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Images showing invasive plant species in natural habitats, highlighting conservation efforts and environmental assessments in diverse locations.

Volunteers from Starbucks Help Remove Non-native Species from Comservation Area at Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington, US
Volunteers from Starbucks Help Remove Non-native Species from Comservation Area at Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington, US
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Criminal Investigation Division, Training Facility in Brunswick, Georgia , Environmental Protection AgencyA locked gate keeps intruders off of a home's property in The Lost Coast, Calif.Allotments, Henley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, EuropeIceland, small closed path with a few stones and a small prohibition signSelf-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.ESAT, Establishment and Services for Work Assistance. Disabled workers during green space maintenance workshops.Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-101. Hurricane KatrinaBrian Greeves of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge picking up dead birds that may have gotten cholera during the stress of migration. New MexicoVisit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, and for related tours of the area, including stops at sites in the Lubrecht Experimental Forest and the Lolo National ForestPlastic wrapped round silage bales in field, High Coast, Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea, SwedenFRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.Madrid, 07/21/2015. Garbage on General Yagüe Street. Photo Isabel Permuy Archdc.Pile of Bricks in UnderbrushTwo biologists drag a rope line through the brush to flush the small grass-dwelling birds; Thomasville, Georgia, United States of AmericaCanada Quebec province Chaudiere-Appalaches region L'Isle-aux-Grues Archipelago La Grosse Ile the quarantine station from 1832Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Creator: Swanson, Scott. Subjects: fire; slashbuster; invasive removal; Klamath Basin NWRC. . 1998 - 2011.Bat houses are used to support bat conservation efforts on the refuge. Subjects: Mammals; Buildings, facilities and structures; Wildlife refuges. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: LOWER SUWANNEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.People picking up trash on the side of road , Roads, Refuse, Refuse disposal. Photographs by Ernst HalberstadtWhooping crane reintroduction facility at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Subjects: Birds; Experimental Population, Non-Essential. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CHASSAHOWITZKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.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 WatersPutting on a fribee golf coursePhotograph, from coverage of Secretary's tour of ranch facilities with Bureau of Land Management officials, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of Secretary Gale NortonSecretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference during visit to Yosemite National Park, California. Visit was designed to promote Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and to highlight Earth Day themesFRA - 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,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.Utica Damage Documenting. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsTooele Army Depot (TEAD) broke ground and began planting several new cottonwood trees on its main base of operations to commemorate Arbor Day on May 20, 2022. The planting of the tress is part of the TEAD's modernization and environmental resilience initiatives.danger water pipe pollution drainSelf-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.REFORESTATION, AUSTRALIA. Western Australia, Darling Range, Jarrahdale Mine, vicinity Perth. Reforestation of bauxite mines by Alcoa of Australia. . Topsoil being spread on mined areas. When the bauxite has been removed, the land is reshaped to blend in its surrounding forest. Contour banks, dykes and specially prepared waterways are built to control run-off and soil erosion. Finally, topsoil is spread and seed supplied. Portugal, Coimbra region, Loural on 2022-05-03. Report on the eco-village of Loural in the mountains of central Portugal. Here, the Klein family and their partners have been working on an ambitious project for a few years. The project is to rehabilitate a small village that has been abandoned since the year 2000 into an eco-location. On 30 hectares, the collective protects and improves the ecosystem by practising organic agriculture, reforestation and the production of green energy. In the process of restoration, this small stone village is moving towards food and energy autonomy and its vegetation is gradually coming back to life. The place is starting to provide integrative health training and artistic activities, its final vocation. Portugal, region de Coimbra, Loural le 2022-05-03. Reportage a leco-village de Loural dans les montagnes du centre du Portugal. Ici, la famille Klein et leurs associes se sont lance dans un projet ambitieux depuis quelques annees. Celui de rehabiliter uFRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.Portugal, Coimbra region, Loural on 2022-05-03. Report on the eco-village of Loural in the mountains of central Portugal. Here, the Klein family and their partners have been working on an ambitious project for a few years. The project is to rehabilitate a small village that has been abandoned since the year 2000 into an eco-location. On 30 hectares, the collective protects and improves the ecosystem by practising organic agriculture, reforestation and the production of green energy. In the process of restoration, this small stone village is moving towards food and energy autonomy and its vegetation is gradually coming back to life. The place is starting to provide integrative health training and artistic activities, its final vocation. Portugal, region de Coimbra, Loural le 2022-05-03. Reportage a leco-village de Loural dans les montagnes du centre du Portugal. Ici, la famille Klein et leurs associes se sont lance dans un projet ambitieux depuis quelques annees. Celui de rehabiliter uCemetery contaminated village and Varovitchi evacuated after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine, May 1995.A FWS biologist is setting a trap to tag the endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel. This large, slate grey tree squirrel has an unusually full, fluffy tail and white belly. Once found throughout the Delmarva Penninsula, remnant populations of the Delmarva fo. Subjects: FWS Employees (USFWS); Endangered species; Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge; Maryland. . 1998 - 2011.Ivory Coast, Environment, Deforestation. Clearing Tropical Hardwood ForestOffice of Enforcement and Compliance - Office of the Inspertor General (OIG) Training , Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of Enforcement and Compliance - Office of the Inspertor General (OIG) Training , Environmental Protection AgencyVIETNAM - HCM - THE SAIGON ZOO. Zoological Park Ho Chi Minh City is one of the largest green spaces in this frantic metropolis where nature is scarce. Built by order of the admiral-governor of Cochin China in 1864, when the city was called Saigon, it proudly claims to be the eighth oldest zoo in the world. And yet, when you enter, a strange feeling invades us because everything seems to have been abandoned. The infrastructure hosting the few remaining animals are completely dilapidated and visitors are scarce.VIETNAM - HCM - LE ZOO DE SAIGON. Le parc zoologique de Ho-Chi-Minh-Ville est lun des plus grands espaces vert de cette métropole frénétique où la nature se fait rare. Construit sur ordre de l'amiral-gouverneur de la Cochinchine en 1864, à lépoque où la ville sappelait Saigon, il revendique fièrement dêtre le 8ème plus vieux zoo du monde.
Et pourtant, lorsquon y pénètre, un sentiment étrange nous envahi car tout semble avoir été laissé à labandon. Les infrastructures accueiMosiac entrance to private residence at LA Eco-Village. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.Recycling containers in a city park, Tsukuba, Japan. broken Green Showcase at the Meadow Before A Building 1131600052Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Invasive SpeciesSevere Storm Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 Employees from the Tri-County Hospital volunteer to remove debris from the city cemetery from the hundreds of trees that were destroyed or damaged by the EF4 tornado that struck the city on June 17, 2010. Volunteers are a critical element in the recovery process. . Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsMadrid, 02/17/2016. Shanty area of the Parque de la Cuña Verde, in the districts of Moratalaz and Ciudad Lineal. Photo: De San Bernardo ARCHDC.NYC Chinatown Sandy aftermath.Park pic and student photo op, Claudia McMurphy , Environmental Protection AgencyVillagers Planting Yam GardenAfter the Butte fire scorched the mountain community of Mountain Ranch, the residents warn looting criminals with a stern sign. Many of the residents are working together to neighborhood watch in their communities and prevent looting criminals from stealing valuables. Adam DuBrowa FEMA. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsPouring Ashes into StreamCriminal Investigation Division, Training Facility in Brunswick, Georgia , Environmental Protection AgencyCriminal Investigation Division, Training Facility in Brunswick, Georgia , Environmental Protection AgencyNational Park staff spray weed killer on introduced plant species that are out competing with native flora in the Snowy Mountains, Australia.Animals - 26-HK-59-62. interior of vehicle near plantings or farmland --050913. Hurricane KatrinaPortugal, Coimbra region, Loural on 2022-05-03. Report on the eco-village of Loural in the mountains of central Portugal. Here, the Klein family and their partners have been working on an ambitious project for a few years. The project is to rehabilitate a small village that has been abandoned since the year 2000 into an eco-location. On 30 hectares, the collective protects and improves the ecosystem by practising organic agriculture, reforestation and the production of green energy. In the process of restoration, this small stone village is moving towards food and energy autonomy and its vegetation is gradually coming back to life. The place is starting to provide integrative health training and artistic activities, its final vocation. Portugal, region de Coimbra, Loural le 2022-05-03. Reportage a leco-village de Loural dans les montagnes du centre du Portugal. Ici, la famille Klein et leurs associes se sont lance dans un projet ambitieux depuis quelques annees. Celui de rehabiliter uSelf-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Plastic Bags left from runoff from recent rains, Glendale Narrows, Stop on Folar's tour of the LA River, Los Angeles, California, USASecretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference during visit to Yosemite National Park, California. Visit was designed to promote Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and to highlight Earth Day themesPark pic and student photo op, Claudia McMurphy , Environmental Protection AgencyLAO - 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.Members of the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, Directorate of Public Works, and Army Field Band came together to observe Earth Day while recognizing survivors of sexual assault and harassment April 22, 2022. The group planted an American Elm tree to signify the resilience of survivors of sexual assault and harassment. The tree planting was one of several Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month activities taking place on post during April.Senner bei der Heuernte auf der Almwiese der Ebenfort im Nationalpark Kalkalpen Senner bei der Heuernte auf der Almwiese der Ebenfort im Nationalpark Kalkalpen ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxAichingerx 708918 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedEthan Arnold, supporter of the Martinez Beavers organization, planting beaver habitat (willow trees) Martinez, California *Model release availableSecretary Gale Norton speaking at press conference during visit to Yosemite National Park, California. Visit was designed to promote Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and to highlight Earth Day themesebro delta, spain, lagoon encanyissada, bat nest box that can hold 25,000 bats Electric car recharging battery at outdoor EV charging station at natural vacation campsite, alternative and sustainable energy technology eco-friendly car with holiday and travel concept. Perpetual. Electric car recharging battery at outdoor EV charging station. PerpetualYoung woman plants marsh grass at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Habitat restoration; Plants; Volunteers. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.Visitors using a spotting scope from a blind to view their favorite birds. Subjects: Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Places (Human-made); Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Signs; Tourism; Visitor services; Wildlife viewi. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.Stony Brook, branch of Charles River runs into Stop River, Blake Reservation , State parks & reserves, Children. Photographs by Ernst HalberstadtAerial view of logs floating in the muddy water, reflecting the pale sky, surrounded by green trees, Bagerhat, Khulna Division, Bangladesh.Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout UnlimitedActing Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides participating in International Migratory Bird Day bird walk activitiesOffice of Enforcement and Compliance - Office of the Inspertor General (OIG) Training , Environmental Protection AgencySelf-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Iceland archeologyInstallation 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.IVORY COAST Environment Deforestation. Clearing tropical hardwood forest. . Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-237-84. Hurricane KatrinaA researcher tracks a radio-tagged yellow-rumped warbler to determine habitat use and length of stay during migration stopover at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge ca. 2010. Three people view wildlife (birdwatching) with a birding scope and binoculars at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. Subjects: Recreation; Environmental education; Birdwatching; Wildlife viewing; Connecting people with nature. Location: Maryland. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge; CHESAPEAKE MARSHLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX. . 1998 - 2011.Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA's Airborne Spectralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) team members. Left to right John Cardarelli, Team Leader Mark Thomas, Rich Rousseau, Dave Wheeler, Paul Fletcher, Bob Kroutil, Paul Lewis, Tim Curry and Paul Kudarauskas. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Venice, Lousiana (BP Oil Spill) - Natanael Mavarro, Contractor with Weston Solutions, verifies instalation of air sampeling bollle on remote station. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection AgencySandwich, Mass. Birds winter in pollution-free millpond in Sandwich (about 65 miles from Boston on Cape Cod) , Lakes & ponds, Birds. Photographs by Ernst HalberstadtHurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Texas task force one assist in transporting residents of a local nursing home on to a bus so that they may be transported to a shelter outside of the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMASelf-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Environmental issues and lack of waterUSA, Florida, Big Cypress National Preserve Adams camp. (MR & PR).Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.Iceland archeologyAgricultural plastic abandoned and hung from a tree FranceFrance, Brittany, Dinan on 2021-09-15. The citizen movement of the shared gardens proposes to the inhabitants to produce themselves fruits and vegetables in urban agriculture. The objective is not only productive, because behind this movement, there is a real social and educational interest. It is now spreading all over the world and not only in big cities like here, in Dinan, a small town of 11000 inhabitants in Brittany documented through the vegetable garden of Graines en Folies also located in the priority district of Cite Lecuyer. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Dinan le 2021-09-15. Le mouvement citoyen des jardins partages propose aux habitants de produire eux-memes des fruits et legumes en agriculture urbaine. Par ailleurs, l'objectif n'est pas uniquement productif car, derrière ce mouvement, on retrouve un réel interet social et pédagogique. Il s'etend aujourd'hui dans le monde entier et pas uniquement dans les grandes villes comme ici, à Dinan, une petite commFrance, Brittany, Dinan on 2021-09-15. The citizen movement of the shared gardens proposes to the inhabitants to produce themselves fruits and vegetables in urban agriculture. The objective is not only productive, because behind this movement, there is a real social and educational interest. It is now spreading all over the world and not only in big cities like here, in Dinan, a small town of 11000 inhabitants in Brittany documented through the vegetable garden of Graines en Folies also located in the priority district of Cite Lecuyer. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Dinan le 2021-09-15. Le mouvement citoyen des jardins partages propose aux habitants de produire eux-memes des fruits et legumes en agriculture urbaine. Par ailleurs, l'objectif n'est pas uniquement productif car, derrière ce mouvement, on retrouve un réel interet social et pédagogique. Il s'etend aujourd'hui dans le monde entier et pas uniquement dans les grandes villes comme ici, à Dinan, une petite commStony Brook, branch of Charles River runs into Stop River, Blake Reservation , State parks & reserves, Lakes & ponds, Children. Photographs by Ernst HalberstadtFRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.Criminal Investigation Division, Training Facility in Brunswick, Georgia , Environmental Protection AgencyStorm Chaser Weathers Hurricane Katrina