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Natural ceiling

Kayakers pass underneath the tree canopy that encloses portions of Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Into the light

Angel McCurdy passes underneath a bridge while drifting down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin reservation April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Basking

A freshwater turtle suns itself on the bank of Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin reservation April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Connected kayaks

A line of eight kayakers drift down Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Enjoying the day

Angel McCurdy “checks her six” as she paddles down Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Water glider

A water moccasin glides into the water as the kayak tour passes by April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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A drift

Elisa Rowland admires the tree canopy the surrounds Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Meat eater

The carnivorous plant Sundew waits for insects on a log along Turkey Creek April 21. The Sundew has sticky droplets on its branches that secure the insect to it. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Tour guidance

Amanda Briant, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, keeps the kayakers together during their tour down Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Where to look?

Mark Westerlund, 96th Force Support Squadron, checks out the scenario as he paddles down Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. The kayaks were donated by Eglin's Outdoor Recreation for each day of the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Moccasin out of water

A juvenile water moccasin rests on a tree branch above Turkey Creek April 21. The second annual kayak tour, part of four days of trips, took 10 people down Turkey Creek deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. The tour closed out Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Springtime for Eglin

A bee inspects an Azalea flower in front of the Air Armament Center headquarters. All of the Azalea bushes were in full bloom last week around the building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Springtime for Eglin

The base flag flies over the blooming Azalea bushes in front of the Air Armament Center headquarters March 31. All of the Azalea bushes were in full bloom last week around the building.(U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Small wonder

The Okaloosa darter, whose habitat is almost exclusively on the Eglin ranges, became the first-ever fish on DoD lands to be reclassified on the endangered species list. It remains in the “threatened” status, but due to major erosion control efforts by 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Management Section and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the population has tripled since 1995, bringing the species back from the brink of extinction. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Samuel King Jr.)
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Old friends

Terry Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics and Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander hear some facts about the Okaloosa darter March 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The small fish, whose habitat is almost exclusively on the Eglin ranges, became the first-ever fish on DoD lands to be reclassified on the endangered species list. It remains in the “threatened” status, but due to major erosion control efforts by 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Management Section and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the population has tripled since 1995, bringing the species back from the brink of extinction. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Samuel King Jr.)
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Darter "downlisted"

Rowan Gould, director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, takes a look at a container of Okaloosa darters March 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The small fish, whose habitat is almost exclusively on the Eglin ranges, became the first-ever fish on DoD lands to be reclassified on the endangered species list. It remains in the “threatened” status, but due to major erosion control efforts by 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Management Section and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the population has tripled since 1995, bringing the species back from the brink of extinction. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Samuel King Jr.)
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Arbor Day

Jan. 21st is Arbor Day in Florida and Louisiana. Since December, the Eglin Natural Resources Management Division, known as Jackson Guard, has been recruiting volunteers to help plant more than 1,600 longleaf pine trees throughout Eglin's reservation. Members of the 823rd Red Horse Squadron volunteered recently over a three-day period and planted more than 200 trees in inactive borrow pits, which are areas where the clay has been mined out for road construction. The sites are prone to erosion and planting the trees will help control that. "This is the last step in reclaiming land by bringing it back to its natural forested state," said Patricia Williams, a Jackson Guard soil conservation technician. "This is one of the programs that actually fixes the negative impacts from another program that is necessary for the Eglin mission." (Courtesy photo)
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Arbor Day

Jan. 21st is Arbor Day in Florida and Louisiana. Since December, the Eglin Natural Resources Management Division, known as Jackson Guard, has been recruiting volunteers to help plant more than 1,600 longleaf pine trees throughout Eglin's reservation. Members of the 823rd Red Horse Squadron volunteered recently over a three-day period and planted more than 200 trees in inactive borrow pits, which are areas where the clay has been mined out for road construction. The sites are prone to erosion and planting the trees will help control that. "This is the last step in reclaiming land by bringing it back to its natural forested state," said Patricia Williams, a Jackson Guard soil conservation technician. "This is one of the programs that actually fixes the negative impacts from another program that is necessary for the Eglin mission." (Courtesy photo)
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Practice bombs shredded

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Practice bombs shredded

The miniature practice bombs are dumped onto a concrete slab at the shredding facility where they are loaded into a hopper that feeds the shredder by a crane, all handling of the items at this point is mechanical and every process is observed by UXO technicians to ensure all items are consumed and they are not handled by unqualified personnel. (Courtesy photo)
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