Community Environmental Efforts

Groups of people engage in tree planting and habitat restoration activities, showcasing teamwork in environmental conservation under various weather conditions.

Earth Day - Earth Day Events , Environmental Protection Agency

Volunteers cleaning 15th Avenue at Joplin, MO. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

El Reno, Okla., June 15, 2013 Candy Roberts picks up tornado debris at a farm in El Reno. She is one of a group of volunteers that came from Arkansas to help with the cleanup. The El Reno area was struck by a F5 tornado on May 31, 2013. It was the widest tornado in United States history at 2.6 miles across, and was the second F5 tornado to touch down in Oklahoma over a two week period. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Army Central SSG Ellie Flores and Spc. Shaden Gregory, 132nd Engineering Battalion Plans and Analysts, volunteers pick up trash during an organized cleanup, outside Shaw Air Force Base, Oct. 14, 2022. This is an annual clean-up, hosted by USARCENT Headquarters Headquarters Battalion, including service members and civilians who collected over twenty bags of trash along the highway.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Margaretville, N. Y. , September 4, 2011 The National Guard and volunteers came to help residents remove mud, and salvage belongings from homes ruined by floodwaters on "Labor for Your Neighbor" weekend events. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the damge caused by Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Marmaduke, Ar. A volunteer cleans up rubble from the open area that is left after a tornado destroyed the home that once occupied the space. This community is only one of many that had damages caused by storms and tornaoes that swept across central and norhtestern Arkansas between April 1st and 3rd. FEMA photo by Win Henderson.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FRA - SOCIETY - YELLOW VEST OF DINANSaturday, December 15, the yellow vests continue the occupation of the main roundabout on the outskirts of Dinan in Brittany.FRA - SOCIETY - GILETS JAUNES DE DINANSamedi 15 décembre, les gilets jaunes continue l'occupation du rond-point principal de la périphérie de Dinan en Bretagne.

AmeriCorps Member Provides Direction to Other Volunteer. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

Secretary Gale Norton joining conservation volunteers during visit to Salt Lake City, Utah for National Public Lands Day activities, including ceremonies honoring members of the American Frontiers--A Public Lands Journey teams trekking on U.S. public lands between Canadian border and Mexican border

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

Mayfield, Kentucky, Students on spring break from Asbury University plant trees in Anderson Park. The park's existing trees were destroyed in the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. The students were working through the nonprofit Disaster Relief at Work (DRAW).

Indiana Tornado.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Let's Clean Up the World, Legambiente, Milan, Italy

August 14, 2010. Denise and Frank plant their seeds and seedlings in their planting box. The Venice Garden broke ground in April, 2010. Soil tests revealed high levels of arsenic and lead because of previous uses which included a railroad line going through the lot. Steps were taken which included adding protective layers and adding new soil. Planting began in August and the first harvest was in October, 2010. Venice, California, USA

A tree planting celebrates Earth Day in South Central Los Angeles. LA Conservation Corps joins with community volunteers to plant trees along West Adams and Central Avenue outside a new Fresh and Easy Market that plans to open on the corner. Los Angeles, California, USA.

Forester Charles Mentzel with the Forestry Office of the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch shows event-goers how to plant a tree seeding 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.

Girl Scouts help employees replant trees in hurrikane Ike's wake. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Ecosystem recovery; Employees (USFWS); Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration; Landscape conservation; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access; Resource management; Servic. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Secretary Gale Norton joining conservation volunteers during visit to Salt Lake City, Utah for National Public Lands Day activities, including ceremonies honoring members of the American Frontiers--A Public Lands Journey teams trekking on U.S. public lands between Canadian border and Mexican border

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

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

High school students work in a community garden as volunteers of the Summer in the City program, which puts students to work on community improvement projects, Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America

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

Ground breaking for a new school in Iowa. Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. 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

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

Two whte girls pick up plastic out of the LA River. Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Archaeologist Tyler Olsen with Colorado State Universitys Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands working in partnership with Fort McCoy's Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch works on an archaeology survey on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., on July 14, 2022. Olsen has participated in many digs at Fort McCoy. This survey is looking at areas were cement pads were located where troops placed military tents and bivouacked nearly 90 years ago. Archaeology work has been ongoing on Fort McCoy for decades to not only look back and document the post's military history, but also the area's distant past where artifacts thousands of years old have been found.

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

Tree planting ceremony, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance Robert Lamb and other senior officials, honoring the late Sky Lesher, long-time Office of Financial Management Director

Volunteers enjoy planting trees on the refuge 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.

Woman gardener digs ground soil with shovel for removal withered dried thuja tree from her backyard. Yard work around the house. Woman remove tree from backyard, digging soil with shovel

Salt Lake City Volunteers Clear Debris.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

220422-N-LL092-003 Yorktown, VA (April 22, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Cameron Gonzales and U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Ethan Lopez from Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, Hampton Roads assist Tom Olexa, Natural Resources Manager for Naval Weapons Station Yorktown plant a tree. Trees are considered an asset on all Navy installations and provide invaluable support to the surrounding ecosystem but also much needed shade to service members who are training on hot summer days.

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.

Hundreds of volunteers participated in the annual "Clean the D" day, cleaning, painting, and planting flowers along Eight Mile Road, which separates Detroit from its northern suburbs, here they clear a pile of bricks and rubble from a vacant lot, Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America

FEMA Corps. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, in advance of Earth Day, to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, to work alongside conservation volunteers planting marsh vegetation and to highlight results of cooperative federal, state, local, private, non-profit projects for wetlands restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

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.

120615-N-FE728-005BALTIMORE (June 15, 2012) Midshipmen 3rd Class Matthew Sommers, Midshipmen 2nd Class Ashley Miller and Midshipmen 2nd Class Chris Junchans volunteer to build bug gardens for the Living Classroom Foundation, during a Baltimore Navy Week 2012 community service event. Baltimore Navy Week coincides with the Star Spangled Sailabration, which commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key.

Ecological agriculture, Onions, Navahermosa-Sierra de Yeguas, Malaga-province, Region of Andalusia, Spain, Europe.

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

Volunteers 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.

West, Texas, May 11, 2013 Volunteers pitch in to help clear the West City Park of debris that resulted from the explosion April 17 at a nearby fertilizer plant. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is assisting residents in their recovery from the disaster. Norman Lenburg/FEMA. Norman Lenburg/FEMA. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

"Vilonia, AR, May 22, 2014 ; Ryan Beck, a Missouri University of Science and Technology volunteer, shovels trash as he works with Team Rubicon 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

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

Volunteer planting a tree in New Caledonia dry forest

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's visit to Salt Lake City, Utah for National Public Lands Day activities, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

Memphis, Tenn. (June 17, 2022) Sailors spread mulch during a volunteer event for Memphis Tilth during Memphis Navy Week. Memphis Navy Week is one of 14 Navy Weeks in 2022, which brings a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects. Each year, the program reaches more than 140 million people -- about half the U.S. population.

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

Secretary Gale Norton joining conservation volunteers during visit to Salt Lake City, Utah for National Public Lands Day activities, including ceremonies honoring members of the American Frontiers--A Public Lands Journey teams trekking on U.S. public lands between Canadian border and Mexican border

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

Archaeologist Tyler Olsen with Colorado State Universitys Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands working in partnership with Fort McCoy's Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch works on an archaeology survey on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., on July 14, 2022. Olsen has participated in many digs at Fort McCoy. This survey is looking at areas were cement pads were located where troops placed military tents and bivouacked nearly 90 years ago. Archaeology work has been ongoing on Fort McCoy for decades to not only look back and document the post's military history, but also the area's distant past where artifacts thousands of years old have been found.

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama participate in tree plantings at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington 4/21/09 Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Construction of artificial owl burrows in an urban environment to protect the Western Burrowing Owl. Subjects: Species of concern; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat conservation; Urban environments; Deserts; Birds; Wildlife management. Location: Nevada.

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

Sea Bright, N.J., Mar. 20, 2014 New Jersey Institute of Technology students aid The Jersey Shore recovery from Hurricane Sandy by disposing trash off streets. Students organize trips to volunteer in communities still in need during their Alternative Spring Break. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Americorps is assisting Hurricane Isaac survivors. Louisiana Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A Tree Planting in Highland Park plans to plant 100 Arbutus Trees around and along Figueroa Street. Part of the Mayors office Million Trees LA Initiative, Community groups LA Conservation Corps, LA Causa and North East Trees are joined by local volunteers, families and area students for the planting. Los Angeles, California, USA

Mayfield, Kentucky, Students on spring break from Asbury University plant trees in Anderson Park. The park's existing trees were destroyed in the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. The students were working through the nonprofit Disaster Relief at Work (DRAW).

The burial of the USACE Charleston Districts 150th Anniversary Time Capsule. The capsule will be buried at the Cooper River Rediversion Project in St. Stephen, South Carolina. The capsule is full of various items representing the district and its employees. The 150th Anniversary Time Capsule will be opened 25 years from now in the year 2047.

The killing of the pig, a traditional Winter activity. Vila Mea, Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal

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.

A finished tree after a demonstration of proper tree planting is given to local volunteers. A Tree Planting in Highland Park plans to plant 100 Arbutus Trees around and along Figueroa Street.

Issaquah, Washington State, USA. Woman holding tomato cages and other women doing end-of-season garden clean-up in a community garden. (MR, PR)

011100111 After the Bastrop wildfires. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Hackleburg, Ala. , August 3, 2011 National service members of AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) work in the sweltering Alabama heat to help rebuild homes destroyed by the tornado that sruck Hackleburg on April 27, 2011. FEMA promotes and coordinates the work of voluntary agencies such as AmeriCorps in their efforts to rebuild and strengthen communities throrughout the country. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011040709 ND Flooding Checking the levees. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Green For All's "Dig In" at Riverside Valley Community Garden with actor Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green For All , Environmental Protection Agency

Tree planting ceremony, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance Robert Lamb and other senior officials, honoring the late Sky Lesher, long-time Office of Financial Management Director

Tornado - Pratt City, Ala. , Jan. 17, 2012 Jewish and Muslim NYU student volunteers take a short break at a job site where 2 new homes are being built for tornado survivors. FEMA funding and coordination with volunteer agencies helped make this happen. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

Vilonia, AR, May 21, 2014 - Team Rubicon volunteers remove debris from a home and property in Parkwood Meadows near Naylor 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

AmeriCorps volunteers fill sandbags in preparation for future severe weather at their operations base in New Roads, La.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

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

Severe Storms and Flooding, Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 Local residents and volunteers prepare sandbags and create walls to prevent the potential flood water from flooding local structures. Fenton, MO-Local residents and volunteers prepare sandbags and create walls to prevent the potential flood water from flooding local structures.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sailors from Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg put down their work and picked up lawn tools to clean around the installation's Child Development Center June 10.

Detroit, Michigan, On Earth Day, volunteers helped set up a geodesic greenhouse which will allow Peace Tree Parks to grow food year-round. The nonprofit organization creates community gardens on vacant land and encourages residents to begin their own gardens

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

Earth Day - Earth Day Events , Environmental Protection Agency

Severe Storms/Flooding, Fargo, ND, 04/10/1997 Residents build up a sandbag levee as residents and volunteers fight the rising waters of the Red River. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Gale Norton, center, working with conservation volunteers at Take Pride in America cleanup event at the Watts Branch of Heritage Park in the Anacostia area of Washington, D.C. Cleanup followed Norton's formal announcement of the launch of Take Pride in America at National Press Club

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

Flooding - Valley City, N. D. , April 16, 2011 Volunteers race to raise the levees to 24 feet as the Sheynne River is now expeted to crest at a all time high of 22. 5 feet, Photo:Michael Rieger/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Department of Interior officials and staff joining other Take Pride in America volunteers at the Anacostia River Cleanup event, sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, in Washington, D.C.

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

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Lincoln Park, N. J. , September 11, 2011 "Mormon Helping Hands" volunteers Matthew Meads (left) and Victor Costa (right) work in a dwelling in Lincoln Park, New Jersey to help a disaster survivor recover from Hurricane Irene. "Mormon Helping Hands" is a volunteer outreach program affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FEMA and "Mormon Helping Hands" partner to assists disaster survivors recover from the effects of disasters like the flooding in New Jersey that occurred as a result of Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011. New Jersey Hurricane Irene. 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

(Left to right) Lisa Lage, 11; of Girl Scout Troop 154; Colton Botson, 7; and Ray Cage, 7 assist COL. David Lopez, Vice Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, plant a tree at the site of the future Youth Center. The tree was provided by the Free City U.S.A. Foundation. Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

011092910 Cleaning up after the flood.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Gautier, Miss., Sep. 29, 2012 Local volunteers join forces with volunteers Cassidy Knotts (L), Becky DuPont and Jason DuPont from Georgia to pick up trash and debris that floated into the banks of the bayou near the West Pascagoula River following Hurricane Isaac. FEMA and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency are working together with local organizations to help survivors clean up and recover from the effects of Hurricane Isaac. David Fine/FEMA. Mississippi Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal Pride Days cleanup activities, co-sponsored by the C and O Canal National Historical Park and the C and O Canal Historical Trust, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Take Pride in America Director Katie Loovis, and other Interior staff on hand to join the volunteers working along the C and O towpath and Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and Maryland

Department of Interior officials and staff joining other Take Pride in America volunteers at the Anacostia River Cleanup event, sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, in Washington, D.C.

France. Paris. 20th district. Jean jacques Pascal and Sarah Feuillette : Community composting Project in Paris

Event-goers participate in the annual Arbor Day celebration April 29, 2022, west of Gate 5 on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 during the celebration.

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