Century in full bloom

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Featured is a plant commonly known as the Century plant which was spotted in base housing here. The plant only flowers every 10 to 25 years and it's a member of the Amaryllis family known as Agave Americana. The plant originally hails from Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Natural Resources manager named best in DoD

Eglin leaders accept the Secretary of Defense Natural Resources Management Award Jun. 2 at the Pentagon for their outstanding achievements to conserve and sustain natural and cultural resources entrusted to the DoD. From left to right: Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, stood in attendance as The Honorable William J. Lynn III, Deputy Secretary of Defense presented Steve Seiber, chief, Eglin Natural Resources section with a trophy. Also pictured here are The Honorable Terry A.Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics and Maria Rodriguez, Eglin Stewardship Branch chief. Other persons in attendance were Randall Rowland,chief, Eglin Environmental Management Division;The Honorable Aston B.Carter, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and Sherri Goodman, General Council, CNA Corporation. See the full story at www.eglin.af.mil. (Courtesy Photo)

Sediment samples

Melissa Hoover and Jordan Gibson of Brown, Burdine and Associates collect sediment samples, from Choctawhatchee Bay, using a stainless steel Ponar sampling device. The base is collecting samples and documentation to establish a baseline condition of the 18 miles of Santa Rosa Island that Eglin controls along with the miles of shoreline along Choctawhatchee Bay to ensure the base has a strong understanding of its coastal natural resources. (Photo by Jonathan Kramer.)

Wetland samples

Melissa Hoover and Tony Schmucker of Brown, Burdine and Associates collect field samples from wetlands near the Eglin Beach Club on Santa Rosa Island. Surface water and sediment samples were collected from four separate wetlands on the island. The base is collecting samples and documentation to establish a baseline condition of the 18 miles of Santa Rosa Island that Eglin controls along with the miles of shoreline along Choctawhatchee Bay to ensure the base has a strong understanding of its coastal natural resources. (Photo by Jordan Gibson.)

CEG teaches pollution

Travis Adams, 96th Civil Engineer Group uses cocoa powder to simulate dirt and pet waste on a topographical stormwater model at Longwood Elementary recently. With the help of a squirt bottle, the environmental scientist demonstrates how rainfall can collect these contaminates and pollute local waterways. The 96th CEG Environmental Management Division provided the stormwater and air pollution presentations to fourth and fifth graders at three Okaloosa County schools.(Air Force photo/Scott Moorman)

Erosion control

(front) Paula Riley, 96 Civil Engineer Group’s Stewardship Division administrator and Kelly Mandello, 96th CEG Environmental Compliance Division, stack sod during an Earth Day project on Weekly Bayou April 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Four pallets of sod was placed along the bank of the bayou to protect it from soil erosion and help Eglin comply with the Clean Water Act. (Air Force photo/Scott Moorman.)