GAOA LRF Photo of the Week

The U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) is working to rehabilitate assets on our nation’s public lands through the Great American Outdoors Act National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (GAOA LRF). GAOA LRF projects and associated activities can be found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and multiple U.S. territories. Explore the GAOA LRF Photo of the Week below where a new photo and state is featured every week.

To view Photo of the Week publications from 2024 and 2025, click through the Photo Galleries included at the bottom of the page. 

Photo of the Week: Monday, February 16, 2026

Rehabilitate Building 107 and Demolish Hoosac Stores Warehouse Building – Phase I 
Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts 
National Park Service

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Timelapse showing the demolition of a deteriorated building being demolished with a city scape in the background.
Timelapse showing the demolition of the deteriorated Hoosac Stores Warehouse Building at Boston National Historical Park. Video Credit: NPS

 

Photo of the Week: Monday, February 9, 2026

Rehabilitate Facilities on Manitou Islands
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
National Park Service

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A large crane stands over a dock that extends into a blue lake.
Construction crew repairs a dock that provides access to the Manitou Islands, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Photo Credit: NPS

 

Photo of the Week: Monday, February 2, 2026

Wounded Knee District School – Replacement
Wounded Knee District School, South Dakota
Bureau of Indian Education

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3D design rendering of main entrance to school building.
Architectural rendering of the design for the new Wounded Knee District School campus. Photo Credit:  Co-op Architecture

 

 

Photo of the Week: Monday, January 26, 2026

Rehabilitate Cave Trails: New Entrance to Frozen Niagara
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
National Park Service

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Seven people stand behind gold ribbon on newly rehabilitated cave trail.
Park staff, partners, and contractors celebrate the completion of the cave trail improvements at Mammoth Cave National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

 

Photo of the Week: Monday, January 19, 2026

Replace Compound Maintenance Shop
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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An excavator moves a large pile of rubble and dirt on a concrete lot.
Construction team completes demolition of the aged maintenance shop at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and prepares the site to begin construction of a new facility. Photo Credit: USFWS

 

Photo of the Week: Monday, January 12, 2026

White Mountains National Recreation Area Access Repairs
Fairbanks District, Alaska
Bureau of Land Management

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Aerial view of construction vehicles traveling on dirt road surrounded by trees.
Aerial view of project construction site at Moose Creek Landing in White Mountains National Recreation Area. Photo Credit: Eastern Interior Field Office Hydrologist Ben Kennedy

 

Photo of the Week: Monday, January 5, 2026

Maintenance Action Team at Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia
National Park Service

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Man in white construction hat hoses the concrete patio in front of a statue.
A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) member washes the pavers in front of the Illinois Monument at Andersonville National Cemetery. Photo Credit: NPS

 

GAOA LRF Photo of the Week 2025 Photos

  • Maintenance Action Team at Navajo National Monument

    Woman in white hard hat drills exterior of historic wooden housing structure.
    Woman in white hard hat drills exterior of historic wooden housing structure.
    A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) member repairs a historic Hogan that once housed Navajo National Monument’s first Navajo Ranger. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Maintenance Action Team at Navajo National Monument

    Navajo National Monument, Arizona
    National Park Service

    A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) member repairs a historic Hogan that once housed Navajo National Monument’s first Navajo Ranger. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

    Man in yellow construction vest drills yellow and black speed bump on paved road.
    Man in yellow construction vest drills yellow and black speed bump on paved road.
    Maintenance Action Team (MAT) member installs speed bumps on the fee booth entry and exit lanes at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS.

    Maintenance Action Team at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

    Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Maintenance Action Team (MAT) member installs speed bumps on the fee booth entry and exit lanes at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Many Farms High School

    Group of people in yellow construction vests and hard hats use shovels to break ground on dirt plot.
    Group of people in yellow construction vests and hard hats use shovels to break ground on dirt plot.
    Students and staff celebrate groundbreaking of the renovation project at Many Farms High School campus. Photo Credit: BIA DFMC.

    Many Farms High School

    Navajo Region, Arizona
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Students and staff celebrate groundbreaking of the renovation project at Many Farms High School campus. 

  • Sourdough Campground Bridge Replacement

    Newly built concrete bridge crosses over dark river surrounded by snow.
    Newly built concrete bridge crosses over dark river surrounded by snow.
    New Sourdough Campground bridge, which has been expanded to accommodate the river floodway and provide a higher load rating better suited for campground visitors. Photo Credit: BLM.

    Sourdough Campground Bridge Replacement

    Anchorage District, Alaska
    Bureau of Land Management

    New Sourdough Campground bridge, which has been expanded to accommodate the river floodway and provide a higher load rating better suited for campground visitors. 

  • Rehabilitate Water Management Infrastructure

    Exterior of one-story brown building with new siding.
    Exterior of one-story brown building with new siding.
    Exterior of the Bear River Wildlife Education Center after a construction team replaced the roof and siding. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Rehabilitate Water Management Infrastructure

    Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Exterior of the Bear River Wildlife Education Center after a construction team replaced the roof and siding. 
     

  • Replace Headquarters Wastewater System

    New wastewater system inside a white room with concrete floors.
    New wastewater system inside a white room with concrete floors.
    New wastewater lift station at Glacier National Park. The new system will help ensure park operations are more sustainable, safe, and efficient. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Replace Headquarters Wastewater System

    Glacier National Park, Montana
    National Park Service

    New wastewater lift station at Glacier National Park. The new system will help ensure park operations are more sustainable, safe, and efficient. 

  • Color Country Recreation Sites, Maintenance and Repairs—Phase II

    Newly installed ramp and safety railings on canyon trail.
    Newly installed ramp and safety railings on canyon trail.
    Newly installed metal safety railings and ramp at the South Fork Indian Creek Trail pictograph site. Photo Credit: BLM.

    Color Country Recreation Sites, Maintenance and Repairs—Phase II

    Color County District, Idaho
    Bureau of Land Management

    Newly installed metal safety railings and ramp at the South Fork Indian Creek Trail pictograph site.

  • Restore Dorchester Monument and Hardscapes

    Aerial view of construction site surrounded by colorful buildings.
    Aerial view of construction site surrounded by colorful buildings.
    Aerial view of the construction staging area from the Dorchester Monument in Boston National Historical Park. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Restore Dorchester Monument and Hardscapes

    Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts
    National Park Service

    Aerial view of the construction staging area from the Dorchester Monument in Boston National Historical Park. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Camp Nelson National Monument

    Construction workers in yellow vests repair wooden fence that runs alongside paved road.
    Construction workers in yellow vests repair wooden fence that runs alongside paved road.
    Maintenance Action Team (MAT) repairs split-rail fence along main entrance road at Camp Nelson National Monument. Photo Credit: American Conservation Experience.

    Maintenance Action Team at Camp Nelson National Monument

    Camp Nelson National Monument, Kentucky
    National Park Service

    Maintenance Action Team (MAT) repairs split-rail fence along main entrance road at Camp Nelson National Monument.

  • Gooseberry Recreation Site Repairs

    Man in an orange construction shirt and hard hat stands to the side of construction machinery moving dirt.
    Man in an orange construction shirt and hard hat stands to the side of construction machinery moving dirt.
    Repairs underway to stabilize the nature trail and repair the boardwalk at Gooseberry Badlands Scenic Overlook Trail. Photo Credit: BLM.

    Gooseberry Recreation Site Repairs

    Wind River/Bighorn Basin District, Wyoming
    Bureau of Land Management

    Repairs underway to stabilize the nature trail and repair the boardwalk at Gooseberry Badlands Scenic Overlook Trail.  

  • Maintenance Action Team at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Two men stand on concrete porch to paint the exterior of white comfort station with green doors.
    Two men stand on concrete porch to paint the exterior of white comfort station with green doors.
    Maintenance Action Team (MAT) repaints the exterior of a comfort station at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Maintenance Action Team at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Maintenance Action Team (MAT) repaints the exterior of a comfort station at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Rehabilitate the Interior and Exterior of First Bank

    Construction workers stand on concrete platform with wooden railings to repair the exterior of the First Bank.
    Construction workers stand on concrete platform with wooden railings to repair the exterior of the First Bank.
    Construction workers repair the exterior concrete on the First Bank of the United States at Independence National Historical Park. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Rehabilitate the Interior and Exterior of First Bank

    Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
    National Park Service

    Construction workers repair the exterior concrete on the First Bank of the United States at Independence National Historical Park. 

  • Rehabilitate Perimeter Fences to Protect Park Resources

    Group of people stand next to a metal fence on wet, rocky ground surrounded by trees.
    Group of people stand next to a metal fence on wet, rocky ground surrounded by trees.
    National Park Service staff inspect fencing that protects native ecosystems and watersheds from damage by invasive animals at Haleakalā National Park. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Rehabilitate Perimeter Fences to Protect Park Resources

    Haleakalā National Park, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawai‘i
    National Park Service

    National Park Service staff inspect fencing that protects native ecosystems and watersheds from damage by invasive animals at Haleakalā National Park.

  • Maintenance Action Team at Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Two women in hard hats stand on the roof of a building and lift metal beams.
    Two women in hard hats stand on the roof of a building and lift metal beams.
    Maintenance Action Team members install a metal roof on a Quarters Building at Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Maintenance Action Team at Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Maintenance Action Team members install a metal roof on a Quarters Building at Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Southwest - Education Demolition Project

    Excavator jackhammer clearing and breaking down dirt and stone on school grounds.
    Excavator jackhammer clearing and breaking down dirt and stone on school grounds.
    Demolition of an excess, outdated education building at a Bureau of Indian Education-funded school in the Southwest Region. Photo Credit: BIE

    Southwest - Education Demolition Project

    Southwest Region, New Mexico
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Demolition of an excess, outdated education building at a Bureau of Indian Education-funded school in the Southwest Region. 

  • Stellar Creek Road Repair

    Dirt road surrounded by rocks at its lowest point.
    Dirt road surrounded by rocks at its lowest point.
    Completed repairs of the low water crossing portion of Stellar Creek Road, a natural surface road in Montana that provides unique access for recreation, commercial activities, and fighting wildland fires. Photo Credit: Tanner Cahill, BLM.

    Stellar Creek Road Repair

    Eastern Montana/Dakotas District, Montana
    Bureau of Land Management

    Completed repairs of the low water crossing portion of Stellar Creek Road, a natural surface road in Montana that provides unique access for recreation, commercial activities, and fighting wildland fires. 

  • GWMP North Section Rehabilitation

    Construction vehicles sit on dirt median with paved roads on both sides.
    Construction vehicles sit on dirt median with paved roads on both sides.
    Overhead view of median work underway at George Washington Memorial Highway. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    GWMP North Section Rehabilitation

    George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia
    National Park Service

    Overhead view of median work underway at George Washington Memorial Highway. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

    Construction vehicle sits on a dirt trail surrounded by grass and trees.
    Construction vehicle sits on a dirt trail surrounded by grass and trees.
    Maintenance Action Team clears debris from a trail at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS.

    Maintenance Action Team at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Maintenance Action Team clears debris from a trail at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. 
     

  • Spokane District Historic Building Stabilization

    Newly rehabilitated historic barn with red siding and blue roof.
    Newly rehabilitated historic barn with red siding and blue roof.
    Historic Folsom Farm Barn in Spokane District after project completion, which included replacing the roof and foundational supports, and updating doors and windows. Photo Credit: Joel Gies, BLM.

    Spokane District Historic Building Stabilization

    Spokane District, Montana
    Bureau of Land Management

    Historic Folsom Farm Barn in Spokane District after project completion, which included replacing the roof and foundational supports, and updating doors and windows. 

  • Rehabilitate Deteriorated Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution Systems

    Men in construction vests and hard hats stand next to a large hole with water system components in it.
    Men in construction vests and hard hats stand next to a large hole with water system components in it.
    Construction workers rehabilitate the wastewater collection and water distribution systems at Great Basin National Park. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Rehabilitate Deteriorated Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution Systems

    Great Basin National Park, Nevada
    National Park Service

    Construction workers rehabilitate the wastewater collection and water distribution systems at Great Basin National Park. 

  • Rock Springs Boiler Replacement

    Grey boiler units in a boiler room.
    Grey boiler units in a boiler room.
    New boilers installed at the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming. The new boilers will improve heating system reliability and increase energy efficiency. Photo Credit: BLM Wyoming Rock Springs Field Office.

    Rock Springs Boiler Replacement

    High Desert District, Wyoming
    Bureau of Land Management

    New boilers installed at the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming. The new boilers will improve heating system reliability and increase energy efficiency. 

  • Consolidate and Modernize Public Use Facilities and Improve Recreational Access—Phase I

    Crane supporting well water inspection next to a brick building.
    Crane supporting well water inspection next to a brick building.
    Contractors perform water well inspection work to prepare for the construction of a new administrative building at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: FWS.

    Consolidate and Modernize Public Use Facilities and Improve Recreational Access—Phase I

    Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Contractors perform water well inspection work to prepare for the construction of a new administrative building at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail

    A group of people sit on a wooden ladder system in front of a wall of rocks.
    A group of people sit on a wooden ladder system in front of a wall of rocks.
    Maintenance Action Team and community partners build a traditional olokea ladder system to repair sections of trail at Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. Photo Credit: NPS staff

    Maintenance Action Team at Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail

    Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Hawai’i
    National Park Service

    Maintenance Action Team and community partners build a traditional olokea ladder system to repair sections of trail at Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail.

  • Jupiter Inlet Shore Stabilization

    Four people use shovels to break ground on grass with a red lighthouse rising above the trees in the background.
    Four people use shovels to break ground on grass with a red lighthouse rising above the trees in the background.
    Bureau of Land Management staff, local elected officials, and the community celebrate groundbreaking of the shoreline stabilization project at Jupiter Inlet Outstanding Natural Area. Photo Credit: BLM

    Jupiter Inlet Shore Stabilization

    Jupiter Inlet Outstanding Natural Area, Florida
    Bureau of Land Management

    Bureau of Land Management staff, local elected officials, and the community celebrate groundbreaking of the shoreline stabilization project at Jupiter Inlet Outstanding Natural Area. 

  • Remove Excess Structures and Abandoned Buildings Parkwide and Address Utility Needs—Phase I

    Grass covered field surrounded by trees after the demolition and removal of a deteriorated building.
    Grass covered field surrounded by trees after the demolition and removal of a deteriorated building.
    Demolition site at New River Gorge Nation Park and Preserve restored to its natural condition. The site was previously home to the Samuel Ames House, one of several non-historic structures that were demolished as part of this project. Photo Credit: NPS staff

    Remove Excess Structures and Abandoned Buildings Parkwide and Address Utility Needs—Phase I

    New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia
    National Park Service

    Demolition site at New River Gorge Nation Park and Preserve restored to its natural condition. The site was previously home to the Samuel Ames House, one of several non-historic structures that were demolished as part of this project. 

  • Rehabilitate Building 643 (PE-643) for NPS Maintenance Operations

    Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of Building 643 under cloudy sky.
    Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of Building 643 under cloudy sky.
    Rehabilitation of the historic Building 643 at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in progress. Photo Credit: NPS staff.

    Rehabilitate Building 643 (PE-643) for NPS Maintenance Operations

    Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
    National Park Service

    Rehabilitation of the historic Building 643 at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in progress. 

  • Colorado Radio Towers Repairs—Phase II of III

    Close up view of concrete base of radio tower.
    Close up view of concrete base of radio tower.
    Newly strengthened base and grounding of radio tower. These towers enable reliable communication for all levels of government and emergency response personnel. Photo Credit: BLM Colorado

    Colorado Radio Towers Repairs—Phase II of III

    Colorado Telecommunications, Colorado
    Bureau of Land Management

    Newly strengthened base and grounding of radio tower. These towers enable reliable communication for all levels of government and emergency response personnel. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

    Wooden boardwalk covered in natural debris with cut down tree trunks on both sides.
    Wooden boardwalk covered in natural debris with cut down tree trunks on both sides.
    A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) cleans up debris and trees on a trail at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. The MAT also cleaned up debris around the office, visitor center, public roads, drainage ditches, and levees. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Maintenance Action Team at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

    Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) cleans up debris and trees on a trail at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. The MAT also cleaned up debris around the office, visitor center, public roads, drainage ditches, and levees. 

  • Rehabilitate Mission Dependent HVAC Systems and Implement Energy Conservation Measures

    Construction site with brick patio surrounded by dirt.
    Construction site with brick patio surrounded by dirt.
    In order to replace the failing HVAC system at Independence National Historical Park, workers had to remove and relay the brick walkways. Photo Credit: NPS

    Rehabilitate Mission Dependent HVAC Systems and Implement Energy Conservation Measures

    Independence National Historical Park, Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania
    National Park Service

    In order to replace the failing HVAC system at Independence National Historical Park, workers had to remove and relay the brick walkways. 

  • Navajo - Education Demolition Project B

    Yellow construction vehicle demolishes red brick building in construction area.
    Yellow construction vehicle demolishes red brick building in construction area.
    Construction vehicle demolishes deteriorating building at Tuba City Boarding School. Photo Credit: EQM Service

    Navajo - Education Demolition Project B

    Navajo Region, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Construction vehicle demolishes deteriorating building at Tuba City Boarding School. 

  • Chimney Rock Repair and Renovation—Phase II of II

    A paved path with handrails leading to a picnic table.
    A paved path with handrails leading to a picnic table.
    A newly paved path with handrails at Chimney Rock Campground. The path provides access to a group site along the Crooked River. Photo Credit: Jeff Griffith, BLM

    Chimney Rock Repair and Renovation—Phase II of II

    Prineville District, Oregon
    Bureau of Land Management

    A newly paved path with handrails at Chimney Rock Campground. The path provides access to a group site along the Crooked River. 

  • Replace Administrative and Visitor Center

    3D design rendering of visitor center building.
    3D design rendering of visitor center building.
    Architectural rendering of the design for the new visitor center at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Replace Administrative and Visitor Center

    Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Architectural rendering of the design for the new visitor center at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Cape Cod National Seashore

    Two story house with yellow siding and red-striped roof on grass lawn.
    Two story house with yellow siding and red-striped roof on grass lawn.
    Captain Edward Penniman House at Cape Cod National Seashore after a Maintenance Action Team (MAT) completed rehabilitation work. Photo Credit: NPS

    Maintenance Action Team at Cape Cod National Seashore

    Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts
    National Park Service

    Captain Edward Penniman House at Cape Cod National Seashore after a Maintenance Action Team (MAT) completed rehabilitation work. 

  • Alkali Creek and Centennial Trail Creek Crossing

    Gravel crossing over creek surrounded by rocks on both sides.
    Gravel crossing over creek surrounded by rocks on both sides.
    The Alkali Creek crossing with a new box culvert. The crossing provides visitor access to additional camping areas and hiking trails at Fort Meade Recreation Area. Photo Credit: Ryan Larson

    Alkali Creek and Centennial Trail Creek Crossing

    Eastern Montana/Dakotas District, South Dakota
    Bureau of Land Management

    The Alkali Creek crossing with a new box culvert. The crossing provides visitor access to additional camping areas and hiking trails at Fort Meade Recreation Area. 

  • Rehabilitate Fort Hancock Potable Water and Wastewater System

    An excavator fills trench with dirt surrounded by temporary orange fencing.
    An excavator fills trench with dirt surrounded by temporary orange fencing.
    A contractor backfills the waterline trench for the water and wastewater system at Fort Hancock in Gateway National Recreation Area. Photo Credit: BWC/NPS

    Rehabilitate Fort Hancock Potable Water and Wastewater System

    Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey
    National Park Service

    A contractor backfills the waterline trench for the water and wastewater system at Fort Hancock in Gateway National Recreation Area.

  • Replacement of the Public Use Facilities and Critical Infrastructure

    Waste treatment plant surrounded by metal fence.
    Waste treatment plant surrounded by metal fence.
    A before picture of the current campus waste treatment plant at Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. A GAOA LRF project will replace the treatment plant with a newer, more efficient system. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Replacement of the Public Use Facilities and Critical Infrastructure

    Southeast Louisiana Refuges, Louisiana
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A before picture of the current campus waste treatment plant at Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. A GAOA LRF project will replace the treatment plant with a newer, more efficient system. 

  • Repair and Improve the Moose-Wilson Road

    Construction men in yellow vests lay asphalt on road with snow-capped mountains in the background.
    Construction men in yellow vests lay asphalt on road with snow-capped mountains in the background.
    Contractors lay asphalt along the Moose-Wilson Road, a popular scenic route in Grand Teton National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Repair and Improve the Moose-Wilson Road

    Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
    National Park Service

    Contractors lay asphalt along the Moose-Wilson Road, a popular scenic route in Grand Teton National Park. 

  • Swasey's Campground, Parking Expansion, Boat Ramp Repair

    Construction vehicles sit on a concrete boat ramp surrounded by rocks.
    Construction vehicles sit on a concrete boat ramp surrounded by rocks.
    Repairs to Swasey's Rapid Boat Ramp in progress. The new ramp will allow safe boating access to a popular section of the Green River. Photo Credit: BLM

    Swasey's Campground, Parking Expansion, Boat Ramp Repair

    Green River District, Utah
    Bureau of Land Management

    Repairs to Swasey's Rapid Boat Ramp in progress. The new ramp will allow safe boating access to a popular section of the Green River. 

  • Replace Concessioner Housing Units

    Two story housing building with tan siding and green roof.
    Two story housing building with tan siding and green roof.
    Exterior view of the new concessioner housing at Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve. Photo Credit: NPS

    Replace Concessioner Housing Units

    Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska
    National Park Service

    Exterior view of the new concessioner housing at Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Construction vehicles sit alongside levee leading to a body of water.
    Construction vehicles sit alongside levee leading to a body of water.
    A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) completes levee and trail rehabilitation work at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Maintenance Action Team at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge

    Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A Maintenance Action Team (MAT) completes levee and trail rehabilitation work at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Replace Water Filtration System at King Salmon

    Men in orange vests and hard hats install gray wall panels to the side of a new building.
    Men in orange vests and hard hats install gray wall panels to the side of a new building.
    Construction workers install wall panels on the new water filtration building at Katmai National Park & Preserve. Photo Credit: NPS

    Replace Water Filtration System at King Salmon

    Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska
    National Park Service

    Construction workers install wall panels on the new water filtration building at Katmai National Park & Preserve. 

  • Idaho Falls District Road Repairs

    Aggregate road surrounded by green hilly landscape.
    Aggregate road surrounded by green hilly landscape.
    Completed aggregate road repair on Broken Wagon Road, which provides public access to recreation, mining, grazing, and resource extraction activities in the Idaho Falls District. Photo Credit: Idaho Falls District Engineering

    Idaho Falls District Road Repairs

    Idaho Falls District, Idaho
    Bureau of Land Management

    Completed aggregate road repair on Broken Wagon Road, which provides public access to recreation, mining, grazing, and resource extraction activities in the Idaho Falls District. 

  • Many Farms High School

    Aerial view of construction site in arid landscape.
    Aerial view of construction site in arid landscape.
    Aerial view of project construction site at the Many Farms High School campus. Photo Credit: TEPA Companies

    Many Farms High School

    Navajo Region, Arizona
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Aerial view of project construction site at the Many Farms High School campus. 

  • Replace the Colter Bay Main Wastewater Lift Station

    New wastewater lift station building with brown siding.
    New wastewater lift station building with brown siding.
    The new wastewater lift station at Colter Bay in Grand Teton National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Replace the Colter Bay Main Wastewater Lift Station

    Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
    National Park Service

    The new wastewater lift station at Colter Bay in Grand Teton National Park.

  • Replacement of the Three Sisters Spring Bulkhead & Boardwalk

    Aerial-view design rendering for new facilities at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
    Aerial-view design rendering for new facilities at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
    A design rendering of the new Three Sisters Spring manatee gathering area and boardwalk at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Replacement of the Three Sisters Spring Bulkhead & Boardwalk

    Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A design rendering of the new Three Sisters Spring manatee gathering area and boardwalk at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Snyder Creek Dam Repair

    Construction vehicles sit on the dirt perimeter of large body of water.
    Construction vehicles sit on the dirt perimeter of large body of water.
    Excavation of the Snyder Creek Dam embankment in progress. Photo Credit: Frank Vigil

    Snyder Creek Dam Repair

    Wind River/Bighorn Basin District, Wyoming
    Bureau of Land Management

    Excavation of the Snyder Creek Dam embankment in progress.

  • Woman in white hard hat drills exterior of historic wooden housing structure.
  • Man in yellow construction vest drills yellow and black speed bump on paved road.
  • Group of people in yellow construction vests and hard hats use shovels to break ground on dirt plot.
  • Newly built concrete bridge crosses over dark river surrounded by snow.
  • Exterior of one-story brown building with new siding.
  • New wastewater system inside a white room with concrete floors.
  • Newly installed ramp and safety railings on canyon trail.
  • Aerial view of construction site surrounded by colorful buildings.
  • Construction workers in yellow vests repair wooden fence that runs alongside paved road.
  • Man in an orange construction shirt and hard hat stands to the side of construction machinery moving dirt.
  • Two men stand on concrete porch to paint the exterior of white comfort station with green doors.
  • Construction workers stand on concrete platform with wooden railings to repair the exterior of the First Bank.
  • Group of people stand next to a metal fence on wet, rocky ground surrounded by trees.
  • Two women in hard hats stand on the roof of a building and lift metal beams.
  • Excavator jackhammer clearing and breaking down dirt and stone on school grounds.
  • Dirt road surrounded by rocks at its lowest point.
  • Construction vehicles sit on dirt median with paved roads on both sides.
  • Construction vehicle sits on a dirt trail surrounded by grass and trees.
  • Newly rehabilitated historic barn with red siding and blue roof.
  • Men in construction vests and hard hats stand next to a large hole with water system components in it.
  • Grey boiler units in a boiler room.
  • Crane supporting well water inspection next to a brick building.
  • A group of people sit on a wooden ladder system in front of a wall of rocks.
  • Four people use shovels to break ground on grass with a red lighthouse rising above the trees in the background.
  • Grass covered field surrounded by trees after the demolition and removal of a deteriorated building.
  • Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of Building 643 under cloudy sky.
  • Close up view of concrete base of radio tower.
  • Wooden boardwalk covered in natural debris with cut down tree trunks on both sides.
  • Construction site with brick patio surrounded by dirt.
  • Yellow construction vehicle demolishes red brick building in construction area.
  • A paved path with handrails leading to a picnic table.
  • 3D design rendering of visitor center building.
  • Two story house with yellow siding and red-striped roof on grass lawn.
  • Gravel crossing over creek surrounded by rocks on both sides.
  • An excavator fills trench with dirt surrounded by temporary orange fencing.
  • Waste treatment plant surrounded by metal fence.
  • Construction men in yellow vests lay asphalt on road with snow-capped mountains in the background.
  • Construction vehicles sit on a concrete boat ramp surrounded by rocks.
  • Two story housing building with tan siding and green roof.
  • Construction vehicles sit alongside levee leading to a body of water.
  • Men in orange vests and hard hats install gray wall panels to the side of a new building.
  • Aggregate road surrounded by green hilly landscape.
  • Aerial view of construction site in arid landscape.
  • New wastewater lift station building with brown siding.
  • Aerial-view design rendering for new facilities at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Construction vehicles sit on the dirt perimeter of large body of water.

GAOA LRF Photo of the Week 2024 Photos

  • Correct Roof and Building Failures at HQ/Maintenance/Dispatch Complex

    Construction workers stand next to construction materials on roof with white mountains in the background.
    Construction workers stand next to construction materials on roof with white mountains in the background.
    Construction workers repair roof at headquarters buildings in Grand Teton National Park. Photo Credit: NPS.

    Correct Roof and Building Failures at HQ/Maintenance/Dispatch Complex

    Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming 
    National Park Service

    Construction workers repair roof at headquarters buildings in Grand Teton National Park. 

  • Idaho Statewide Recreation Site Repair

    Parking lot with smooth asphalt and bright blue handicap parking lines.
    Parking lot with smooth asphalt and bright blue handicap parking lines.
    The parking lot at Pink House Recreation Site after the completion of a slurry seal and line painting project. Photo Credit: Joe O’Neill, BLM.

    Idaho Statewide Recreation Site Repair

    Boise District, Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho Falls District, Twin Falls District, Idaho 
    Bureau of Land Management

    The parking lot at Pink House Recreation Site after the completion of a slurry seal and line painting project. 
     

  • Restore Canal Prism and Historic Dry Stone Wall

    A construction vehicle works on repairs at the base of the historic dry stone retaining wall.
    A construction vehicle works on repairs at the base of the historic dry stone retaining wall.
    A construction vehicle works on repairs at the base of the historic dry stone retaining wall at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Photo Credit: NPS.

    Restore Canal Prism and Historic Dry Stone Wall

    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland
    National Park Service

    A construction vehicle works on repairs at the base of the historic dry stone retaining wall at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. 

  • Replace, Repair, and Consolidate McGregor District Headquarters and Facilities

    Construction site with brown dirt piles surrounded by grass and dark green trees in the background.
    Construction site with brown dirt piles surrounded by grass and dark green trees in the background.
    Footprint of the new McGregor District Multipurpose Building at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge. Photo Credit: Kendra Pednault.

    Replace, Repair, and Consolidate McGregor District Headquarters and Facilities

    Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge, Iowa 
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

    Footprint of the new McGregor District Multipurpose Building at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge. 

  • Stabilize Alcatraz Wharf

    Construction workers mixing grout to support stabilization of the Alcatraz Warf.
    Construction workers mixing grout to support stabilization of the Alcatraz Warf.
    Construction workers mixing grout to support stabilization of the Alcatraz Warf at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Photo Credit: NPS.

    Stabilize Alcatraz Wharf

    Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California 
    National Park Service

    Construction workers mixing grout to support stabilization of the Alcatraz Warf at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. 

  • Navajo – Education Demolition Project C

    Orange construction vehicle demolishes gray brick facility building.
    Orange construction vehicle demolishes gray brick facility building.
    Construction vehicle demolishes deteriorating building at Nenahnezad Boarding School. Photo Credit: EQM Services.

    Navajo – Education Demolition Project C

    Navajo Region, Arizona and New Mexico
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Construction vehicle demolishes deteriorating building at Nenahnezad Boarding School.

  • Maintenance Action Team at Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge

    Three maintenance workers place tan, wooden boards across gap in the forest floor.
    Three maintenance workers place tan, wooden boards across gap in the forest floor.
    A GAOA LRF-funded Maintenance Action Team replaces a bridge deck at Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Maintenance Action Team at Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge

    Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A GAOA LRF-funded Maintenance Action Team replaces a bridge deck at Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • National Interagency Fire Center Campus Storm Drain Piping Replacement

    A dirt ditch surrounded by construction materials with away fencing in the background.
    A dirt ditch surrounded by construction materials with away fencing in the background.
    Storm drain infrastructure repairs in progress at the National Interagency Fire Center Campus. Photo Credit: BLM.

    National Interagency Fire Center Campus Storm Drain Piping Replacement

    National Interagency Fire Center Campus, Idaho
    Bureau of Land Management

    Storm drain infrastructure repairs in progress at the National Interagency Fire Center Campus. 

  • Rehabilitate the Crane Flat Campground to Enhance the Visitor Experience

    Gray gravel trail leads through camp site surrounded by tall, green trees.
    Gray gravel trail leads through camp site surrounded by tall, green trees.
    Repaired campground with improved drainage at Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite National Park. Photo Credit: NPS.

    Rehabilitate the Crane Flat Campground to Enhance the Visitor Experience

    Yosemite National Park, California 
    National Park Service

    Repaired campground with improved drainage at Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite National Park.

  • Navajo – Education Demolition Project B

    Active demolition of a red brick building with a bulldozer positioned behind a large tree.
    Active demolition of a red brick building with a bulldozer positioned behind a large tree.
    Construction vehicle demolishes deteriorating building at Beclabito Day School. Photo Credit: EQM Services.

    Navajo – Education Demolition Project B

    Navajo Region, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Construction vehicle demolishes deteriorating building at Beclabito Day School. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

    Two yellow construction vehicles sloping dirt along a waterway.
    Two yellow construction vehicles sloping dirt along a waterway.
    A GAOA LRF-funded Maintenance Action Team re-slopes the A-Canal, one of the major waterways that carries water throughout San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Trevor Morris.

    Maintenance Action Team at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

    San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, California  
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A GAOA LRF-funded Maintenance Action Team re-slopes the A-Canal, one of the major waterways that carries water throughout San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Repair Dean Creek Cabana

    A construction worker removes a deteriorated wooden board on an observation deck.
    A construction worker removes a deteriorated wooden board on an observation deck.
    A construction worker replaces the deteriorating observation deck at Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area. Photo Credit: BLM.

    Repair Dean Creek Cabana

    Coos Bay District, Oregon
    Bureau of Land Management

    A construction worker replaces the deteriorating observation deck at Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area.

  • Maintenance Action Team at Voyageurs National Park

    Two maintenance workers paint a white wooden facility green.
    Two maintenance workers paint a white wooden facility green.
    A GAOA LRF-funded Maintenance Action Team repaints the prepped building at Ovesons Fish Camp in Voyageurs National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Maintenance Action Team at Voyageurs National Park

    Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota 
    National Park Service

    A GAOA LRF-funded Maintenance Action Team repaints the prepped building at Ovesons Fish Camp in Voyageurs National Park. 

  • Western – Education Demolition Project

    Excavator demolishes a building on a dirt plot at Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School.
    Excavator demolishes a building on a dirt plot at Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School.
    GAOA LRF demolition work at Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School. Photo Credit: EQM Services

    Western – Education Demolition Project

    Western Region, Arizona
    Bureau of Indian Education

    GAOA LRF demolition work at Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Fire Island National Seashore

    Construction worker faces a wall under repair surrounded by construction materials.
    Construction worker faces a wall under repair surrounded by construction materials.
    Maintenance Action Team repairs a wall in the Old Mastic House at William Floyd Estate, part of Fire Island National Seashore. Photo Credit: NPS

    Maintenance Action Team at Fire Island National Seashore

    Fire Island National Seashore, New York
    National Park Service

    Maintenance Action Team repairs a wall in the Old Mastic House at William Floyd Estate, part of Fire Island National Seashore. 

  • Modernize Multiple Outdoor Recreational Access Facilities and Transportation Assets

    Excavator sitting on a concrete boat launch moves large rocks surrounding the launch.
    Excavator sitting on a concrete boat launch moves large rocks surrounding the launch.
    A construction worker repairs the Jacks Bay boat launch at Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Modernize Multiple Outdoor Recreational Access Facilities and Transportation Assets

    Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A construction worker repairs the Jacks Bay boat launch at Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Maupin Work Site—Phase III of III

    One-story green building sits on a rocky plot.
    One-story green building sits on a rocky plot.
    New housing building, which includes a kitchen, living area, rooms, and laundry, at the Maupin Work Site. Photo Credit: Morgan Rubanow, BLM

    Maupin Work Site—Phase III of III

    Prineville District, Oregon
    Bureau of Land Management

    New housing building, which includes a kitchen, living area, rooms, and laundry, at the Maupin Work Site. 

  • Rehabilitate Historic Belmont Paul House

    Yellow room in the historic Belmont Paul Hose with exhibits lining the walls.
    Yellow room in the historic Belmont Paul Hose with exhibits lining the walls.
    Newly rehabilitated interior of the Historic Belmont Paul House at the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Photo Credit: NPS

    Rehabilitate Historic Belmont Paul House

    National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC
    National Park Service

    Newly rehabilitated interior of the Historic Belmont Paul House at the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge

    Large black pump strapped onto a truck bed.
    Large black pump strapped onto a truck bed.
    Delivery of a new pump for the Fox Pond at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge. A Maintenance Action Team will replace the existing pump, allowing the refuge to manage over 1,100 acres of habitat for waterfowl of the Mississippi Flyway. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Maintenance Action Team at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge

    Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Delivery of a new pump for the Fox Pond at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge. A Maintenance Action Team will replace the existing pump, allowing the refuge to manage over 1,100 acres of habitat for waterfowl of the Mississippi Flyway. 

  • Caballo-Cooke's Road Repairs

    A dirt road free of surface hazards winds through dry, hilly landscape.
    A dirt road free of surface hazards winds through dry, hilly landscape.
    Completed repairs of gravel road in Las Cruces District, which are natural surface roads providing access to radio and cell towers for multiple government agencies, private companies, and recreational access. Photo Credit: BLM

    Caballo-Cooke's Road Repairs

    Las Cruces District, New Mexico
    Bureau of Land Management

    Completed repairs of gravel road in Las Cruces District, which are natural surface roads providing access to radio and cell towers for multiple government agencies, private companies, and recreational access. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Fort Larned National Historic Site

    Construction worker sits on scaffolding against the roof of quarters building.
    Construction worker sits on scaffolding against the roof of quarters building.
    A Maintenance Action Team worker repairs the shingle roof of the commanding officer quarters at Fort Larned National Historic Site. Photo Credit: NPS Staff

    Maintenance Action Team at Fort Larned National Historic Site

    Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas
    National Park Service

    A Maintenance Action Team worker repairs the shingle roof of the commanding officer quarters at Fort Larned National Historic Site. 

  • Wounded Knee District School Replacement

    Aerial 3D design rendering of Wounded Knee District School campus
    Aerial 3D design rendering of Wounded Knee District School campus
    Architectural rendering of design for the new Wounded Knee District School campus. Photo Credit: CO-OP Architecture

    Wounded Knee District School Replacement

    Wounded Knee District School, South Dakota
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Architectural rendering of design for the new Wounded Knee District School campus. 

  • Complete Pavement Rehabilitation on High-Priority NPS Roads in Michigan

    Construction team in yellow vests repaves road
    Construction team in yellow vests repaves road
    Construction team applies micro surfacing to the deteriorated pavement at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Photo Credit: Central Southern Construction

    Complete Pavement Rehabilitation on High-Priority NPS Roads in Michigan

    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
    National Park Service

    Construction team applies micro surfacing to the deteriorated pavement at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

  • Replace Primary Boardwalk and Trail Bridge

    Construction worker stands at the end of new boardwalk base with lake in the background.
    Construction worker stands at the end of new boardwalk base with lake in the background.
    A construction team replaces 120-foot-long boardwalk on Lake Caroline at Red River National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Replace Primary Boardwalk and Trail Bridge

    Red River National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    A construction team replaces 120-foot-long boardwalk on Lake Caroline at Red River National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Rehabilitate Ahwahnee Hotel and Correct Critical Safety Hazards

    Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of the Ahwahnee Hotel with Half Dome in the background.
    Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of the Ahwahnee Hotel with Half Dome in the background.
    Construction scaffolding on the exterior of the Historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Photo Credit: NPS Staff

    Rehabilitate Ahwahnee Hotel and Correct Critical Safety Hazards

    Yosemite National Park, California
    National Park Service

    Construction scaffolding on the exterior of the Historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

  • Carbella Boat Ramp Repair

    Man stands on new concrete boat launch surrounded by dirt mounds.
    Man stands on new concrete boat launch surrounded by dirt mounds.
    Recently poured concrete for the new Carbella Boat Launch at Carbella Recreation Site, which serves as a primary takeout for white water rafting on the Yellowstone River. Photo Credit: Sean Clancy, BLM

    Carbella Boat Ramp Repair

    Western Montana District, Montana
    Bureau of Land Management

    Recently poured concrete for the new Carbella Boat Launch at Carbella Recreation Site, which serves as a primary takeout for white water rafting on the Yellowstone River. 

  • Rehabilitate Terreplein and Related Levels at Fort Wood

    Aerial view of construction workers placing pavers on metal grating.
    Aerial view of construction workers placing pavers on metal grating.
    A construction team installs the first pavers on the terreplein at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Photo Credit: NPS Staff

    Rehabilitate Terreplein and Related Levels at Fort Wood

    Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York
    National Park Service

    A construction team installs the first pavers on the terreplein at the base of the Statue of Liberty. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Colorado National Monument

    Men in construction hats build delineation walls on canyon trail surrounded by bushes.
    Men in construction hats build delineation walls on canyon trail surrounded by bushes.
    Western Colorado Conservation Corps members work alongside a Maintenance Action Team to build delineation walls on Canyon Rim Trail. Photo Credit: N. Sparks

    Maintenance Action Team at Colorado National Monument

    Colorado National Monument, Colorado
    National Park Service

    Western Colorado Conservation Corps members work alongside a Maintenance Action Team to build delineation walls on Canyon Rim Trail. 

  • Fort Egbert National Historic Landmark Repairs

    Man in yellow construction suit replaces wooden boards on the side of a barn.
    Man in yellow construction suit replaces wooden boards on the side of a barn.
    A construction worker replaces rotten boards with new siding on the mule barn at Fort Egbert National Historic Landmark. Photo Credit: BLM/Stuart Mitchell

    Fort Egbert National Historic Landmark Repairs

    Fort Egbert National Historic Landmark, Alaska
    Bureau of Land Management

    A construction worker replaces rotten boards with new siding on the mule barn at Fort Egbert National Historic Landmark. 

  • Many Farms High School

    Aerial 3D design rendering of Many Farms High School campus.
    Aerial 3D design rendering of Many Farms High School campus.
    Architectural rendering of design development intent for the new Many Farms High School campus. Photo Credit: Seven Generations Architecture & Engineering

    Many Farms High School

    Navajo Region, Arizona
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Architectural rendering of design development intent for the new Many Farms High School campus. 

  • Rehabilitate the Multipurpose Administration and Visitor Facility

    Orange ladder sits next to a heat exchanger system in a utility room.
    Orange ladder sits next to a heat exchanger system in a utility room.
    Replacement of the geothermal-to-chilled water heat exchanger in the Headquarters Building at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. This project will address excessive condensation and leak issues that damaged mechanical room equipment. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Rehabilitate the Multipurpose Administration and Visitor Facility

    Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Vermont
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Replacement of the geothermal-to-chilled water heat exchanger in the Headquarters Building at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. This project will address excessive condensation and leak issues that damaged mechanical room equipment. 

  • South Unit Scenic Loop Slide Repair

    Wooden wall sits against a dirt road that winds through a hilly landscape. Construction materials sit on the other side of the wall.
    Wooden wall sits against a dirt road that winds through a hilly landscape. Construction materials sit on the other side of the wall.
    Construction of soldier pile retaining wall at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This is one of seven walls under construction to prevent future landslides and protect the South Unit Loop Road. Photo Credit: NPS Staff

    South Unit Scenic Loop Slide Repair

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
    National Park Service

    Construction of soldier pile retaining wall at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This is one of seven walls under construction to prevent future landslides and protect the South Unit Loop Road. 

  • Burns Junction Fire Station Repair and Renovation

    Construction crew builds wooden frame for new fire station barracks.
    Construction crew builds wooden frame for new fire station barracks.
    A construction team builds the frame of the new Burns Junction Fire Station housing facility. The new facility will be ADA accessible with 12 bedrooms, a living room, a dining area, and a kitchen. Photo Credit: Vale BLM/Cavanaugh Soules

    Burns Junction Fire Station Repair and Renovation

    Burns Junction Fire Station, Oregon
    Bureau of Land Management

    A construction team builds the frame of the new Burns Junction Fire Station housing facility. The new facility will be ADA accessible with 12 bedrooms, a living room, a dining area, and a kitchen. 

  • Maintenance Action Team at Antietam National Battlefield

    Yellow house with green trim and new roof on a grass lawn.
    Yellow house with green trim and new roof on a grass lawn.
    Historic Piper House at Antietam National Battlefield after a Maintenance Action Team completed work on the exterior. Photo Credit: NPS Staff

    Maintenance Action Team at Antietam National Battlefield

    Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
    National Park Service

    Historic Piper House at Antietam National Battlefield after a Maintenance Action Team completed work on the exterior. 

  • Consolidate and Modernize Public Use Facilities and Improve Recreational Access

    Aerial view of Seney National Wildlife Refuge construction site.
    Aerial view of Seney National Wildlife Refuge construction site.
    Aerial view of project construction site at Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Contractors are constructing the replacement Visitor Center and Administration Building foundation, replacing the entrance road, and constructing the parking lot, curbs, sidewalks, and shoreline armoring. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Consolidate and Modernize Public Use Facilities and Improve Recreational Access

    Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Aerial view of project construction site at Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Contractors are constructing the replacement Visitor Center and Administration Building foundation, replacing the entrance road, and constructing the parking lot, curbs, sidewalks, and shoreline armoring.

  • Navajo - Education Demolition Project a

    Three excavators demolish building on dirt plot at T’iis Nazbas Community School.
    Three excavators demolish building on dirt plot at T’iis Nazbas Community School.
    Aerial view of Building 656 demolition at T’iis Nazbas Community School. Photo Credit: EQMS, Roynell Benally

    Navajo - Education Demolition Project a

    Navajo Region, Arizona/New Mexico
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Aerial view of Building 656 demolition at T’iis Nazbas Community School. 

  • Rehabilitate Texas White House

    Group of people holding shovels pose together in front of newly renovated house.
    Group of people holding shovels pose together in front of newly renovated house.
    Staff from the park, regional office, design team, and construction team celebrate groundbreaking of the rehabilitation project at Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park. Photo Credit: Douglas Smith

    Rehabilitate Texas White House

    Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
    National Park Service

    Staff from the park, regional office, design team, and construction team celebrate groundbreaking of the rehabilitation project at Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park. 

  • Meadowood Repairs

    Excavator pulls up dirt in wooded area surrounded by temporary fencing.
    Excavator pulls up dirt in wooded area surrounded by temporary fencing.
    An excavator removing dirt and debris from the creek bed on Wood Thrush Loop. Photo Credit: Charles Cate/BLM Park Ranger

    Meadowood Repairs

    Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area, Virginia
    Bureau of Land Management

    An excavator removing dirt and debris from the creek bed on Wood Thrush Loop. 

  • Modernize Infrastructure to Improve Waterfowl Hunting Areas and Improve Recreational Access

    Black impervious lining covers shallow path through a dry landscape.
    Black impervious lining covers shallow path through a dry landscape.
    In-progress installation of water distribution system liners, which is one aspect of the overall water control system at Camas National Wildlife Refuge. The placement of impervious ditch liners in the water transport corridors will enable the Refuge to improve wildlife habitat and focus limited water resources to better support migrating wildlife through sustainable seasonal wetlands. Photo Credit: USFWS/GES

    Modernize Infrastructure to Improve Waterfowl Hunting Areas and Improve Recreational Access

    Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    In-progress installation of water distribution system liners, which is one aspect of the overall water control system at Camas National Wildlife Refuge. The placement of impervious ditch liners in the water transport corridors will enable the Refuge to improve wildlife habitat and focus limited water resources to better support migrating wildlife through sustainable seasonal wetlands. 

  • Rehabilitate Schoodic Point Water and Wastewater Systems

    Construction crew drills a hole along a cement road to install a water line.
    Construction crew drills a hole along a cement road to install a water line.
    A contractor installs insulated waterline connecting the well house to the existing water main on Schoodic Loop Road in Acadia National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Rehabilitate Schoodic Point Water and Wastewater Systems

    Acadia National Park, Maine
    National Park Service

    A contractor installs insulated waterline connecting the well house to the existing water main on Schoodic Loop Road in Acadia National Park. 

  • Boise District Road Repairs

    Newly repaired dirt road winds through hilly landscape.
    Newly repaired dirt road winds through hilly landscape.
    Boise District Road after elimination of road surface hazards. Photo Credit: Daylon Dubkowski/BLM

    Boise District Road Repairs

    Boise District, Idaho
    Bureau of Land Management

    Boise District Road after elimination of road surface hazards. 

  • Consolidate and Modernize Public Use Facilities and Improve Recreational Access

    Steel frame with mountains in the background.
    Steel frame with mountains in the background.
    Construction crew completes structural framing on the Maintenance/Fire Cache building at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Consolidate and Modernize Public Use Facilities and Improve Recreational Access

    Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Construction crew completes structural framing on the Maintenance/Fire Cache building at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Foothills Parkway Rehabilitation

    Excavator sits on dirt pullout along paved road, trees line the backgrouns
    Excavator sits on dirt pullout along paved road, trees line the backgrouns
    In-progress photo of resetting of the stone curb along a pullout on Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Foothills Parkway Rehabilitation

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
    National Park Service

    In-progress photo of resetting of the stone curb along a pullout on Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

  • Rehabilitate Headquarters East Water System and Moraine Park Campground Electrical Distribution

    Concrete water tank sits in a dirt hole surrounded by temporary orange fencing.
    Concrete water tank sits in a dirt hole surrounded by temporary orange fencing.
    Construction on a water tank at the Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Rehabilitate Headquarters East Water System and Moraine Park Campground Electrical Distribution

    Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
    National Park Service

    Construction on a water tank at the Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  • Punta Gorda Light Station Rehabilitation

    A small white building on a sandy cliff with the ocean behind it
    A small white building on a sandy cliff with the ocean behind it
    The historic Punta Gorda oil house after completing structural repairs and repainting to maintain historic character and features. Photo Credit: Mark Stransky

    Punta Gorda Light Station Rehabilitation

    Punta Gorda Light Station, California
    Bureau of Land Management

    The historic Punta Gorda oil house after completing structural repairs and repainting to maintain historic character and features. 

  • Replace Laurel Fork Bridge

    Demolition team clearing the concrete railings of the Laurel Fork Bridge
    Demolition team clearing the concrete railings of the Laurel Fork Bridge
    Demolition of the existing Laurel Fork Bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo Credit: NPS

    Replace Laurel Fork Bridge

    Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
    National Park Service

    Demolition of the existing Laurel Fork Bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

  • Modernize Outdoor Recreational Facilities and Address Public Safety Issues

    Bunkhouse with plywood siding painted red and green roof.
    Bunkhouse with plywood siding painted red and green roof.
    Newly painted bunkhouse with plywood siding at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: USFWS

    Modernize Outdoor Recreational Facilities and Address Public Safety Issues

    Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Newly painted bunkhouse with plywood siding at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. 

  • Rehabilitate and Repair Structures and Landscapes

    Construction crew repairs the roof of the historic George Hall House at Minute Man National Park.
    Construction crew repairs the roof of the historic George Hall House at Minute Man National Park.
    Construction crew repairs the roof of the historic George Hall House at Minute Man National Park. Photo Credit: NPS

    Rehabilitate and Repair Structures and Landscapes

    Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts
    National Park Service

    Construction crew repairs the roof of the historic George Hall House at Minute Man National Park. 

  • Navajo - Education Demolition Project C

    Workers remove the windows of a dormitory in the Navajo region.
    Workers remove the windows of a dormitory in the Navajo region.
    Workers remove the windows of a dormitory in the Navajo region. Photo Credit: EQMS Superintendent Frelando Reeder

    Navajo - Education Demolition Project C

    Navajo Region, Arizona/New Mexico
    Bureau of Indian Education

    Workers remove the windows of a dormitory in the Navajo region.

  • Grub Dam Rehabilitation

    Men in construction vests place new concrete outlet pipes and cement them in place.
    Men in construction vests place new concrete outlet pipes and cement them in place.
    Contractors make progress on the Grub Dam rehabilitation project by placing new concrete outlet pipes and cementing them in place. More pipe and cement work will extend the width of the dam, providing an upstream-to-downstream flow route. Photo Credit: Gina Baltrusch/BLM

    Grub Dam Rehabilitation

    Grub Dam, Montana
    Bureau of Land Management

    Contractors make progress on the Grub Dam rehabilitation project by placing new concrete outlet pipes and cementing them in place. More pipe and cement work will extend the width of the dam, providing an upstream-to-downstream flow route. 

     

  • Rehabilitate Historic Main Parade Ground Barracks Building, Parking Areas, and Pathways for Visitor and Tenant Use

    Construction of new sidewalks and curbs at Fort Vancouver National
    Construction of new sidewalks and curbs at Fort Vancouver National
    Construction crew member finishes new sidewalks and curbs around the historic Vancouver Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Photo Credit: Bill Persons

    Rehabilitate Historic Main Parade Ground Barracks Building, Parking Areas, and Pathways for Visitor and Tenant Use

    Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington
    National Park Service

    Construction crew member finishes new sidewalks and curbs around the historic Vancouver Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Photo Credit: Bill Persons

  • Improve Resilience and Modernize Flood Damaged Buildings & Recreational Assets

    The front entrance of the new office at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge.
    The front entrance of the new office at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge.
    The front entrance of the new office at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge. Construction crews installed the metal roof, skylights, and windows, and installation of new siding is underway. Photo Credit: RJS Construction

    Improve Resilience and Modernize Flood Damaged Buildings & Recreational Assets

    Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    The front entrance of the new office at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge. Construction crews installed the metal roof, skylights, and windows, and installation of new siding is underway. 

  • Replace the Yellowstone River Bridge

    Yellow construction machinery at work to build the foundation of the new bridge
    Yellow construction machinery at work to build the foundation of the new bridge
    Workers build the foundation of the new Yellowstone River bridge on the east side of the river at Yellowstone National Park. Photo Credit: Dan Rhodes, Yellowstone National Park

    Replace the Yellowstone River Bridge

    Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
    National Park Service

    Workers build the foundation of the new Yellowstone River bridge on the east side of the river at Yellowstone National Park.

  • Construction workers stand next to construction materials on roof with white mountains in the background.
  • Parking lot with smooth asphalt and bright blue handicap parking lines.
  • A construction vehicle works on repairs at the base of the historic dry stone retaining wall.
  • Construction site with brown dirt piles surrounded by grass and dark green trees in the background.
  • Construction workers mixing grout to support stabilization of the Alcatraz Warf.
  • Orange construction vehicle demolishes gray brick facility building.
  • Three maintenance workers place tan, wooden boards across gap in the forest floor.
  • A dirt ditch surrounded by construction materials with away fencing in the background.
  • Gray gravel trail leads through camp site surrounded by tall, green trees.
  • Active demolition of a red brick building with a bulldozer positioned behind a large tree.
  • Two yellow construction vehicles sloping dirt along a waterway.
  • A construction worker removes a deteriorated wooden board on an observation deck.
  • Two maintenance workers paint a white wooden facility green.
  • Excavator demolishes a building on a dirt plot at Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School.
  • Construction worker faces a wall under repair surrounded by construction materials.
  • Excavator sitting on a concrete boat launch moves large rocks surrounding the launch.
  • One-story green building sits on a rocky plot.
  • Yellow room in the historic Belmont Paul Hose with exhibits lining the walls.
  • Large black pump strapped onto a truck bed.
  • A dirt road free of surface hazards winds through dry, hilly landscape.
  • Construction worker sits on scaffolding against the roof of quarters building.
  • Aerial 3D design rendering of Wounded Knee District School campus
  • Construction team in yellow vests repaves road
  • Construction worker stands at the end of new boardwalk base with lake in the background.
  • Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of the Ahwahnee Hotel with Half Dome in the background.
  • Man stands on new concrete boat launch surrounded by dirt mounds.
  • Aerial view of construction workers placing pavers on metal grating.
  • Men in construction hats build delineation walls on canyon trail surrounded by bushes.
  • Man in yellow construction suit replaces wooden boards on the side of a barn.
  • Aerial 3D design rendering of Many Farms High School campus.
  • Orange ladder sits next to a heat exchanger system in a utility room.
  • Wooden wall sits against a dirt road that winds through a hilly landscape. Construction materials sit on the other side of the wall.
  • Construction crew builds wooden frame for new fire station barracks.
  • Yellow house with green trim and new roof on a grass lawn.
  • Aerial view of Seney National Wildlife Refuge construction site.
  • Three excavators demolish building on dirt plot at T’iis Nazbas Community School.
  • Group of people holding shovels pose together in front of newly renovated house.
  • Excavator pulls up dirt in wooded area surrounded by temporary fencing.
  • Black impervious lining covers shallow path through a dry landscape.
  • Construction crew drills a hole along a cement road to install a water line.
  • Newly repaired dirt road winds through hilly landscape.
  • Steel frame with mountains in the background.
  • Excavator sits on dirt pullout along paved road, trees line the backgrouns
  • Concrete water tank sits in a dirt hole surrounded by temporary orange fencing.
  • A small white building on a sandy cliff with the ocean behind it
  • Demolition team clearing the concrete railings of the Laurel Fork Bridge
  • Bunkhouse with plywood siding painted red and green roof.
  • Construction crew repairs the roof of the historic George Hall House at Minute Man National Park.
  • Workers remove the windows of a dormitory in the Navajo region.
  • Men in construction vests place new concrete outlet pipes and cement them in place.
  • Construction of new sidewalks and curbs at Fort Vancouver National
  • The front entrance of the new office at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Yellow construction machinery at work to build the foundation of the new bridge

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