Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz | 04.24.2024
In spring 2024, the Department of Public Works and Environmental Management embarked on a groundbreaking initiative as part of the Environmental FY23 Natural Resources Management contract for U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz in Germersheim, Germany. The focus was planting trees on Germersheim’s designated picnic area. But this was not a mere replication of the past. Instead, it was a......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz | 04.24.2024
In spring 2024, the Department of Public Works and Environmental Management embarked on a groundbreaking initiative as part of the Environmental FY23 Natural Resources Management contract for U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz in Germersheim, Germany. The focus was planting trees on Germersheim’s designated picnic area. But this was not a mere replication of the past. Instead, it was a......
Photo by Spc. Matthew Poe | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz | 04.24.2024
In spring 2024, the Department of Public Works and Environmental Management embarked on a groundbreaking initiative as part of the Environmental FY23 Natural Resources Management contract for U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz in Germersheim, Germany. The focus was planting trees on Germersheim’s designated picnic area. But this was not a mere replication of the past. Instead, it was a......
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.22.2024
Naval Hospital Jacksonville Diversity Committee member Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Courtney Milam gathers trash. Milam and other volunteers hosted a hospital clean-up event today for Earth Day. The group cleaned up the grounds around the hospital building. Earth Day was founded in 1970, in a broad movement to protect the planet. On April 20, 1970, 20 million Americans, which was 10 percent of......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz | 04.19.2024
The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commemorated Earth Day by planting a cherry tree in front of the headquarters building on Smith Barracks, Apr. 22. Earth Day served as the official unveiling of the new name for one of the streets on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. The street adjacent to the PX is now known as Holunder-Weg. For the occasion, three elderberry trees were planted. "We......
Photo by Tammy Muckenfuss | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz | 04.19.2024
The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commemorated Earth Day by planting a cherry tree in front of the headquarters building on Smith Barracks, Apr. 22. and second-grade students from Smith Elementary School also joined the event, with a special surprise. Teachers Louise Gregory and Brittney Peace prepared a poem and a song about the Earth, which the second graders performed. "Our Earth is......
Photo by Tammy Muckenfuss | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz | 04.19.2024
The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commemorated Earth Day by planting a cherry tree in front of the headquarters building on Smith Barracks, Apr. 22. "For 54 years, the Army has marked Earth Day with events across its garrisons, showcasing proactive measures, environmental considerations, and collaboration with partners to adapt missions and manage military ranges," said Jae Kim, USAG......
Photo by Meredith Mulvihill | U.S. Army Garrison Benelux | 04.21.2023
Clint Vanerman, natural and cultural resources manger for the U.S. Army Garrison Benelux environmental division, describes a House Sparrow to third grade students during an Earth Day celebration at Brussels American School, Sterrebeek Annex, Belgium, April 21, 2023. Environmental Division employees spent the morning teaching students about the environmental impact of trees and birds, as well......
