Shemya cleanup
The environmental cleanup of Shemya Island
continues. The 611th Civil Engineer Environmental
Restoration Office continues to manage cleanup
efforts with oversight provided by the Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC).
For specific Shemya issues, please go to the following
ADEC link for status of specific sites cleanup:
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/spar/csp/sites/eareckson.htm
If there are any questions, you may contact the 611th
community relations office at 1-800-222-4137. Larry
Opperman.
1. This is a black and white
image of Shemya Island as
it existed in the late 1930's
or early 1940's. Larry
Opperman.
2. This is a colorized
version of the Shemya
Island photo. Nadine
Smith prepared this
rendition for the Aleutians
Web Site. Our thanks to
Nadine for a wonderful
job of bringing Shemya
back to life as it might
have been viewed in its
pre-WWII days.
Current Update: 06/12/2022
Originally Published: 02/17/2008