Post-Hurricane Ecology

Scenes of tangled foliage and pollution following a hurricane, highlighting the environmental impact and recovery challenges.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-111. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-97. TANK ON RIVER LEVEE ACROSS ROAD FROM BASS SITE. Hurricane Katrina

Tree Clearing beside Freeway in Atlanta, Georgia

Creator: Turnbull NWR. Subjects: Fire; wildfire; supression; wui; homes. . 1998 - 2011.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - New Orleans Flood Response - 26-HK-384-5. Hurricane Katrina

Damaged Properties. New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm Winter Storm - Pasadena, Calif. , March 12, 2010 North Arroyo Blvd. was closed due to heavy flooding and mudslides from recent severe winter weather. Leaving debris along the Hahamonga watershed region roadways, this is one of many damaged public facilities which may be eligible for Public Assistance. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - Early October - 26-HK-351-25. Hurricane Katrina

Forest fire Teste de Buch - Bassin d'Arcachon - Campsite - July 2022 - Area cleared to prevent the spread of the fire to homes

Albany Park, Ill., April 29, 2013 Layers of sand bags lay stagnant along North Branch of the Chicago River in Cook County Illinois. Efforts were made to combat the rising flood waters from the river that flowed above 3 feet into homes, basements and down streets. More than seven inches of rain fell in parts of northeast and central Illinois. FEMA conducted Preliminary Damage Assessments to determine whether a disaster declaration was needed for Illinois. Bryan Adams/ FEMA Corps.. 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

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Staten Island, N. Y. , Jan. 13, 2012 A fallen tree rests on the bottom of what was once Wolfes Pond. Hurricane Irene wiped out a berm separating the pond from the ocean, damaged many trees, and upset wildlife. FEMA continues to address the effects of Hurricane Irene by addressing the mitigation of future damage. Crow Jonah Norlander/FEMA. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Middletown, N. Y. , September 4, 2011 Railroad tracks show damages after Hurricane Irene passed through New York State on August 28, 2011. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Unwatering - 26-HK-252-58. Hurricane Katrina

Mayflower, Ark., May 12, 2014 Maintenance workers from T&D Solutions and Entergy work to restore electrical power and repair power grid infrastructure after the community of Mayflower was struck by a tornado on April 27. FEMA supports local and state governments and tribal entities and works with private sector as communities recover from natural disasters. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina delivers damage to the Ridge Trail and the rest of the refuge. Subjects: Buildings, facilities and structures; Climate effects; Deciduous Trees; Ecosystem recovery; Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Foliage; Habitat fragmentation; Plants; Pollution cleanup; Soil degradation; Structures; Trees; Vegetation; Weather. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BAYOU SAUVAGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-39. VIEW ATOP RIVER LEVEE LOOKING NORTH. Hurricane Katrina

dirty water to the river on industrial from a pipe dirty industrial water merge through a pipe the pure river Copyright: xZoonar.com/max5128x 5851623

Clear cutting in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia

Sturm 'Friederike' swept over Saxony at the end of January 2018 in hurricane force and left heavy damage in the forests of Saxony across fallen trees

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - North Bass - 26-HK-220-4. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-215. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Fuentelarraya Strom Fuentelarraya Strom Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22589866

Pittsfield, VT, September 12, 2011. Vermont Tropical Storm Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A fallen tree amidst overgrown greenery in an urban area affected by flooding in South Korea

Hazardous Debris Removal. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Clearing and snagging of approximately 3.3 miles of channel at Ward Creek is underway to remove vegetation and debris from the channel to increase capacity and promote more efficient flow. Ward Creek is part of the East Baton Rouge Flood Risk Reduction Project. The improvements made in this project are designed to reduce the risk of flood damages caused by out of bank flooding during heavy rainfall events. The estimated completion date is set for Spring 2024.

Sandbags in Oststraße in Magdeburg during the Elbe flood in 2013

Damaged Properties. New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana - 26-HK-266-44. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina; Natural Disturbance; Katrina; Devastation; WOE177. Descriptive Note: Big Branch Marsh NWR - Hurricane Katrina, August 2005 Contact Region 4 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (404) 679-4000 Public Affairs Office. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Reminders of Irene are Everywhere. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

North America - USA - Colorado - Rocky Mountains - Mount Evans Wilderness. Trash dumpster demolished by bear.

Damages from South Side of the Bridge. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Staten Island, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2013 Scattered debris and detritus are all that remain of the homes of disaster survivors on Kissam Ave. on Staten Island following the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. FEMA assists disaster survivors (e.g. temporary housing, individual assistance, public assistance) following catastrophic events like Hurricane Sandy in tandem with efforts of state and local governments. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Field of trash showcasing environmental neglect and pollution, in South Korea

Downed tree at a homesite in Altadena, California, that was burned in the Eaton Fire of January, 2025.

Dust Bowl, Wind Erosioding Topsoil

Mallard ducks and other birds make home in debris in Charles River, Waltham-from Farwell St. Bridge area , Rivers, Refuse, Birds. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - Aerial - 26-HK-49-9. aerial view of boat displaced among trees. 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 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 Unlimited

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

Chaffseed habitat, ecotone, fire-dependent. Creator: Pattavina, Pete. Descriptive Note: Habitat for Schwalbea americana is often found in the ecotone between wetlands and long-leaf pine forest. This fragile habitat is often an area plowed up for the placement of fire-breaks. Subjects: Schwalbea americana; chaffseed; habitat; prescribed fire; ecotone; fire-dependent species; long-leaf pine community; Endangered species; Georgia.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Port Neches Tower - 26-HK-301-23. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-222-77. Chevron Empire 16Oct05 MST1 Shores 003. Hurricane Katrina

Debris and concrete blocks from camp pilings litter a residential neighborhood in Port Vincent, La.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aids to Navigation Team - Dulac, Louisiana - 26-HK-343-15. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-368-19. Hurricane Katrina

Regions - Farm Tour Images - Highland Ditch Company and with the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) , Environmental Protection Agency

branch trash in the park branch trash in the park ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 9973085 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Shell Nairn - 26-HK-226-1. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Downtown New Orleans - 26-HK-323-18. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-40. VIEW ATOP RIVER LEVEE LOOKING SOUTH. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-274. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-327-35. horsey. Hurricane Katrina

011092211 Getting Texas Wildfire suvivors connected. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Damaged tree on the side of a road, damage after a storm in Hesse, Germany, Europe

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-222-4. Burn initated 1330. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Port Neches Tower - 26-HK-301-30. Hurricane Katrina

Uprooted baobab because of excess water Madagascar

Bricks used for flood defence repairs, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India, March

Privatgrundstück betreten verboten Privatgrundstück betreten verboten Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 8769000

Creator: Roberts, Mark. Subjects: Habitat restoration; Pollution; Pollution cleanup; Contaminants. . 1998 - 2011.

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-48-122. uprooted trees and light poles on residential street. Hurricane Katrina

Woodland - Decidious woodpile

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-166. BOOM LOCATION ON CANAL, SOUTH OF BELLEVUE PUMPING STATION DEBRIS COLLECTION. Hurricane Katrina

Simulation of a nuclear waste spill, Washington, USA.

020506-F-6447P-011. Base: Coalwood State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ESU New Orleans - 26-HK-137-236. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Artificial replacement biotope for amphibians, renaturation of the Salzach, Salzachaue, Tittmoning, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Burnt Land Wasteland after fire consequences: dry ground, tree roots and bushes are burnt and devasted Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlainxdexMaximyx 10499412

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

Community Relations in Fatality Area.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Crime scene, outdoor and forest for investigation, police and forensic background with yellow tape and lens flare. Security, inspection and search for clues or sample in woods or nature by rocks

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-48. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Port Neches Tower - 26-HK-301-28. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-244-84. Hurricane Katrina

Coffe County EMD inspects bridge. Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Overgrazed land in New Mexico.

Return of tourists to the Dune du Pilat after the July 2022 fire. Compulsory shuttle to get to the site. The area affected by the fire is closed to the public.

An area where Fort McCoy archaeology team members with the Colorado State Universitys (CSU) Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands who works in partnership with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch (NRB) were looking for artifacts during an archaeological survey July 14, 2022, is shown on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. For several weeks in July, Fort McCoy archaeological team members with NRB and CSU held a special archaeological survey and dig on South Post. The team did their survey in the South Post Housing Area, which also happens to be the oldest areas of the installations origins where Camp Robinson and Camp Emery-Upton once were located. In the actual location of the survey, however, the team was looking at areas around old concrete tent pads that were once part of Camp Robinson.

Bienville Parish survivors started to clean their homes flooded by past raining days from March 8-12. FEMA and Louisiana Emergency Management Agency are working together to help survivors to recover. Residents impacted by the recent flooding may register for disaster assistance or get information about their application by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585.. <p>March 24, 2016 – Bienville Parish LA --- Bienville Parish survivors started to clean their homes flooded by past raining days from March 8-12. FEMA and Louisiana Emergency Management Agency are working together to help survivors to recover.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Caution Tape Wrapped Around a Tree Trunk, Bronx, New York

Caution Tape Wrapped Around a Tree Trunk, Bronx, New York

Illegally dumped rubbish in a nature reserve, Dessau-Rosslau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

ITALY. River Po, Casale Monferrato Alessandria. . In an attempt to prevent flooding, the Magistrato per il Po - the Italian river authority - spends about 100 million pounds a year on concrete blocks turning the river into a canal.

Overflight - Potter - Pilottown and North - 26-HK-211-31. 29 16.089N 089 21.397W; Various pics IVO Pilot Town. Hurricane Katrina

Boulder, CO Flood

Sampling of the Southwest corner VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) going under road facing West , Operable Unit-1 - Landfill Area. Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-237-7. Hurricane Katrina

DR-1607 Hurricane Rita.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Critical Incident Stress Management - Gulfport from the Air - 26-HK-138-63. Hurricane Katrina

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that portions of Kendall Campground and Day Use Area, to include its boat ramp and roadway along the riverside campground, are closing for repairs Oct. 24, 2022, through early April 2023 to rehabilitate flood damage sustained in February 2019. (USACE Photo by Codey Hensley)

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - North Bass - 26-HK-220-13. Hurricane Katrina

UNITED STATES / WASHINGTON STATE / MOUNTATIANS WELCOMEIN TO WASHINGTION STATE .March 20, 2010 PHOTO BY FRANCIS JOSEPH DEAN / DEAN PICTURES

Trench dug under road in west leg facing facing Southwest , Operable Unit-1 - Landfill Area. Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

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