinguishing hose against the smoke in the trees to prevent a wildfire in the forest, fire control concept, copy space Firefighter spraying water with an extinguishing hose against the smoke in the trees to prevent a wildfire in the forest, fire control concept, copy space, selected focus Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarenxWinterx 22116335

FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.

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

A Volunteer from the NC Baptist Men Mission trims Branches. Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Climate Change

Worker scrapes dry grass with rake on ground

Climate, Weather, Storms, Man using chain saw to remove tree fallen during storm winds.

A sawyer from Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado cuts a tamarisk tree during the National Public Lands Day event at John Martin Reservoir, Colo., Sept. 24, 2022. NPLD is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands.

Park Ranger Steve Acuff, biologist and natural resources specialist at Cheatham Lake, observes the underbrush along the TSU Trail near Sams Creek while inspecting the area March 27, 2023, in Ashland City, Tennessee.

James Roberts, FWS Fire Management and John Martin, FWS Refuge Biologist assess fire damage to the environment and threatened and endangered species at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Fire management; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife restoration; Scientific personnel (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS). Location: California. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: SAN DIEGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.

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