Sustainability Initiatives in Communities

People engaging in sustainable activities, such as gardening and discussions on environmental practices, showcasing community involvement.

Office of Water - One Planet Ours: Sustainability for the 22nd Century , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - One Planet Ours: Sustainability for the 22nd Century , Environmental Protection Agency

Severe Storm - Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands, August 3, 2011 Communications Specialist Sean Kielty, FEMA REGION II IMAT, discusses the communications plan with members of the FEMA MERS (Mobile Emergency Response Systems) Communications Team. MERS capabilities provide rapid solutions to communication problems for the IMAT response.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, near Coolidge, Arizona, visited by Secretary Gale Norton as part of Earth Day-related Western tour

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Conference on Children and Nature at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, with Interior participants including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Office of the Inspertor General (OIG) Training , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Arizona, for touring and discussions highlighting the increased federal funding projected for Las Cienegas in the fiscal year 2004 budget

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

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator in New Orleans, Louisiana , Environmental Protection Agency

President George Bush, center, with Ralph Waycott, far left, volunteer coordinator for the Rancho Sierra Vista Nursery, during visit to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California. Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

Secretary Gale Norton, left, with President George Bush during tour of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California.Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Columbia, Missouri - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting Boonslick Gateway Farm , Environmental Protection Agency

Yosemite National Park, California, visited by Secretary Gale Norton for tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, and speeches promoting Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlighting Earth Day themes

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Denver Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding Severe Storm - Reading, Pa. , October 7, 2011 Maxine Cavanaugh, FEMA Public Information Officer (PIO) is being interviewed by Melissa Fullerton of WFMZ-TV, Allentown. PIO responsibilities include media interviews which helps FEMA keep the community informed about the recovery efforts during disasters. . Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

Office of the Administrator - Boston - A Day in the Life , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

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

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Minnesota flooding DR1717.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, Minnesota, for tours and participation in Kids Fishing Day events

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - ARRA Video , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

Groundbreaking ceremony for a new visitor center at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, and announcement of new funding for 49 projects under Round 8 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Representatives Shelley Berkley and Jon Porter, and other federal, state, and National Landscape Conservation Foundation officials

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Executive Council , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with Yosemite Superintendent Mike Toillefson and other Yosemite staff, and joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at a press conference announcing more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Nisqually Tribe wetlands restoration site and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Washington, for tours and discussions marking 20 years of federal, state, local cooperative conservation work

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - San Antonio , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Whiskeytown Base in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in northern California, where he joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other officials, National Park Service personnel, and firefighters at a briefing on the Whiskeytown Complex fires and the status of firefighting efforts throughout the state

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Research and Development - 2009 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Football League's pre-Super Bowl XLII interactive theme park, The NFL Experience, in Glendale, Arizona, where Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Americcan Recreation Coalition President Derrick Crandall, and other officials for outdoor recreation promotions

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) - San Antonio , Environmental Protection Agency

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, near Coolidge, Arizona, visited by Secretary Gale Norton as part of Earth Day-related Western tour

Office of Research and Development - 2009 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Arizona, for touring and discussions highlighting the increased federal funding projected for Las Cienegas in the fiscal year 2004 budget

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California, as part of her Earth Day 2004 Western tour

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

Severe Storm Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 FEMA Individual Assistance Offricer John Nelson (left) and State of Oklahoma Individual Assistance Officer Amber Murphy confirm that both had the same findings following their inspection of a tornado-damaged home. Three Preliminary Damage Assessment teams are inspecting tornado damages and losse in Oklahoma counties struck by 22 confirmed tornadoes on May 10. FEMA . Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Groundbreaking for the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Washington, D.C., with, left to right, D.C. Transportation Director Dan Tangherlini, Secretary Gale Norton, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent Brian O'Neill, and other officials in honoring the collaborative efforts of the Park Service and the community--working through the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--in carrying out the Crissy Field renovation

Raphael Sbarge, executive producer of ""On Begley Street"". Steel framing began on 1/14/2013 over the foundation on the Begley's new home. Steel, while not a common material for residential framing, is 94% recyclable, has been milled locally for this project, and is a more sustainable choice than wood, which is typically used for residential building construction. Studio City, California, USA

Dam/Levee Break Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - West Warwick, R. I. , April 29, 2010 FEMA Hazard mitigation specialist Robert Archila talks about mold remediation with Rhode Island media during a FEMA media event at a mold-infested duplex in West Warwick. (Louis Sohn/FEMA). Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Wildfires, San Diego, CA, October 30, 2007 FEMA Director, Chief Paulison views property damage in a Rancho Bernardo neighborhood following the Southern California wildfires. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. 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 - 2008 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - ARRA Video , 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

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, front, and Secretary Gale Norton on National Public Lands Day promotional visit to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, joining volunteers working on Lockhouse 8 renovation, sponsored by the Park Service and Potomac Conservancy

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent Brian O'Neill, and other officials in honoring the collaborative efforts of the Park Service and the community--working through the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--in carrying out the Crissy Field renovation

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Secretary Gale Norton on National Public Lands Day promotional visit to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, joining volunteers working on renovating Lockhouse 8 for use as education center. Project is a partnership of National Park Service and the Potomac Conservancy

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton visiting Tybee Island Lighthouse, near Savannah, Georgia, to mark custody transfer of the lighthouse from the Coast Guard to the Tybee Island Historical Society. Photograph was selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on Norton tenure

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, for inspection of wildfire reduction projects and discussions with Santa Monica Mountains Superintendent Woody Smeck and his staff, as well as with fire officials and personnel from the National Park Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Ventura County Fire Department

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding - South Prairie, Wash. , February 12, 2009 FEMA Hazard Mitigation Supervisor Roger Faris conducted a mold identification walk through about the methods and practices to identify mold in your home after a flooding event. During the walk through with a South Prairie, WA homeowner and KING- TV NBC affiliate, Roger was the subject matter expert about what to look for after a flooding incident, and discussed how you can mitigate the proliferation of mold spores under flooring, and behind walls. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Executive Council (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island

Secretary Gale Norton visiting Tybee Island Lighthouse, near Savannah, Georgia, to mark custody transfer of the lighthouse from the Coast Guard to the Tybee Island Historical Society. Photograph was selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on Norton tenure

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2009 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's visit to northwest Oregon in wake of President's announcement of Healthy Forests Initiative, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

Hurricane Katrina

Visit 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 stop at the Northern Forest Fire Laboratory at the Forest Service's Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - El Paso , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent Brian O'Neill, and other officials in honoring the collaborative efforts of the Park Service and the community--working through the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--in carrying out the Crissy Field renovation

Chicago, Ill., May 27, 2013 Using Spanish and English, FEMA Disaster Assistance Specialists Eve Salstrom and Gladys Lopez encourage participants at the Spanish Heritage Festival to register with FEMA if they suffered flood damage during the recent storms. FEMA is responding to wide spread flooding as a result of severe storms and straightline winds during April and May 2013. David Fine/FEMA.. 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 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

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

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

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