From Contamination to Restoration: https://www.doi.gov/restoration Migratory Bird Habitat Restoration: Surf scoter, Canada M/V Cosco Busan Oil Spill, ASIA California Surf scoters (USGS)
Ruddy ducks (Dave Menke FWS) Restoration: Ancient murrelet habitat, Restoration: Ruddy duck nesting habitat, Haida Gwaii, Canada Midwest (Prairie Pothole Region) SS Jacob Luckenbach Oil Spill, Potomac Electric Chalk California Point Oil Pipeline Rupture, Maryland
Common eider (FWS)
Restoration: Common loon and NORTH PACIFIC common eider nesting habitat, AMERICA OCEAN Ancient murrelet (FWS) Maine
North Restoration: Seabird colonies, Cape Baja California, Mexico Heating Oil Spill, Montrose Chemical Superfund Site Rhode Island & SS Jacob Luckenbach Oil Spill, California Sooty shearwaters (V. Vaughn ATLANTIC Restoration: Sooty shearwater nesting OCEAN habitat, New Zealand
SOUTH Restoration: Neo migratory AMERICA Caspian tern (Alex Baranda FWS) T/V Command bird habitat, Oil Spill & Belize SS Jacob Luckenbach Oil Spill, Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site, California Massachusetts
Eastern kingbird (Steve Arena FWS) Restoration: Red knot wintering habitat, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Natural Resource Damage M/V Anitra Crude Oil Spill, Assessment and Restoration Program restores natural resources New Jersey injured as a result of oil spills or hazardous substances released into the environment. In addition to on-site restoration for migratory birds, monetary settlements from damage assessments have funded nesting and wintering habitat restoration far from contaminated sites. Birds do not recognize geopolitical boundaries when making intercontinental voyages, so ensuring habitat is available where these species frequent is Rufa red knots (Gregory Beese FWS) vital to their success. Habitat restoration for these winged ambassadors N
is accomplished successfully across the Americas, and beyond, through W E multiple partnerships with local, state, federal, foreign, indigenous, µS tribal, and non-governmental organizations. ANTARCTICA Author: Becky MacEwen April 2017 Data Sources: DOI ORDA, World Relief Map