Earth Day Posters 2013

Earth Day Posters 2013

Earth Day Kayak Tour

Kayakers drift down Turkey Creek April 21, 2011, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., during the base's second annual Earth Day kayak tour and celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Earth Day Kayak Tour

Amanda Briant kayaks down Turkey Creek April 21, 2011, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., during the base's second annual Earth Day kayak tour and celebration. Ms. Briant is a member of the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Earth Day Kayak Tour

Mark Westerlund paddles down Turkey Creek April 21, 2011, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., during the base's second annual Earth Day kayak tour and celebration. Mr. Westerlund is a member of the 96th Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Air Force conservation programs

A red-cockaded woodpecker chick is held by a wildlife biologist at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Foresters implement periodic controlled burns to maintain the mature longleaf pine landscape and provide a suitable environment for the birds. (Courtesy photo)

Green Roof

Officials at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., opened a new fitness center Aug. 20, 2010, that is expected to reach the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum level thanks to energy savings and environmentally friendly technologies, including these solar panels, or photovoltaics. The building also features cool-roof technology and a solar-generated hot-water system which are expected to help achieve a 9-percent energy savings for the building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jonathan Green)

Easy does it

Bob Miller lifts the last of 112 Loggerhead sea turtle eggs from a nest to a cooler lined with beach sand Aug. 9, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The eggs are being transported to the Atlantic Coast, where they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler at a controlled climate facility. Wildlife technicians then will release them into the ocean. Mr. Miller is the Sea Turtle Program Manager with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger

Before sunrise, Bob Miller uses his hands to carefully excavate a Loggerhead sea turtle nest at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Mr. Miller is the Sea Turtle Program Manager of the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. The 112 eggs below will be placed in Styrofoam coolers with the white sand. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the egg shell, the eggs must be gently transported to the Atlantic coast where they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler. Wildlife technicians will then release them into the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger

Kelley Anderson-Nunley very slowly carries a Loggerhead sea turtle egg to a Styrofoam cooler lined with white sand at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Ms. Anderson-Nunley is a contract wildlife technician with Colorado State University. The gloves prevent skin oil from coming in contact with the egg. The 112 eggs of this nest will all get the gentle slow-motion lift from their beach nest. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the eggshell, the eggs must be gently lifted with out tilting or rotating, the egg. With equal care the transportation to the Atlantic coast is equally critical. At a controlled climate facility, they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler. Wildlife technicians will then release them into the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger

The honor of lifting the last of 112 Loggerhead sea turtle eggs went to Bob Miller, who carefully packing the eggs into Styrofoam coolers lined with the white sand at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Mr. Miller is the Sea Turtle Program Manager with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the egg shell, the eggs must be gently lifted with out tilting or rotating, the egg. With equal care the transportation to the Atlantic coast is equally critical. At a controlled climate facility, they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler. Wildlife technicians will then release them into the ocean. Bob Miller, a retired Navy EOD diver, an endangered species biologist has for the past 10 years been the Sea Turtle program manager and primary permittee at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He has also served as the program manager for the Barrier Island and Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Act, Section 7 Consultation; Coastal Zone Management Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and Coastal Barrier Resources Act. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger

Kathy Gault (background) calls out adjustments to Bob Miller (right) and Kelley Anderson-Nunley (left) who make slight adjustments to level a Styrofoam cooler containing half of a 112-Loggerhead sea turtle egg nest at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Mr. Miller and Ms. Gault are endangered species biologist with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron and Ms. Anderson-Nunley is a contract wildlife technician with Colorado State University. The cooler is sitting resting on elastic bands of a shipping frame. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the eggshell, the eggs must be gently moved. With equal care the transportation to the Atlantic coast is critical and gentle. At a controlled climate facility, they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler. Wildlife technicians will then release them into the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger

Kathy Gault (right) and Bob Miller (left) must walk in step and use a sedan style lifting rig to keep the ride of a Styrofoam cooler containing more than 55 Loggerhead sea turtle eggs, smooth and level as they walk in step across the pristine white sand beach, to their vehicles at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Mr. Miller and Ms. Gault are endangered species biologists with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. The cooler is riding on elastic bands of a shipping frame. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the eggshell, the eggs must be gently moved. With equal care the transportation to the Atlantic coast is critical and gentle. At a controlled climate facility, they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler. Wildlife technicians will then release them into the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)