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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)
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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)
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Chasing the dragon

Dragonflies buzz around a drifting flower bud as it moves down Boiling Creek April 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Check six

Taylor Tidwell, 96th Civil Engineer Group, takes one more look back April 19 during the first-ever Kayak tour through Eglin’s range. The five and a half mile kayak tour took 10 people down Boiling Creek and the Yellow River deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. It kicked off Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Clean up

In an effort to clean up former munitions burial sites, explosive experts have recovered more than 3.6 million pounds of buried munitions on base ranges under the Military Munitions Response Program. The 96th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Restoration Office hosted a tour of the MMRP sites to help Eglin and Hurlburt Field Restoration Advisory Board community members inform the local community about the base’s commitment to a clean environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Moorman.)
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Clean up

Eglin and Hurlburt Field Restoration Advisory Board community members toured a former munitions disposal pit here. Explosive experts at the site excavate the munitions, render them safe, and send the scrap metal to a recycling plant. The tour, hosted by the 96th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Restoration Office, was intended to help inform the local community about the base’s commitment to a clean environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Moorman.)
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Clear of harm

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Ryan Campbell, a Jackson Guard forestry technician and wildland fire specialist, rakes loose debris from around the base of a long-leaf pine tree to prevent damage during a prescribed burn at White Point, an 85-acre recreation area on the Choctawhatchee Bay Jan. 29. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. As of the 2008 control burn season, Jackson Guard's five-year average is 73,000 acres burned annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Clearing a path

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. ? Ryan Campbell, a Jackson Guard forestry technician and wildland fire specialist, navigates an all-terrain vehicle through a wooded area dragging a fire drip line in his path to start a prescribed burn at White Point, an 85-acre recreation area on the Choctawhatchee Bay Jan. 29. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin?s fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. As of the 2008 control burn season, Jackson Guard?s five-year average is 73,000 acres burned annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Clearing the way

Tom Murrie, Jackson Guard wildland firefighter, creates a firebreak in the forest to keep the fire from moving any further after it had burned approximately 90 acres of the Eglin Air Force Base range Sept. 21. The still smoldering fire was determined to be human-caused and is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Cloud cover

Firefighters from Jackson Guard's fire management section fly over the wildfires in a Bell 206B Jet Ranger helicopter June 22. The helicopter can carry up to 100 gallons of water in the "Bambi" bucket and place water strategically and safely. The helicopter is contracted to support Eglin's Fire Management Program in both prescribed burning and fire suppression efforts. The wildfires burned more than 15 acres of forest and threatened homes and businesses, but due to firefighting efforts no structures were damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roger Kennedy)
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Cloud cover

Firefighters from Jackson Guard's fire management section fly over the wildfires in a Bell 206B Jet Ranger helicopter June 22. The helicopter can carry up to 100 gallons of water in the "Bambi" bucket and place water strategically and safely. The helicopter is contracted to support Eglin's Fire Management Program in both prescribed burning and fire suppression efforts. The wildfires burned more than 15 acres of forest and threatened homes and businesses, but due to firefighting efforts no structures were damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roger Kennedy)
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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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Consumed by prescription

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- David Grimm, a Jackson Guard forestry technician and wildland fire specialist, uses a fire drip can to start a fire line during a prescribed burn at White Point, an 85-acre recreation area on the Choctawhatchee Bay Jan. 29. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. As of the 2008 control burn season, Jackson Guard's five-year average is 73,000 acres burned annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Consumed by prescription

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- David Grimm, a Jackson Guard forestry technician and wildland fire specialist, uses a fire drip can to start a fire line during a prescribed burn at White Point, an 85-acre recreation area on the Choctawhatchee Bay Jan. 29. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. As of the 2008 control burn season, Jackson Guard's five-year average is 73,000 acres burned annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Consumed by prescription

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- David Grimm, a Jackson Guard forestry technician and wildland fire specialist, uses a fire drip can to start a fire line during a prescribed burn at White Point, an 85-acre recreation area on the Choctawhatchee Bay Jan. 29. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. As of the 2008 control burn season, Jackson Guard's five-year average is 73,000 acres burned annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Consumed by prescription

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Smoke billows into the air blanketing the sun during a prescribed burn at White Point, an 85-acre recreation area on the Choctawhatchee Bay Jan. 29. The long-leaf pine trees were killed in 2004 by salt water saturation from a heavy hurricane season. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. As of the 2008 control burn season, Jackson Guard's five-year average is 73,000 acres burned annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Crisp

Smoke rises from the floor of the burnt forest floor on Eglin Air Force Base’s range Sept. 21. The blaze, which occurred along part of the reservation South of Hwy 20 and West of Bayou Basin burned approximately 90 acres. The still smoldering fire was determined to be human-caused and is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Dam trap

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A beaver is snared in a trap set by wildlife biologists near a runway here. The dams attract waterfowl and insects, causing a hazard to aircraft taking off and landing. The beaver was later released at another location. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Dances with trees

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Veronica Cross and Jacob Plowick, volunteers, finish planting a tree on Eglin’s Reservation Jan. 15. The event was an effort to control soil erosion out on the reservation. The 96th Environmental Management Natural Resources Section, Jackson Guard, armed with 24 volunteers, planted a total of 94 live and laurel oak, long pine and wax myrtle trees, in a two-acre area. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)
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Dartar erosion site and pristine stream

Dartar erosion site and pristine stream.
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