Community Environmental Events

Images of various community events focused on environmental awareness, featuring booths, discussions, and interactions among attendees at outdoor gatherings.

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Office of Research and Development - 2008 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton among the attendees 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

Hurricane Katrina, D'Iberville, Miss., February 4, 2006 -- FEMA Mitigation representative Stacy Schrupp (left) discusses mitigation techniques with residents in D'Iberville. FEMA encourages rebuilding better and stronger to minimize damage in future disasters. Darby Duffin/FEMA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida hosts a Sustainability Fair in observance of Earth Day. The fair was held adjacent to the Pathfinder Fitness Trail across the street from the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building in Launch Complex 39.Kennedy Earth Day events included booths by a dozen sustainable companies and environmental organizations, displays on organic gardening, recycling, sustainable materials, alternative fuels and wildlife, and test-drives of several alternative-fuel vehicles. In keeping with the national theme, "Green Cities," the fair provided employees with the opportunity to learn how to do their parts in securing a healthy and sustainable future for their cities and the planet. The space center's sustainability objective is to "promote, maintain and pioneer green practices in all aspects of our mission, striving to be an agency leader in everything we do."

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

Media and ground crew look at aircraft as they participate in the miles per gallon (MPG) flight during the 2011 Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by Google, at the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation are having the challenge with the goal to advance technologies in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions with cleaner renewable fuels and electric aircraft.

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Tornado - Chapman, Kan. , June 13, 2008 Reno County CERT members working to help tornado survivors at a pavilion... 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

Flooding Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech speaks with volunteers in Bordeaux (Nashville) about their efforts to assist flood survivors. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA. Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Disaster Recovery Center, Morehead, Kentucky. Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

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

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

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge hosts a traveling refuge on wheels display at the USFWS Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, MA. Subjects: Environmental education; Wildlife refuges. Location: Massachusetts. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: SILVIO O. CONTE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Community Relations Outreach in Weir, MS. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

San Andreas, CA- September 25, 2015-Local resident Diane Cahill discusses her loss of home and property with a disaster recovery Specialist. FEMA is coordinating the recovery measures with Calfire and the State of California to provide disaster relief to those residents who have been affected by the recent catastrophic Adam DuBrowa. California Valley Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 16, 2011 These evacuated residents of Dakota Dunes are lining up at the incident command post information trailer to apply for identification cards enabling them to re-enter their community to check their homes for damage from flooding. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to prepare for flooding along the Missouri River.. South Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Laredo, Texas, September 4, 2010 FEMA Mitigation teams were invited to participate in the Rodeo for Rotary in Laredo, TX. This provides an opportunity for the community to talk face -to-face with experienced personnel about building requirements, regulations, and preventive measures to mitigate damages to property and life. FEMA is emphasizing alertness among residents that have been affected by natural disasters to be ready for all types of emergencies.. Texas Hurricane Alex. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Earth Day Anacostia , 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

Protesters critical of Bush Administration environmental policies appearing at an event, in Warm Springs, Oregon, marking an agreement among federal, tribal, and Portland General Electric authorities concerning Deschutes River ecological protection and hydroelectric facility relicensing

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-25. Hurricane Katrina

Tree People gives a presetation to school children at River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earth Day activities on and around the National Mall, including Department of the Interior and other federal agency displays

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-95. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Donated household items.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Ceremonial planting of blight-resistant American chestnut tree, outside the headquarters of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) at Interior, to mark OSM's 30th anniversary. Among dignitaries participating in the event were Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, OSM Appalachian Region Director (soon to become OSM Director) Brent Wahlquist, National Mining Association President and Chief Executive Officer Kraig Naasz, and American Chestnut Foundatiion President Marshal Case.

Flooding - Bismarck, N. D. , August 6, 2011 At the base of the North Dakota State Capitol Building in Bismarck, FEMA operated a booth to promote mitigation ideas to the community as well as providing information on programs available to those affected by the flood. The "Capitol a'Fair" is an annual festival for local artisans to display and sell their crafts at this widely attended event. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. 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

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

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

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

Flooding Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate speaks with West Hamilton Ave residents during his visit in Bordeaux (Nashville) to survey storm damage and visit with flood survivors. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA. Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Walton County DRC Closes Today. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

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

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011050711 FEMA'a Commnity Relations specialist reach out to AR t.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina, Pearlington, Miss., November 11, 2005 -- A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open is Pearlington, Miss. DRC's are setup to help residents with the FEMA recovery process.

FEMA outreach. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Community Relations Outreach at North Gerorgia State Fair. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Oil from BP churns in the Gullf of Mexico just off shore of Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

DRC Interior View. Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC employees stop at display tables set up in a tent near the Operations and Checkout Building for KSCs annual Environmental and Energy Awareness Week, held April 20-22. The slogan for this years event was “Today's Conservation Defines Tomorrow's Future.” Presentations included Chemistry Safety, Cost-Effective Solar Applications, Non-Native Invasive Plant Identification and Control, Energy Efficient Lighting Systems, and Historical Changes in KSCs Ecosystems.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-29. Hurricane Katrina

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

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Manville, N. J. , September 17, 2011 Allen Donsini, a volunteer from Faith Lutheran Church in Hillsborough, New Jersey, scrubs and cleans dishes removed from the home of disaster survivors Dawn and David Cohen whose home in Manville suffered severe flooding damage caused by Hurricane Irene on August 28. FEMA works with and coordinates the generous activities of volunteer agencies like Lutheran Disaster Response when responding to disasters. New Jersey Hurricane Irene. 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

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Solar Decathlon housing displays --from design competition for homes powered by the sun--on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Archaeologist Bill Thompson 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) looks over artifacts found during an archaeological survey July 14, 2022, 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.

Earth Day activities on and around the National Mall, including Department of the Interior and other federal agency displays

Base Camps - 26-HK-66-8. LA Algiers Camp--civilians at table in laundry area--by Andrea Booher, FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

Meeting of Marine Le Pen on a farm in Brittany. On Thursday, March 30th, in the campaign for the 2017 presidential election, Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the extreme right-wing Front National (FN), held a public meeting at a farm in Trinité-Porhoët in Morbihan. Meeting de Marine Le Pen dans une exploitation agricole en Bretagne. Jeudi 30 Mars, en campagne pour l'élection présidentielle de 2017, Marine Le Pen, la candidate du parti d'extrème droite Front National (FN), a tenu une réunion publique dans une exploitation agricole à la Trinité-Porhoët dans le Morbihan.

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - New Orleans, La. , Sep. 7, 2012 This is an example of an "open air" Disaster Recovery Center. This center operated in a relatively remote area of Orleans Parrish in response to Hurricane Isaac. FEMA . Louisiana Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Solar Decathlon housing displays --from design competition for homes powered by the sun--on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Tornado - Hackleburg, Ala. , May 11, 2011 Volunteers gather supplies for a tornado survivor. These volunteers used the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters to find out where survivors were in need. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Office of Research and Development - P3 Exhibits , Environmental Protection Agency

Archaeologist Bill Thompson 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) looks over artifacts found during an archaeological survey July 14, 2022, 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.

Office of the Administrator - Native Americans in Arizona - image of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Hualapai Tribe, Havasupai Indian Tribe, and the Havasupai Indian Reservation , Environmental Protection Agency

Bonnie Humphrey of NASA (l to r), Van Ward of NASA, Kim Maddox of the Naval Oceanographic Office, and Al Bryden of the NASA Shared Services Center learn about the Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, Miss., during the Earth Day celebration at Stennis Space Center on April 24, 2012.

011050711 FEMA'a Commnity Relations specialist reach out to AR t. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding. 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

Brevard Co. John Rodes DRC/MDRC.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

Student Launch Initiative participants launch their rockets at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supports disaster pr. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Marines and Sailors celebrate and spread awareness for environmental causes during an Earth Day celebration aboard Marine Corps Recruit Deopt Parris Island, S.C., April 20, 2022. Earth Day has been celebrated every year since 1970 and was created to help spread continual awareness to the health and preservation of the planet.

Visitors to the Fort McCoy Pine View Campground and Pine View Recreation Area 50th birthday celebration meet with Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch on Aug. 20, 2022, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Hundreds of people attended the event where they enjoyed crafts, games, archery, and more. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , June 22, 2012 The crowd gathered at the Lincoln Elementary decommissioning holds balloons featuring the schools colors. The balloons were released at the conclusion of the event, filling the sky with a colorful remembrance of the beloved school. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The Mountain Ranch Resource Center Volunteers sort and organize thousands of items donated to the residents that were affected by recent catastrophic wildfires. The Resource Center and the volunteer organizations received an abundance of goods and resources from donors, which will be distributed to those disaster survivors in need. Adam DuBrowa FEMA. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Local Farmers Market and Briefing at Tulane (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida hosts a Sustainability Fair in observance of Earth Day. The fair was held adjacent to the Pathfinder Fitness Trail across the street from the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building in Launch Complex 39.Kennedy Earth Day events included booths by a dozen sustainable companies and environmental organizations, displays on organic gardening, recycling, sustainable materials, alternative fuels and wildlife, and test-drives of several alternative-fuel vehicles. In keeping with the national theme, "Green Cities," the fair provided employees with the opportunity to learn how to do their parts in securing a healthy and sustainable future for their cities and the planet. The space center's sustainability objective is to "promote, maintain and pioneer green practices in all aspects of our mission, striving to be an agency leader in everything we do."

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Local Farmers Market and Briefing at Tulane (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation, an organization to protect our ocean, waves, and beaches for all people, at a beach cleanup at Purdy Sand Spit Park near Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington State, USA.

Earth Day activities on and around the National Mall, including Department of the Interior and other federal agency displays

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Photo submitted by GED , Environmental Protection Agency

North Carolina Baptist Men. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , October 29, 2011 Hundreds of volunteers gathered in the early morning hours to volunteer with Habitat for Humaity to build ten homes for Joplin families in ten days. FEMA's Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) works closely with voluntary organization during disaster response and recovery. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

Earth Day activities on and around the National Mall, including Department of the Interior and other federal agency displays

Hurricane Katrina

Earth Day - Earth Day Events , 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

Woonsocket, RI, 08/09/2007 Scott Erickson (with megaphone), Operations and Recovery Specialist with FEMA Region I, briefs the participants in a prototype Point of Delivery (POD) event that instructed Emergency Recovery Managers from 27 Rhode Island communities along with representatives from the states of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The event, hosted by th Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, was held on Thursday, August 9, in conjunction with FEMA in order to inform and instruct community leaders on the establishment and operation of a POD site should a disaster strike their areas and residents are in need of water, food and ice. More than 150 volunteers from the area.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Archaeologist Bill Thompson 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) looks over artifacts found during an archaeological survey July 14, 2022, 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.

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Photo submitted by GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina, D'Iberville, Miss., February 4, 2006 -- FEMA Mitigation representatives describe Integrated Concrete Forms (ICF) construction at the Mitigation Modular Expo in D'Iberville. ICF is a melding of concrete, reinforcement, and Styrofoam to form a very effective barrier to effects of flood, storm surge and wind disasters. Darby Duffin/FEMA

Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, Miss., April 22, 2006 - AmeriCorps*NCCC National Director Merlene Mazyck addresses the 500 NCCC members present. Ms. Mazyck expresses gratitude for their service to Waveland and Bay St. Louis during National and Global Youth Service Day, and to their country during their full-time 10-month commitment. George Armstrong/FEMA

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