Cleanup at Banks Lake Refuge after Hurricane Helene

A crew from the Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rests after clearing wind-damaged trees at Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia after Hurricane Helene in October 2024. From left to right: James (Drew) Wheeler, Jameson (Ian) Paige, Carl Schmidt, James Stanford, Ansley Samples, Nathan Herron, Tyler Bell. The trees had to be cleared before the public could be allowed back on the refuge.