Oil Spill Story Archive

 

Archive of Service Stories and “Spill on the Spill,” chronicling the response of the USFWS to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill

Story Archive by Title
		Tight quarters and a 4:30 a.m. wakeup call on a “flotel” for oil spill responders
		A special interagency agreement keeps the choppers flying every morning over Louisiana, looking for oil and wildlife
		A Day in the Life of a Bird Rescue Team
		Natural Resource Damage Assessment program's goal is to restore Gulf
		“The learning curve was pretty steep”
		Record keeping an important role in oil spill response
		How to “operate effectively in a somewhat chaotic environment”
		An influx of oil, and workers, to Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
		Six Months Pregnant, She Volunteered to Work on Oil Spill Response
		FWS oil spill responders greeted with gratitude, take leave with special sign out
		Refuge manager Jack Bohannan: “There is too much at stake.”
		Refuge manager Jereme Phillips: "Every day, we will do our best."
		Visitor Services Branch Coordinator Stacy Armitage: "Since this detail, I am clearer than ever why I work for the Service."
		Kayla DiBenedetto: Rescuing birds while “operating on pure adrenaline”
		Pete Tuttle: Responding to the oil spill is a “crucible experience”
		Paul Tritaik: “Providing accurate information is one of the best ways we have of growing the public’s trust.”