Environmental Conservation Tours

Activities showcasing discussions and tours related to environmental projects, including visits to natural parks and ecosystems by officials and researchers.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Boom protecting residential areas. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, August 31, 2010 Department of Natural Resources Police (DPNR) officer Andrea Tromben finishing her inspection of a boat that broke its mooring line and was beached high and dry by the powerful winds of Hurricane Earl. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator - Los Angeles, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Motor oil bottle discarded on the beach with crude oil from BP spill coating jetty in background. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

ESU St. Louis - Assessment - 26-HK-316-5. Hurricane Katrina

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Scientist Dave Fratantoni works on the EcoMapper AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) onboard the Institute's research vessel Knorr, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Woods Hole, Mass. The EcoMappers will be deployed in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS) which is set to sail on Sept. 6. The NASA-sponsored expedition will sail to the North Atlantic's saltiest spot to get a detailed, 3-D picture of how salt content fluctuates in the ocean's upper layers and how these variations are related to shifts in rainfall patterns around the planet.

Breton Island Refuge Manager Jack Bohannan discusses boom deployment at the refuge with a Coast Guard officer. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Oil spills. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BRETON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - Baron flying. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

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

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

011082910 Katrina Memorial in Shell Beach. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher at 30 Year Clean Water Program for Alexandria, VA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Regional Director Cindy Dohner carries half the eggs from the nest of 127 eggs to the waiting FedEx truck. Photo by Bonni. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation. Location: Alabama. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

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

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

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

In-Situ Burn Chevron Pipeline - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-159-48. Hurricane Katrina

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

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

Office of the Administrator - Los Angeles, California , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Water - U.S. EPA Bold Event , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-55. MariaSandi. Hurricane Katrina

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

July 1, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Maintenance worker Jerry Dunn routinely checks the shoreline three times a week. Here, he explains the difficulty of cleaning oil from a marsh. Photo by Bonnie Strawser. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Employees (USFWS). Location: Alabama. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, to view the renovation project for the historic Cliff House, set to open in August, 2004

Critical Incident Stress Management - Mississippi - 26-HK-140-296. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Detroit, Michigan USA, 16 May 2023, The United States and Canada announced plans for a binational electric vehicle corridor, with DC fast charging stations every 50 miles from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Quebec City, Quebec. Electrical workers, members of IBEW, set up an EV charger before the event

Craig Baldwin, USACE Operation Blue Roof quality assurance specialist and New Orleans District employee, verifies that a recent temporary roof was installed correctly at a home in Rotonda West, Florida, Nov. 3. In addition to the temporary roof mission, USACE is actively supporting FEMA and the state of Florida with other Hurricane Ian recovery efforts to include, debris technical monitors, infrastructure assessments and temporary housing.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Contaminated sand is colledted from lthe beach and fed into a series of hot water washes. Oily water is collected and disposed of. Clean sand is returned to the beach. This inovative process prevents tons of sand from being dumped into landfills, reduced depletion of sand from the beach and elimintes oil from the beach. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- University of Florida geologist, John Jaeger, left, and Steve Orlando, senior director Media Relations at the University, discuss a six-month effort to restore the sand dunes along a 1.2 mile stretch of shoreline near Launch Pads 39A and B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Experts from University of Florida are working with NASA scientists to better understand beach erosion.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.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - Loiza, Puerto Rico, September 1, 2011 Loiza Mayor Eddie Manso Fuentes with FEMA Community Relation Specialist Enrique Colon surveys damaged areas cause by Huricane Irene. FEMA Community Relations teams are visiting the affected areas to inform the community about the registration process. Eliud Echevarria/FEMA. Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Craig Baldwin, USACE Operation Blue Roof quality assurance specialist and New Orleans District employee, verifies that a recent temporary roof was installed correctly at a home in Rotonda West, Florida, Nov. 3. In addition to the temporary roof mission, USACE is actively supporting FEMA and the state of Florida with other Hurricane Ian recovery efforts to include, debris technical monitors, infrastructure assessments and temporary housing.

Port St. Joe, FL: USFWS biologist Lorna Patrick discusses the nuances of nest excavation as Don Imm watches. Subjects: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers; Employees (USFWS); Service patch. Location: Florida.

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-331. Hurricane Katrina

Kate Cutshall, outdoor commercial recreation program manager, Marine Corps Community Services speaks about the new Lunga Recreation Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 18, 2022. Lunga will be open for camping, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing. The facility closed in 2012 due to the discovery of unexploded ordnance. Cleanup efforts are currently being made by Marine Corps Community Services Quantico and Navy Facilities Command Washington to restore Lunga as a safe and fun place for Marines and their families. The new Lunga Recreation Facility is expected to open in the near future.

Norwalk, Conn., Nov. 27, 2012 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, right, talks to local resident Michael Harden, center and Emergency Management Director, Fire Chief Denis McCarthy, left in a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The Administrator also visited local Disaster Recovery Centers through out the area and met with local and state officials to discuss recovery efforts after the storm. Norwalk, CT, Nov. 27, 2012--FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, right, talks to local resident Michael Harden, center and Emergency Management Director, Fire Chief Denis McCarthy, left in a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The Administrator also visted local Disaster Recovery Centers throughtout the area and met with local and state officials to discuss recovery efforts from the storm.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sea Grass Restoration Project. Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs Writer Danielle Sempsrott (right) interviews Jane Provancha, manager of the ecological group for NASAs Environmental and Medical Contract (NEMCON) at Kennedy, for a web feature highlighting seagrass restoration efforts taking place at the Florida spaceport on March 29, 2023. Kennedys Environmental Management Branch is working to plant a minimum of 28,000 shoots of seagrass divided into 18 sites across three areas at the Florida spaceport as part of a pilot project for seagrass restoration efforts. The project will look at the feasibility of replanting seagrass in Kennedy waters and, if successful, could lead to the spaceport becoming a donor site where shoots of grass can be broken off and relocated to other areas within Kennedy or along the Indian River Lagoon to promote growth.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Contaminated sand is colledted from lthe beach and fed into a series of hot water washes. Oily water is collected and disposed of. Clean sand is returned to the beach. This inovative process prevents tons of sand from being dumped into landfills, reduced depletion of sand from the beach and elimintes oil from the beach. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

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

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary Gale Norton's Boston, Massachusetts harbor area tour during visit to the city for historic preservation grant announcement, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on the Norton tenure

A member of the Gabon National Park Agency Ecoguard discussed the next research destination with Lola Fatoyinbo, Marc Simard and Laura Duncanson.

Office of the Administrator - Annapolis Area - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

Office of the Deputy Administrator - World Water Monitoring Day. America's Clean Water Foundation, International Water Association. , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Air sampling station, near Port Fourchon, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Marina@Rowena General Manager David Dyson and Nashville District Eastern Kentucky Operations Manager Michael Lapina raise the Clean Marina flag at the award ceremony held at the Marina@Rowena in Albany, KY on May 17, 2022.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Patti Bell (left) and Dr. Violette Wahba Salib (center) are greeted by KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. after their return from Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Bell and Salib are with Environmental and Occupational Health at KSC. They were part of a volunteer team helping rescue and recovery efforts at Stennis, which was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Many employees of Stennis and Michoud Assembly Facility, near New Orleans, were rendered homeless by the hurricane. NASA centers have been generous with relief supplies and personnel. Stennis is now in limited operations mode. Daily convoys have been moving between Stennis and Michoud, transporting personnel and supplies as Michoud prepares to resume limited operations.

Rachel Graham, Executive Director at Mar Alliance, Lighthouse Reef, Atoll, Belize (MR)

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Activists against the green tides Brittany France

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