Flood Management and Natural Restoration

Images of flood management efforts, including restoration projects, construction sites, and natural habitats, showcasing tools and techniques for environmental protection.

Wasserbau und Hochwasserschutz Im Sommer 2021 wird in Weilheim/Bayern der Hochwasserschutz an der Ammer verbessert und das Gewässerbett teilrenaturiert *** Hydraulic engineering and flood protection In summer 2021, flood protection on the Ammer river in Weilheim Bayern will be improved and the riverbed partially renaturalized

Sand pit in nature reserve, important habitat for soil-nesting insects, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Flooded Fields.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Wasserbau und Hochwasserschutz Im Sommer 2021 wird in Weilheim/Bayern der Hochwasserschutz an der Ammer verbessert und das Gewässerbett teilrenaturiert *** Hydraulic engineering and flood protection In summer 2021, flood protection on the Ammer river in Weilheim Bayern will be improved and the riverbed partially renaturalized

Restoration of massive alluvial Bas-Rhin France

Wasserbau und Hochwasserschutz Im Sommer 2021 wird in Weilheim/Bayern der Hochwasserschutz an der Ammer verbessert und das Gewässerbett teilrenaturiert *** Hydraulic engineering and flood protection In summer 2021, flood protection on the Ammer river in Weilheim Bayern will be improved and the riverbed partially renaturalized

Saint-Martin-Vesubie: the damage caused by storm Alex on 2 October 2020. The bottom of the valleys was formed by sands from the last glaciation and boulders rounded by glacial erosion, Vesubie Valley, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Landslide destruction Destroyed road landslide damaged in powerful flood Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 6896513

Flooding, El Paso, TX - Clogged drainpipes are bypassed by the municipality as workers clear a chorrera (gully) while increasing the height of its sides between monsoon-like storm in late July/early August 2006. El Paso County was declared a Federal Disaster Area following rain and thunderstorms which caused mud slides. Robert J. Alvey/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aftermath - Plaquemines, Louisiana - 26-HK-44-17. Plaquemines Nov 10--debris near concrete structure on stilts. Hurricane Katrina

Covered in the impact, shrubs Before Planting Hoalage in the impact, Shrubs Before Planting

Wasserbau und Hochwasserschutz Im Sommer 2021 wird in Weilheim/Bayern der Hochwasserschutz an der Ammer verbessert und das Gewässerbett teilrenaturiert *** Hydraulic engineering and flood protection In summer 2021, flood protection on the Ammer river in Weilheim Bayern will be improved and the riverbed partially renaturalized

vacant land management land reclamation for land plot for building house, location for housing subdivision residential development owned sale rent buy or investment home or house expand the city

Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm - Bulan, Ky. , June 15, 2009 A house along RT 476 in the Dwayne Mountain and Hudson Dr. is in danger of collapsing because of the erosion caused by recent flood waters in Bulan, KY. FEMA encourages residents affected by natural disasters rebuild better, stronger and safer. Rob Melendez/FEMA. Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Emscher renaturation, Mengede flood retention basin, Emscher reconstruction, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Severe Storms and Flooding, Fenton, MO, March 23, 2008 Neighborhoods throughout the area remain inundated with water and debris from recent flooding. Fenton, MO-Neighborhoods throughout the area remain inundated with water and debris from recent flooding.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding due to rupture of a dam of ozone Monteux

stormwater runoff, hatch and turf, fenced with plastic guards on-site road construction. stormwater runoff, hatch and turf, fenced with plastic guards on-site road construction Copyright: xZoonar.com/OvchinnikovaxOlgax 9452793

Renaturalized Boye, tributary of the Emscher, Emscher reconstruction, Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 21, 2011 Water is being pumped from the roadway leading to the backup levee at Dakota Dunes along the Missouri River after a severe storm passed through the area last night. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to prepare for flooding along the river.. South Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Floods Debris Pile of Debris Left After River Floods Natural Disaster Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 8094501

Galena, Alaska, July 30, 2013 Moose tracks along the debris line signal that as the waters receed from the community recreational parks, the animals and the disaster survivors are returning to some sense of normalcy. The Yukon flood deposited glacial silt accross the parks, businesses and community. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

When the water recedes, the Ground often settles. That's why this storm drain inlet above the Grand Canal Linear Park drainage system is suddenly standing out instead of all but invisible at the Ground line. Arizona Division of Emergency Management. When the water recedes, the ground often settles. That'swhy this storm drain inletabove the Grand Canal Linear Park drainage system is suddenly standing out instead of all but invisible at the ground line. Arizona Division of Emergency Management. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm - Pasadena, Calif. , March 26, 2010 The water line shows the level at which the debris basin demonstrated it's ability to gather large boulders and rocks from landslides. Under the Public Assistance declaration State and local governments are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for debris removal. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

In December of 2012, the Army Corps of Engineers bulldozed over 40 acres of thick vegetation near Haskell Creek in the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Little Canada, Minnesota. May 11, 2023. Fixing the park for the rainwater runoff.

Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 Iowa Highway x31 ends abruptly as the road was severed with the dam's collapse during the early morning hours of July 24, 2010. Officials have been in the area assessing damage during the past week. Josh deBerge/FEMA. Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

dirty rural road

stormwater runoff, hatch and turf, fenced with plastic guards on-site road construction. stormwater runoff, hatch and turf, fenced with plastic guards on-site road construction Copyright: xZoonar.com/OvchinnikovaxOlgax 9452753

Symbolic image of climate change, slippery slope on a country road after heavy rainfall, near Berglen Hößlinswart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-6. Hurricane Katrina

DAST FEMACorps to Issolated Communities. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Detroit, Michigan, Workers clear trees from an abandoned railroad right of way that will be part of the Joe Louis Greenway, a 27.5 mile hiking and biking trail through the city

Species protection, newly created spawning waters for amphibians in a cultivated landscape, Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Stewardship Partners' Crewmembers Removing Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Roots at Changing Seasons Farm, Fall City, Washington, US

2/18/2014. The storm leaves Cedeira beach without sand. Ferrol. Photo by Miguel Muñiz. ARCHDC.

Flooding - Bismarck, N. D. , July 8, 2011 Flood barrier hold back water from residential access road in Bismarck, North Dakota. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Debris River Flow Debris Left After River Flood Natural Disaster Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 12652431

Nature development project, Zeeland, Netherlands

Hurricane Katrina

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 13, 2011 This backup levee is situated north of the main levee along the Missouri River in the Dakota Dunes community in North Sioux City. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to prepare for flooding.. South Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aftermath - New Orleans - 26-HK-41-46. NOLA Nov 05--twisted sheet metal and other debris near gravel road with houses in background. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-246-63. ORANGE WATER. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Unwatering - 26-HK-252-109. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-246-60. MORE ORANGE WATER. Hurricane Katrina

Dam/Levee Break Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm Winter Storm - Bombay Beach, Calif. , March 15, 2010 Recent heavy rains and severe weather flooded this community depositing a thick layer of mud across properties. The FEMA Public Assistance coordinators are looking into ways to mitigate this repetitive gathering of spring rains from ponding in this community against the levee. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011041309 ND Flood. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bodenverdichtung, soil compaction Bodenverdichtung, soil compaction Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 22151917

Sweden, Gotland Island, Bungenas, former chalk mine and military base, now an exclusive vacation development and nature preserve, former lime quarry

Damage and debris left behind after late July and early Aug. flooding in Neon, Ky., Aug. 20, 2022.

Rare botanical habitat destruction, granite outcrop. Creator: Pattavina, Pete. Descriptive Note: A rare and endangered habitat destroyed in Georgia. Private landowner mulched/filled over exposed rock habitat and solution pits that take thousands of years to form. Subjects: Granite outcrop; destruction of habitat; Endangered species Plants; Endangered species habitat; Georgia; Piedmont Physiographic Province; Isoetes; Amphianthus.

Manhole A-9 upstream facing North , Potential Release Site 7 - Abandoned Manholes and Sewer Lines. Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

Species protection, newly created spawning waters for amphibians in a cultivated landscape, Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hurricane Sandy Damage in Perth Amboy. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm - Cayey, Puerto Rico, September 15, 2011 FEMA Community Relation Specialists review damaged areas and properties in Cayey, PR. FEMA Community Relations Team provide support to Hurricane Irene survivors. Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

human pollution, garbage dump in the forest garbage dump in the forest, human pollution Copyright: xZoonar.com/NadyZima_klgdx 12961593

011041609 ND Flooding. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Damaged Bridge from Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Boulder, CO Flood

ATV riders who tresspass on the refuge cause damage to vegetation and habitat. Subjects: Human impacts; Wildlife refuges. Location: Mississippi. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: GRAND BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Alabama continues to recover from tornadoes damage.. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - Jamestown, N. D. , April 22, 2009 Overland flood damage in Stutsman County. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado damage in Alabama. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Edenville, Michigan, The aftermath of 2020 flooding on the Tittabawassee River, which breached dams and drained Sanford and Wixom Lakes. The flooding was blamed on poorly-maintained infrastructure and heavier rains resulting from climate change. Boat docks at homes on Wixom Lake sit on the dry lakebed.

Grass hub in the garden is removed to lay turf turf grass hub in the garden. Copyright is removed for laying turfs: xzoonar.com/erichxtermex 22412050

Culture 'lasagna' second layer of twigs France

Damage in a meadow caused by wild boars (Sus scrofa); the now massive presence of wild boars in certain regions of France has become a scourge for farmers as well as for individuals, Dordogne, France.

Empty Lots Remain Following Sandy. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011100510 FEMA starts Preliminary Disaster Assessments.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-73. Hurricane Katrina

Reforestation. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Bioswales under construction. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project brings together different organizations and neighborhood residents, and through a variety of sustainable methods, helps manage stormwater and reduce flooding and water pollution by retrofitting existing infrastructure such as sidewalks and stormdrains.

Damaged Properties From Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

the collapse of the soil after a storm, the destruction of the sea coast the destruction of the sea coast, the collapse of the soil after a storm Copyright: xZoonar.com/seagullNadyx 13729188

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Middleburgh, N. Y. , August 31, 2011 Shoulder of RT 145 in Middleburgh crumble after Hurricane Irene passes through. President declares Disaster for State of New York to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aerial view of a boat stranded on the cracked, dry shoreline contrasting with the pale green water, Jablanica, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) conservation, plastic barrier supplied by Herpetosure to protect encroachment of newts during electric cable laying from offshore Sheringham Shoal windfarm through farmland, Norfolk, England, August

Earthwork in a garden earthworks in a garden copyright: xzoonar.com/volkerxrauchx 16076917

Damaged wall

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-232-109. Hurricane Katrina

Flooding Severe Storm - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 Debris form the June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado litters the community pool. Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) have been conducted by local, state and federal agencies to determine eligibility for federal assistance. . Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Muck heap

Road mudslide erosion Destructed road after mudslide and landslide erosion Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 7276054

Boulder, CO Flood

Stormwater management. Bioswales under construction. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project brings together different organizations and neighborhood residents, and through a variety of sustainable methods, helps manage stormwater and reduce flooding and water pollution by retrofitting existing infrastructure such as sidewalks and stormdrains.

Flooding Winter Storm - Lisbon, N. D. , May 13, 2009 Dikes produced from Army Corps of Engineers HESCOs still line streets in Lisbon. The community remains under threat, following the March floods, if more severe weather develops. Michael Raphael/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Madagascar, Road From Antananarivo To Moramanga, Planting Cuttings To Prevent Erosion

Range of sand mounds on roadside

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District personnel view debris and damage left behind in Squabble Creek, a tributary adjacent to the Buckhorn Dam tailwater in Buckhorn, Kentucky, Aug. 17, 2022. Southeast Kentucky received six to eight inches of rain during the evening of July 28, 2022, that resulted in the most catastrophic flooding event in the regions recorded history. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is playing a vital role in recovery efforts, providing support to the Commonwealth, and simultaneously cleaning up two of its own lake projects that withstood the flood and prevented millions of dollars in additional downstream damage.

Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012 Structures in Seagate community are destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Cleanup continues throughout the communities while residents try to get their lives back in order. Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 5, 2012--Structures in Seagate community are destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Cleanup continues throughout the communites while residents try to get their lives back in order.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hole arranged for the tourist's wastes Nepal

Operable Unit-1 Landfill Area looking southeast , Operable Unit-1 - Landfill Area. Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

vacant land management land reclamation for land plot for building house, location for housing subdivision residential development owned sale rent buy or investment home or house expand the city

Earthquake, Honoka, HI, October 24, 2006 - A covered hole in the Kaawalii Bridge reduces two lanes to one, as the engineers debate the structural integrity. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flood threat waning, Red River residents wait for dikes to come. Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Frog habitats are destroyed as mining slurry washes down a waterfall

Symbolic image of climate change, slippery slope on a country road after heavy rainfall, near Berglen Hößlinswart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Desilting and rehabilitation of the pond Forges France

Operable Unit-1 Landfill Area looking south from Potential Release Site 441 , Railroad Yard. , Operable Unit-1 - Landfill Area. Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm Wildfire - La Canada Flintridge, Calif. , April 19, 2010 Already unstable due to recent fires that swept across the mountain's less than one year ago, a huge landslide has closed the highway after heavy rains contributed to the mudflow, and structure collapse of the roadway. Los Angeles County DOT crews excavate and repair The Angeles Crest Highway to restore the gateway to The Angeles National Forrest before summer recreation begins. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Mud banks in Killington. Vermont Tropical Storm Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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