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Steese National Conservation Area, Alaska
The Steese National Conservation Areas (NCA) provides habitat for caribou, moose, dall sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, furbearers, small game, raptors, waterfowl, and numerous other species of small mammals and birds. One endangered species, the peregrine falcon, as well as bald eagles are known to nest in the area.
Portions of the Steese NCA are used by the White Mountains and the Fortymile caribou herds. Since caribou are migratory animals, the exact location of areas they use may change from year to year as herd size fluctuates and/or migration routes change. The Fortymile Caribou Herd, in international migratory herd, calved in the Steese NCA in recent history. The NCA is an important area for caribou hunting.
Streams and rivers within the Steese NCA are home to a number of fish species, including Arctic grayling, round whitefish, burbot, northern pike, slimy sculpin, and longnose sucker. Small numbers of king and chum salmon are found in some of the larger streams and rivers.
Photo by Robin Mills
April 2021 Photo contest runner up photo by Jessica Howell. Northern Plains Conservation Specialist American Bird Conservancy working in partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks
Short-eared Owl photo taken on a spring evening in Harding County, South Dakota. This one was resting before the evening hunt. I became familiar with a couple of pairs and would often park and watch their smooth and silent flights during the golden hour.
Big Elk Guard Station, as seen through a circular fisheye lens. This retired guard station is a forest service rental in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon.
NORTHERN VIEW OF URBAN WASTE TO METHANE FACILITY.
THIS FACILITY IS AN EFFORT TO PROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF A MIXTURE OF SOLID WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE, TO DEVELOP DESIGN PARAMETERS,TO ESTABLISH ECONOMICS,AND TO DEVELOP DATA ON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF GAS PRODUCED. URBAN WASTE IS SHREDDED AND SEPARATED INTO LIGHT AND HEAVY FRACTIONS. THE LIGHT FRACTION IS COMBINED WITH UP TO 10 PERCENT SEWAGE SLUDGE AND DIGESTED. WHEN OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY, THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ALMOST 300 MILLION CUBIC FEET OF METHANE PER YEAR. THE METHANE PRODUCED MAY BE USED AS FUEL FOR POWER GENERATION IN THE LOCALITY OR CLEANED FOR INJECTION INTO NATURAL GAS LINES. VIEW SHOWS NORTH ANAEROBIC DIGESTOR (CENTER OF PHOTO), AIR CONVEYING LINES TO AND FROM CYCLONE ON TOP OF PREMIX TANKS (LEFT) AND BAG HOUSE FABRIC FILTER USED FOR DUST CONTROL (RIGHT).
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There's a small conservation park in Belmont right near my doctor's office and I stopped by there on my way home. There's public gardens there and I found lots of bees buzzing around. I took a bunch of shots of this one. He didn't seem to mind the camera.
Taken with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II (DSC-RX100M2).
WCC Veteran Conservation Corps members install fencing near Pateros, WA after the Carlton Complex Wildfire burned the area.
Washington Conservation Corps provides services to communities statewide through restoration projects, environmental education, and disaster response.
Check out the variety of projects our AmeriCorps members have supported over the years at www.ecy.wa.gov/wcc
Photo by Aurelio Elliott/WCC/Ecology
December 12, 2014
Bangi-dong Ecosystem Landscape Conservation Are
January 15, 2016
Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korean Culture and Information Service
Korea.net (www.korea.net)
Official Photographer : Jeon Han
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In this photo: A HistoriCorps volunteer applies epoxy to the gaps in the wood. This method will increase the longevity of the structure.
September 8 through October 4, 2019, HistoriCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging volunteers in the rehabilitation of historic structures on publicly accessible lands, in partnership with the National Elk Refuge, worked to restore the 121 year old Historic Miller Barn.
The Historic Miller Barn on the National Elk Refuge, represents a range of historic events significant to the development of the National Elk Refuge and Jackson, WY. The 30-by-40 foot barn was built in 1898 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The barn is part of the Historic Miller Ranch on the National Elk Refuge. The site referred to as the Historic Miller Ranch includes the original log home or Miller House, the Miller Barn, and a one-room log building that was once used as the original office for what later became Teton National Forest, known currently as Bridger-Teton National Forest.
HistoriCorps is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides volunteers of all skill levels with a hands-on experience preserving historic structures on public lands across America. Volunteers work with HistoriCorps field staff to learn preservation skills and put those skills to work saving historic places that have fallen into disrepair. HistoriCorps works to ensure America’s cultural and historical resources exist for generations to come.
Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) are tested at Argonne's Transportation Technology R&D Center.
PHEV technology is part of the President's Advanced Energy Initiative, which emphasizes the development of technologies that can significantly reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. PHEV is similar to the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), but has a larger battery that is charged both by the vehicle's gasoline engine and from plugging into a standard 110 volts electrical outlet for a few hours each. It is estimated that it can get more than 100 miles per gallon while the vehicle runs primarily on the battery, get more than 30-55 miles per gallon that most of today's HEV achieve. In addition, it may be less costly to drive than a gasoline-powered vehicle; it would draw power from the electric grid when charging.
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This World War I era poster encourages food conservation and asks the viewer to prove their patriotism by attending a town meeting about minimizing food waste.
Accession number: p.2284.124
staff photo
The department awards environmental literacy grants to engage Maryland students K-12 in studying, monitoring and improving the health of local streams.
OVERALL VIEW OF THE $3.6 MILLION REFCOM (REFUSE CONVERSION TO METHANE) PLANT.
THIS FACILITY IS AN EFFORT TO PROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF A MIXTURE OF SOLID WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE, TO DEVELOP DESIGN PARAMETERS,TO ESTABLISH ECONOMICS,AND TO DEVELOP DATA ON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF GAS PRODUCED. URBAN WASTE IS SHREDDED AND SEPARATED INTO LIGHT AND HEAVY FRACTIONS. THE LIGHT FRACTION IS COMBINED WITH UP TO 10 PERCENT SEWAGE SLUDGE AND DIGESTED. WHEN OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY, THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ALMOST 300 MILLION CUBIC FEET OF METHANE PER YEAR. THE METHANE PRODUCED MAY BE USED AS FUEL FOR POWER GENERATION IN THE LOCALITY OR CLEANED FOR INJECTION INTO NATURAL GAS LINES. THIS DOE FACILITY WILL DEMONSTRATE THE COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF USING AN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS TO DAILY CONVERT 50 TO 100 TONS OF SHREDDED ORGANIC WASTES AND SEWAGE SLUDGE INTO METHANE-RICH GAS. SOLID WASTE STORAGE BUILDING (LEFT), DIGESTOR TOWER (CENTER) AND WASTE CLASSIFICATION BUILDING (RIGHT).
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ARTIST'S CONCEPT OF EXPLODED VIEW OF COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT CELL OF THE ALUMINUM-AIR FUEL CELL.
IN THE ALUMINUM-AIR FUEL CELL, THE ALUMINUM PLATE SERVES AS BOTH BATTERY FUEL AND NEGATIVE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL. AIR ANDA CAUSTIC WATER SOLUTION PUMPED THROUGH THE CELL COMBINE AT THE CATHODE TO FORM HYDROX-YLIONS, WHICH REACT WITH THE ALUMINUM TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY. RECENT TESTS HAVE SHOWN A PEAK ENERGY YIELD OF 4.25 KILOWATT-HOURS PER KILOGRAM OF AL-UMINUM CONSUMED AND A POWER DENSITY OF 6.3 KILOWATTS PER SQUARE METER OF PLATE SURFACE. THIS INDICATES THAT A BAT- TERY OF 60 UNITS CELLS COULD POWER A FIVE-PASSENGER, 2,900 LB. VEHICLE FOR 250 TO 300 MILES AT 55 MPH WITHOUT STOPPING FOR REFUELING OR RECHARGING. POUND-FOR-POUND THE ALUMINUM- AIR BATTERY PRODUCES 10-15 TIMES THE ENERGY OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES.
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Chuckie Green, Acting Director of the Natural Resources Department, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, gave a tribal prayer. Credit: DOI
The StormwaterWise Landscapes Program provides funding for projects that will reduce stormwater runoff from your property.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS District Conservationist Victor Tuschen and Soil Conservationist Pathways Student Lillian Denief from the Belle Fourche field office are performing a site visit with Jennings Ranch co-owner Eric Jennings, white hat, has a 50 head cow-calf operation in Spearfish, SD, on July 22, 2021.
For more of their story, please see the photo album description at flic.kr/s/aHsmWJxaUC
For more information about Conservation Practice 550 Range Planting go to efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/NE/NE550.pdf
USDA Photo Media by Lance Cheung.
Putul Rani and her family depend on income from fishing to meet their basic costs. Putul and her husband are members of a hilsa conservation group, which aims to raise awareness of the fishing ban and help protect hilsa stocks. In Hosenpur, Pakhimara, Kalapara, Potuakhali, Bangladesh.
Bison tail hair sample collected at roundup for genetic analysis. Genetic testing is an important tool we use for USFWS bison metapopulation management. Our goal is to preserve genetic diversity while minimizing cattle gene introgression in our herds.
Credit: USFWS
TECHNICIAN CHECKING PUMPS AND PIPING.
KAPLAN INDUSTRIES RECEIVED A $938,000 GRANT TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT CONVERTS ANIMAL WASTE INTO METHANE GAS. THE CONVERSION PROCESS TECHNICALLY KNOWN AS ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION, USES BACTERIA TO BREAK DOWN COW MANURE AND CONVERT IT INTO METHANE. THE FACILITY PROVIDES 88% OF KAPLAN'S PROCESSING PLANT ENERGY NEEDS, PRODUCING STEAM FOR CLEANUP, HEATING AND HOT WATER AND REPLACING MOST OF THE 6,250 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL PER WEEK USED IN THE OPERATION. DRIED MANURE WILL BE USED TO FORMULATE A 23% PROTEIN RATION. THE NEW 23% FEED PRODUCT WILL BE INERT, SO IT CAN BE STORED INDEFINITELY. THE SYSTEM WILL BOTH DECREASE ODOR AND UP- GRADE THE PLANT'S WASTE WATER SYSTEM.
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This is part of a photo-collage of orangutan nests in SE Asian rain forests taken by cameras on board Conservation Drones. Please visit www.ConservationDrones.org for more information.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service has 17 new faces. The new hires include a Westbank First Nation seasonal CO, 10 full-time officers to replace retirements and other vacancies, and six seasonal conservation officers.
In this photo: A frosty sunrise on the National Elk Refuge gives light to the impressive work by the HistoriCorps team.
September 8 through October 4, 2019, HistoriCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging volunteers in the rehabilitation of historic structures on publicly accessible lands, in partnership with the National Elk Refuge, worked to restore the 121 year old Historic Miller Barn.
The Historic Miller Barn on the National Elk Refuge, represents a range of historic events significant to the development of the National Elk Refuge and Jackson, WY. The 30-by-40 foot barn was built in 1898 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The barn is part of the Historic Miller Ranch on the National Elk Refuge. The site referred to as the Historic Miller Ranch includes the original log home or Miller House, the Miller Barn, and a one-room log building that was once used as the original office for what later became Teton National Forest, known currently as Bridger-Teton National Forest.
HistoriCorps is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides volunteers of all skill levels with a hands-on experience preserving historic structures on public lands across America. Volunteers work with HistoriCorps field staff to learn preservation skills and put those skills to work saving historic places that have fallen into disrepair. HistoriCorps works to ensure America’s cultural and historical resources exist for generations to come.
Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS
Putul Rani and her family depend on income from fishing to meet their basic costs. Putul and her husband are members of a hilsa conservation group, which aims to raise awareness of the fishing ban and help protect hilsa stocks. In Hosenpur, Pakhimara, Kalapara, Potuakhali, Bangladesh.
TECHNICIAN CHECKING PUMPS AND PIPING.
KAPLAN INDUSTRIES RECEIVED A $938,000 GRANT TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT CONVERTS ANIMAL WASTE INTO METHANE GAS. THE CONVERSION PROCESS TECHNICALLY KNOWN AS ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION, USES BACTERIA TO BREAK DOWN COW MANURE AND CONVERT IT INTO METHANE. THE FACILITY PROVIDES 88% OF KAPLAN'S PROCESSING PLANT ENERGY NEEDS, PRODUCING STEAM FOR CLEANUP, HEATING AND HOT WATER AND REPLACING MOST OF THE 6,250 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL PER WEEK USED IN THE OPERATION. DRIED MANURE WILL BE USED TO FORMULATE A 23% PROTEIN RATION. THE NEW 23% FEED PRODUCT WILL BE INERT, SO IT CAN BE STORED INDEFINITELY. THE SYSTEM WILL BOTH DECREASE ODOR AND UPGRADE THE PLANT'S WASTE WATER SYSTEM.
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AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY (FPGA) TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP IMPROVED SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIOS FOR THE SMART GRID.
This wireless technology, which allows one radio to use different frequencies depending on needs at the time, will provide more bandwidth for electric utilities to communicate with consumer vehicles. ANL researchers have developed a software0defined radio technology in a low-cost FPGA device that would enable electric vehicle-to-grid interoperability for a wide variety of infrastructure resources.
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Pansy had quiet the discussion with this little fellow all about how to save water! To bad we can't pipe in all the extra snow from the East coast here to the West coast in a reserve tank - it would be a win win!!
Hillman Marsh Conservation Area, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
See: erca.org/conservation-areas-events/conservation-areas/hil...