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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...

Air Force helps protect more than 100 threatened, endangered ‘neighbors’
April 12, 2023 — Because animal communities need homes too, the Air Force works hard to be a good neighbor. That means paying special attention to the 123 threatened and endangered species who live at 54 of our installations. The Department of the Air Force Environmental Program works to protect these animals while also ensuring the success of the Air Force mission. ...

AFCEC cares for the environment to keep Air Force in flight
April 26, 2022 — While Earth Day focuses worldwide attention on environmental issues every April, a diverse team of Air Force professionals are protecting the environment and assuring mission success every day...

U.S. Army Environmental Command hosts nature walk for kindergarteners
May 10, 2021 — In celebration of Earth Day this year, employees from the U.S. Army Environmental Command hosted a kindergarten nature walk to teach 140 kindergarten students from the Fort Sam Houston Elementary School about nature and wildlife at Salado Creek Park May 6...

Avoiding common recycling mistakes saves resources, revenue
May 7, 2021 — While Earth Day has come and gone, the principles behind it are things people can put into practice year-round. At Joint Base San Antonio installations, one way people can do their part is by recycling...

AF commemorates Earth Day by doing its part to protect the earth, support the mission
April 22, 2021 — The Department of the Air Force is commemorating the 51st anniversary of Earth Day April 22 by encouraging Airmen, Guardians, civilian employees and their families to help the enterprise play an active role in becoming an environmental steward...

DOD working to mitigate climate change effects on installations
April 22, 2021 — Wildfires have impacted the Department of Defense's ability to conduct training on West Coast installations in recent years, while hurricanes adversely affected East Coast installations. A DOD official discussed what the department is doing to address such threats...

JBSA continues adding renewable energy sources
April 2, 2021 — As Earth Day 2021 approaches, Joint Base San Antonio continues to do its part to utilize renewable energy sources and reduce emissions by installing solar energy systems at multiple locations across San Antonio...

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...

Civil engineers to celebrate Earth Day with SmartFlower installation
April 18, 2017 — The 502nd Air Base Wing celebrates Earth Day with several displays around JBSA introducing the SmartFlower solar technology which will be implemented around JBSA locations in the near future...