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Stage 4 water restrictions implemented across JBSA
July 24, 2023 — Joint Base San Antonio has moved into Stage 4 water restrictions. ... MORE

Volunteers clean up Salado Creek at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston for Earth Day
April 21, 2023 — Forty volunteers rolled up their sleeves, donned gloves and got in canoes to help clean up the section of Salado Creek that runs through Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as an early Earth Day initiative April 14... MORE

802nd CES Environmental Assets Branch helping preserve history at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
May 22, 2021 — May is Historic Preservation Month and the 802nd Civil Engineer Squadron’s Environmental Assets branch is involved in the preservation of several historic resources throughout Joint Base San Antonio... MORE

JBSA flips switch on for new Smartflower solar energy devices
February 3, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio flipped the switch on for two new flower-shaped solar power devices Feb. 1, furthering the joint base's efforts in energy conservation and eco-friendly initiatives... MORE

Members of the 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron and CPS Energy demonstrated the new SmartFlower solar energy device at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 1.

JBSA biologists, fire crew help clear invasive species at JBSA-Camp Bullis
January 15, 2021 — From December to January, Joint Base San Antonio partners helped to protect native vegetation and provide a safer training environment for service members by clearing out a section of JBSA-Camp Bullis from an invasive plant species and cedar debris... MORE

Work crews made up of members of the 802nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio Natural Resources Office, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and the JBSA Wildland Support Module burned golden bamboo and cedar mulch

Basura Bash brings out hundreds of volunteers to clean up Salado Creek
February 17, 2020 — Hundreds of dedicated volunteers came out on a cool, crisp morning Feb. 15 to help clean up an important waterway that runs through Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the annual community-wide Basura Bash... MORE

Learn how to dispose of hazardous waste throughout JBSA
May 30, 2019 — Whether you live on or off a Joint Base San Antonio installation, it is important to have the right information to safeguard your family and the environment when dealing with hazardous waste. Improper use, storage or disposal of household hazardous waste items can pose a danger or severe health risks to everyone in your home and your community. Such waste includes household chemicals, unused medicines and other substances which the owner no longer has a use for. ... MORE

Members of the 802nd Civil Engineer Squadron Hazardous Waste Management Team collect and coordinate disposal of hazardous waste at various locations throughout Joint Base San Antonio.

Restoration project enhances Parr Club patio’s aesthetics, improves drainage
April 12, 2019 — Begun in August 2017, a restoration project at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to improve the Parr Club’s foundation and the patio’s concrete slab, has added significant aesthetic improvements, including a new terrazzo finish and new tiles on the exterior of the basin surrounding the fountain, one of the patio’s focal points... MORE

Workers carry out restoration work on the Parr Club fountain in the center of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas on April 19, 2019. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the project and opening of the patio is planned in the near future.