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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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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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Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Deepwater Horizon

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

Refugio Beach Oil Spill

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

Exxon Valdez

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

Commencement Bay

A view of the free-flowing section of Columbia River.

Hanford Nuclear Site

Wetland and aquatic vegetation characteristic of the freshwater Hudson River

Hudson River