Play the videos, slideshows, and audio below to learn more about some of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Act projects taking place across the country! Visit the Service’s complete Recovery Act Multimedia Page for links to all of the videos, slideshows, and audio available on our site!
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Act Youth Employment Projects
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support youth employment through the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program, the Student Conservation Association (SCA), the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP), and the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). Young employees are completing trainings, environmental studies and research, conservation work, and construction projects.Visit the Youth Employment project page for more information. |
The Recovery Act got me my Job
This video shares the stories of contractors and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees around the United States who have benefited from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.Read the transcript of this video! |
Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Act Projects: Before, During, and After
Across the country, Recovery Act projects are putting people to work. This slideshow highlights a few of the Service’s Recovery Act projects with pictures from before, during, and after construction.Visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Recovery Act Team Flickr Site for more! |
Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Groundbreaking
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $9.775 million in Recovery Act funding to construct a new administrative and visitor center at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley, N.Y. The new facility will serve as the headquarters for the nine national wildlife refuges located on Long Island, which protect some of the last remaining natural areas in the greater New York City metropolitan area.For more information about this project, visit the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge project page! |
Solar Generators Installed at Southwest Arizona National Wildlife Refuge
This time-lapse video shows Recovery Act workers install solar generators from start to finish at the Southwest Arizona National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Contractor MAC Electric Inc, of Yuma, Arizona, recently completed the project and made this video to catalogue the project’s progression. Thanks to this Recovery Act project, the Southwest Arizona National Wildlife Refuge Complex is now collecting 40,000 watts of photovoltaic solar electricity from the Arizona summer sun.For more information about this project, visit the Southwest Arizona National Wildlife Refuge Complex project page! |
Fish Passage Project at Fivemile Creek
A brief overview of a cooperative restoration project undertaken by local ranchers, the Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office in Southern Oregon, and their partners to improve fish habitat by reconstructing the creek and reconnecting it to its flood plain.Visit the Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office project page for more information. Read a transcript of this video! |
National Elk Refuge: Creating Jobs in Conservation
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is making a difference in local communities across the country. As just one example, $4.3 million in Recovery Act funding is providing a major benefit for both Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction based in San Francisco, California and the National Elk Refuge, located near the heart of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Watch this video for more information on the Recovery Act project taking place at the National Elk Refuge.To learn more about these projects, visit the National Elk Refuge project page! Read a transcript of this video. |
Paul Davidson from the Black Bear Conservation Coalition Discusses ARRA Projects Benefiting the Louisiana Black Bear
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Media Specialist Kelly K. Mensah interviews Paul Davidson, Executive Director of the Black Bear Conservation Coalition about a series of reforestation projects taking place in East Texas and in Western Louisiana to benefit the Louisiana Black Bear.Read more about the Service’s Hardwood Reforestation Project Benefiting the Louisiana Black Bear. Read a transcript of this interview! |
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