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Overview photo of a bare dirt area which is the future site of the waterbird restoration pond at Pouhala Marsh, where an eight acre pond will be excavated as part of the future wetland enhancement and restoration at the Hawaii State Wildlife Refuge.

Trustees seek public comment on Draft Restoration Plan Addendum/Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the 1996 Chevron Pipeline Oil Spill in Hawaii

Juvenile Chinook salmon. Image: USFWS

30 Years of West Coast Salmon Restoration: By the Numbers

Map of overflight wildlife surveys during the Refugio Beach oil spill response and assessment (NOAA).

New Story Map: Refugio Beach Oil Spill

Oil lines the shore on Refugio Beach after a 2015 oil spill, Santa Barbara, CA

Refugio Beach Oil Spill Trustees Release a Draft Assessment and Restoration Plan for Public Comment

Living and damaged coral, showing impact of the ship grounding.

$4.5M for Primary Restoration at T/V Margara Ship Grounding Site in Puerto Rico

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A wooden pier jets out from the water in the San Francisco bay.

Richmond Terminal 4

Oil on the beach at Refugio State Park in Santa Barbara, California, on May 19, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Refugio Beach Oil Spill

Divers remove the thick layer of coral rubble from the seafloor using a vacuum hose attached to a boat.

M/V Vogetrader

Southern Castro Cove and Chevron Richmond Refinery. Wildcat Creek entering Castro Cove in the background.

Castro Cove

The vessel M/V Cape Flattery aground at Barbers Point, Oahu, HI.

M/V Cape Flattery

Taking measurements of young bald eagles during banding at Fraser Point on Santa Cruz Island. (Institute for Wildlife Studies)

Montrose

M/V Casitas aground on atoll.

M/V Casitas

An approximate 100-foot gash in the hull of the vessel resulted in a 53,000 gallon fuel oil spill.

M/V Cosco Busan

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A black-necked Stilt and Snowy Egrets in restored wetland habitat. Photo provided courtesy of Chevron.

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Wildlife footprints visible in tar contaminated sediments (Credit: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

St. Louis River U.S. Steel Site

Response crews attempt to remove the remaining oil aboard the grounded tanker Exxon Valdez.

Exxon Valdez

Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Deepwater Horizon

nautical map location of the MC209 pipeline spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi Canyon 209 (MC209) Oil Spill

The Karileen restoration project is designed to provide enhancements to fish and wildlife habitat on the west branch of Hylebos Creek.

Commencement Bay

An image of a blue harbor with industrial equipment on the shore.

Former Gloucester Gas Light Company