Army news service (Feb. 5, 2007): Army picks top environmental programs.WASHINGTON -- Six installations, one team and one individual, have been declared winners in the fiscal 2006 Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards. The awards honor the Army's top programs in endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. protection, historic preservation Historic preservation is the act of maintaining and repairing existing historic materials and the retention of a property's form as it has evolved over time. When considering the United States Department of Interior's interpretation: "Preservation calls for the existing form, , waste reduction, environmental cleanup The process of removing solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, except for unexploded ordnance, resulting from the joint operation of US forces to a condition that approaches the one existing prior to operation as determined by the environmental baseline survey, if one was conducted. , and pollution prevention. Installation winners are Fort Lewis, Wash., Fort Drum Fort Drum may refer to:
• • took the individual award. "The Army is a good steward of the environment, and we are committed to the long-term sustainability of the natural resources in our care," said Tad Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for the environment, safety and occupational health. "As the winners of our environmental awards so aptly demonstrate, the Army uses innovation, dedication, and hard work to achieve a successful interaction of our military mission with sound environmental stewardship and community involvement," Davis said. Fort Lewis won the award in the Pollution Prevention, Non-industrial Installation category for reusing lumber and other resources from building deconstruction to make improvements to training facilities. The program offers a model for others to follow, said awards panel judge Bob Donaghue. "The Army, particularly the Fort Lewis comprehensive deconstruction program, is pioneering a money-saving idea that is transferable across both the private and public sectors," said Donaghue, director of the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division in the Georgia Department of Natural Resources The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is an administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia. The agency is charged with the responsibility of regulating hunting, fishing, boating, and non-game plants and animals. The agency is headed by a commissioner. . Radford Army Ammunition Plant, one of the Army's main TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. production facilities, won the award for Pollution Prevention Team. Carmany-George took the Cultural Resources Management
In the broadest sense, Cultural Resources Management (CRM) , Individual category by using technology to manage and preserve cultural resources and support the building of a state-of-the-art urban training complex. The Army National Guard at Camp Edwards Training Site won the Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation award for its robust training program that benefits 11 natural plant and animal communities. The U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr won the award for Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation, in part for its efforts to give soldiers more room to train. "This project demonstrates that the innovative use of science can allow high-impact training activities to be conducted in harmony with a high-quality natural environment," said Tom Easterly, judge and commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Letterkenny Army Depot won the Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation award by applying lean manufacturing methods as it delivered almost 900 reinforced armor humvee door kits to soldiers in Iraq. To win the Cultural Resources Management, Installation award, the Fort Drum cultural resources staff constructed mock Muslim cemeteries and archeological sites for use as aerial gunnery avoidance target training. The Fort Riley environmental staff helped make land available for a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System operational area, earning the Environmental Restoration. Installation award. Winners of the Secretary of the Army awards go on to compete for the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards. Elliott is with U.S. Army Environmental Command. |
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