WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:01.898 This week , we really brought the 00:01.898 --> 00:04.009 policy leadership of our conservation 00:04.009 --> 00:06.176 world within the Department of Defense 00:06.176 --> 00:09.090 here at Camp Williams in Utah to really 00:09.100 --> 00:12.170 focus on those long term important 00:12.180 --> 00:14.670 issues , not just the urgent and the 00:14.680 --> 00:16.902 immediate issue of the day , but how do 00:16.902 --> 00:19.500 we posture ourselves to support our 00:19.510 --> 00:21.729 military mission ? Uh How do we uh 00:21.739 --> 00:23.961 posture ourselves to be better partners 00:23.961 --> 00:25.906 and neighbors with our communities 00:25.906 --> 00:28.128 surrounding the installations ? And how 00:28.128 --> 00:30.072 do we do that in a way that really 00:30.072 --> 00:29.840 focuses on taking care of the 00:29.850 --> 00:32.017 environment and supporting healthy and 00:32.017 --> 00:33.794 resilient defense communities , 00:36.490 --> 00:38.712 natural resources , really help support 00:38.712 --> 00:40.934 our mission . That the reason why we're 00:40.934 --> 00:43.157 here , you know , you guys help to give 00:43.157 --> 00:45.268 you guys healthy perfect environments 00:45.268 --> 00:47.323 so you can train and be effective in 00:47.323 --> 00:47.159 the military . So the idea that we're 00:47.169 --> 00:49.400 here really is to come out and see what 00:49.409 --> 00:51.576 it looks like on the ground . A lot of 00:51.576 --> 00:53.742 the folks here are from headquarters , 00:53.742 --> 00:55.520 so we don't always see what the 00:55.520 --> 00:55.430 decisions we make and the policies we 00:55.439 --> 00:57.495 set impact the folks that are down , 00:57.495 --> 00:59.717 are doing stuff . So the important part 00:59.717 --> 01:01.828 of us being out here is we're looking 01:01.828 --> 01:01.505 sort of towards the future . We do a 01:01.514 --> 01:03.625 lot of stuff that is addressing now , 01:03.625 --> 01:05.792 but our , our resources change and our 01:05.792 --> 01:08.014 policies need to change . So , the idea 01:08.014 --> 01:09.847 that we're trying to do is we're 01:09.847 --> 01:09.845 looking at our programs to see what 01:09.855 --> 01:12.022 they need to be , what they're doing . 01:12.022 --> 01:14.022 Are we doing them ? Right . Have we 01:14.022 --> 01:13.764 done them this way ? Just because 01:13.775 --> 01:15.997 that's the way we've always done them . 01:15.997 --> 01:18.108 So we're taking a real strategic look 01:18.108 --> 01:22.019 at all of that when the 01:22.029 --> 01:24.589 first seed was planted , it was back in 01:24.599 --> 01:28.110 2000 and uh 2001 . And we 01:28.120 --> 01:31.569 had a uh a big fire that was burning 01:31.879 --> 01:35.180 towards Rose Canyon . And at that time , 01:35.190 --> 01:37.079 there wasn't a lot of development 01:37.079 --> 01:39.301 around camp wills , but there were some 01:39.301 --> 01:41.523 very high end homes and it was a pretty 01:41.523 --> 01:43.357 massive fire that was uh burning 01:43.357 --> 01:45.523 towards the north . And it became very 01:45.523 --> 01:47.634 clear to me at that time that we have 01:47.634 --> 01:49.690 got to start being smart about about 01:49.690 --> 01:51.912 how we manage the landscape around Camp 01:51.912 --> 01:55.379 Lynn . The Army National Guard has 01:55.389 --> 01:58.790 depends on the like 98 training 01:58.800 --> 02:02.550 installations . We have 13 active 02:02.559 --> 02:05.790 ones currently in this program . So the 02:05.800 --> 02:08.022 ultimate goal because fires had gone on 02:08.022 --> 02:10.639 post , fires had come on post is to 02:10.649 --> 02:13.210 create that a buffer on Harriman City 02:13.220 --> 02:15.589 property that acts as a fire break . So 02:15.600 --> 02:17.489 when we started this program , we 02:17.489 --> 02:19.544 didn't even know what to expect . It 02:19.544 --> 02:21.600 was a brand new program . We knew we 02:21.600 --> 02:23.750 needed to protect Camp Williams . And 02:23.759 --> 02:27.580 so we started from scratch . I 02:27.589 --> 02:29.811 brought our army headquarter person out 02:29.811 --> 02:31.589 here and the guy is like , they 02:31.589 --> 02:33.700 absolutely need this program . We are 02:33.710 --> 02:35.710 working with every community around 02:35.710 --> 02:37.932 Camp Williams . We're working with both 02:37.932 --> 02:40.099 counties . We're working with National 02:40.099 --> 02:42.154 Guard Bureau , the Department of the 02:42.154 --> 02:44.377 Army . It started off very small . It's 02:44.377 --> 02:46.520 just , um you know , looking at some 02:46.529 --> 02:48.949 very high priority parcels , uh 02:48.960 --> 02:51.050 primarily those that are close to 02:51.059 --> 02:53.509 critical training activities like small 02:53.520 --> 02:56.729 arms ranges . Um And it's really grown , 02:56.990 --> 02:58.990 it's grown to the point where we've 02:58.990 --> 03:01.419 really zoomed out and we've looked at 03:01.669 --> 03:05.410 the , um the broader perspective of 03:05.419 --> 03:07.929 what it takes to make installations 03:07.940 --> 03:10.429 resilient . That's probably the best 03:10.440 --> 03:12.662 part is just seeing the work that we've 03:12.662 --> 03:14.829 accomplished and all the , all the new 03:14.829 --> 03:16.940 friendships and all the relationships 03:16.940 --> 03:19.107 that I've been able to build on behalf 03:19.107 --> 03:21.162 of the Utah National Guard . We have 03:21.162 --> 03:23.107 just recently hired , uh , Marissa 03:23.107 --> 03:25.169 Weinberg as our Great Salt Lake , uh 03:25.179 --> 03:28.229 sit and landscape coordinator . Um And 03:28.240 --> 03:30.419 her official title will be The Great 03:30.429 --> 03:32.651 Salt Lake Sun Landscape program manager 03:32.679 --> 03:34.901 because the level of responsibility and 03:34.901 --> 03:37.479 the role that she'll play is is huge . 03:37.490 --> 03:41.270 She'll be AAA huge part of the success . 03:41.279 --> 03:43.446 My official title , I'm the Great Salt 03:43.446 --> 03:45.639 Lake Sentinel landscape coordinator . 03:45.839 --> 03:48.061 I'm with the Department of Veterans and 03:48.061 --> 03:50.395 Military Affairs with the State of Utah . 03:50.395 --> 03:52.699 First day is October 15th . Yeah . Put 03:52.710 --> 03:55.970 it on your calendars . So Great Salt 03:55.979 --> 03:57.868 Lake and Utah lake , the Sentinel 03:57.868 --> 04:00.035 landscape . It's all about partnership 04:00.035 --> 04:01.590 and I think in the existing 04:01.590 --> 04:03.146 partnerships , the military 04:03.146 --> 04:05.201 traditionally hasn't been involved . 04:08.630 --> 04:12.149 It's pretty cool , really important to 04:12.160 --> 04:14.438 drive home that message of what are we , 04:14.438 --> 04:16.216 why is it important ? Why is it 04:16.216 --> 04:18.327 important to conserve the land around 04:18.327 --> 04:20.493 military installations ? We're all one 04:20.493 --> 04:22.438 giant team and we all have to work 04:22.438 --> 04:24.493 together if we are going to conserve 04:24.493 --> 04:26.660 this land for the betterment of all of 04:26.660 --> 04:28.660 us and our wildlife friends and our 04:28.660 --> 04:30.882 native plant communities and especially 04:30.882 --> 04:33.049 for our military readiness , it really 04:33.049 --> 04:34.716 is a team effort and this new 04:34.716 --> 04:36.716 partnership is going to allow us to 04:36.716 --> 04:38.938 increase that capacity of partnership . 04:38.938 --> 04:41.104 And I'm honored to be a part of it and 04:41.104 --> 04:43.820 to be able to start up the partnership 04:43.829 --> 04:46.420 and , and help get the wheels turning 04:46.510 --> 04:49.109 military solutions cannot be resilient 04:49.440 --> 04:51.662 unless the community is resilient . And 04:51.662 --> 04:53.440 11 of the main messages for our 04:53.440 --> 04:55.662 communities is that , is that , is that 04:55.662 --> 04:57.773 we recognize within the Department of 04:57.773 --> 04:59.829 Defense that , that we are a part of 04:59.829 --> 05:01.996 the community and we need to work hand 05:01.996 --> 05:04.162 in hand in how we are supporting our , 05:04.162 --> 05:06.329 our mission , how we're supporting our 05:06.329 --> 05:08.496 troops , but also how we're supporting 05:08.496 --> 05:07.899 the communities around our 05:07.910 --> 05:08.679 installations .