Photo by Michelle Gigante | 88th Air Base Wing | 04.24.2019
A bucket of tree seedlings, sit in a bucket for planting, while volunteers from around the base, and local park and recreation members remove the area of honeysuckle at Trout Creek, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2019. Tree seedlings were planted after the removal of honeysuckle as part of Earth Day initiative to protect native species plants in the area. The bush honeysuckle......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 88th Air Base Wing | 04.24.2019
Wendi Van Buren, Ohio Department Natural Resources urban forester, shovels in dirt around a native tree seedling at Trout Creek, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2019. Tree seedlings were planted after the removal of honeysuckle as part of Earth Day initiative to protect native species plants in the area. The bush honeysuckle species found in Ohio was first introduced in the......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 88th Air Base Wing | 04.24.2019
Volunteers with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Counter Space Squadron, remove honeysuckle as part of Earth Day initiative, at Trout Creek, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2019. Native plants for the area were planted after the honeysuckle were removed to help protect native plants. The bush honeysuckle species found in Ohio was first introduced in the mid to......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 88th Air Base Wing | 04.24.2019
Ian Swanson, 88th Civil Engineer Group contractor, carries a stack of honeysuckle branches as part of Earth Day initiative to protect native plants and woodlands at Trout Creek, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2019. The bush honeysuckle species found in Ohio was first introduced in the mid to late 1800s from Europe and Asia as ornamentals, and grows in dense thickets, shading......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 88th Air Base Wing | 04.24.2019
David Nolin, retiree of Five River Metro Parks, shows Staff Sgt. Robert Rice, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Counter Space Squadron analyst, a sample of honeysuckle at Trout Creek, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2019. The 88th Civil Engineer Group environmental branch, volunteers from around the base, and local park and recreation members, volunteer to remove......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 88th Air Base Wing | 04.24.2019
In recognition of Earth Day, a sign marks the location for honeysuckle removal near Trout Creek at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2019. The 88th Civil Engineer Group environmental branch, volunteers from around the base, and local park and recreation members, came out to contribute to the preservation of native plants and removal of invasive species, such as the honeysuckle......