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JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
615 Sheridan Street. Port Townsend. Washington. 98368
www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.or9
February 14, 2012
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO:
Board af Caunty Cammissianers
Philip Marley, Caunty Administratar
FROM:
Tami Pakarny, Environmental Specialist II
DATE:
SUBJECT: Presentatian an the Readiness and Environmental
Pratectian Initiative (REPI)
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Water Quality staff requests the appartunity far Pat Ialavera, Regianal Cammunity
Planning Liaisan Officer far Naval Facilities Engineering Cammand (NAVFAC Narthwest),
to. pravide infarmatian abaut the Readiness and Environmental Protectian Initiative
(REPI). REPI is a program af the Department af Defense to. suppart cast-sharing
partnerships to. protect military test and training capabilities and canserve land.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
REPI funds cast-sharing partnerships far the military with state and lacal gavernments
and private conservatian arganizatians, as autharized by Cangress in 2002 under Sectian
2684a af Title 10, United States Cade. The partnerships abtain easements ar ather
interests in land from willing sellers that preserve campatible land uses and sustain
wildlife habitat near installatians and ranges where the military aperates, tests, and
trains. REPI pratects military readiness by preventing incampatible develapment and
preserving habitat through buffer projects, suppartive educatian, engagement, and
regianal planning.
In western Washingtan, current REPI projects include land pratectians within Ebey's
Landing Natianal Histarical Reserve to. preserve agricultural use; a restrictive easement
an cammercially zaned land near Naval Air Statian Whidbey Island within a runway's
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
MAIN: 36lJ.385-9400
FAX: 360.385-9401
PUBLIC HEALTH
ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND
HEALTHIER COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
WATER QUALITY
MAIN: 36lJ.385-9444
FAX: 360.379-4487
Accident Potential Zone; habitat protections and restoration of Puget Sound lowlands
near Joint Base Lewis-McChord; and a new project with The Natural Conservancy and
DNR in Dabob Bay. More information on REPI is available at www.REPI.mil.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
The cost to hear the presentation is negligible.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH Management recommends the BoCC hear the presentation.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
MAl N: 360-,385-9400
FAX: 360-385-9401
PUBLIC HEALTH
AlWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND
HEALTHIER COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
NATURAL RESOURCES
MAIN: 360-,385-9444
FAX: 360-385-9401
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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U.S. ARMY:
Aberdeen Proving Ground is The Department of Defense's oldest active
proving ground, where military weapons, vehicles, and other technology
or military strategies are tested. Aberdeen is the Department's lead for automotive
testing for all manned and unmanned, wheeled, and tracked vehicles. Due to the
region's temperate climate, the Army can test vehicles in 80 percent of real-world
environments using world.renowned test tracks. These tracks, a national asset, are
irreplaceable and critical to present and future testing of vehicles.
However, significant regional
suburban growth stretching out
from the dty of Baltimore and
other nearby towns is causing
conflict due to noise, dust, and
other issues. The combined efforts
of the Aberdeen Test Center staff
and concerned local stakeholder
Harford Land Trust helped
alleviate this threat to the nearby
Cburchvllle Test Area. This
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location is a hilly set of cross-country road test tracks providing a variety of steep
inclines and tight turns designed to stress engines, drivetrains, and suspension systems
for vehicles such as tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, and the Humvee.
Of particular concern was the only owner of land not enrolled in a conservation
program adjacent to the test area. The owner planned to subdivide his property into
a housing development, and new residents could lead to noise complaints that would
interfere with the test mission. Saving this farmiand protects Deer Creek, part of a
watershed that provides drinking water for nearby communities and is the only known
habitat for the endangered Maryland darter.
RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Supports existing regional planning
efforts
Provides recreational opportunities for
area residents
Protects water supplies
MILITARY
Preserves maneuver training capacity
through the buffering of high-noise
areas
Increases operational safety
Provides for future mission growth
For more Information about REP!. please see <http://W'WW.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Varied and hilly terrain allows for testing of
maneuver vehicles at the Churchville Test
Area.
KFY PARTNFRS
Harford Land Trust
Harford County
FAST FACTS A~n~<ln~~P1n
>> Acres preserved:
163
>> Transactions conducted:
1
>> Partner cost share:
49%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(410) 278-1147
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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U.S. NAVY :
Atlantic Test Range (ATR), located in the Chesapeake Bay area, is the
Navy's principal location for aircraft research, development, test, and
evaluation. The range's restricted airspace is a critical national asset that allows for
the concurrent testing of multiple new aircraft and is also llsed for training missions.
This restricted airspace, as well as Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent Rivet (ATR's
host installation) and its outlying fields, encompasses a vast ecologically sensitive
area, including Maryland's Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
With the inherent risk in test
flights, as well as the noise from
aircraft (including supersonic
operations), the Navy is working
to limit incompatible development
underneath the test range
airspace. Another benefit to the
mission is preventing increased
conflicts in the use of frequency
. _ spectrum, allowing for testing of
communications equipment and
other electronics.
Acquiring easements under the restricted airspace and around NAS Patuxent River
limits development of waterfront parcels and protects the health of the Chesapeake
and its tributaries. These projects also help sustain the livelihood of local agriculture
and commercial and recreational fishermen. Meanwhile, ATR and NAS Patuxent
River can continue supporting the test and evaluation mission that ensures safe and
effetive high-performance aircraft and weapons systems.
AFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Supports existing regional planning,
including a Joint Land Use Study
Provides recreational opportunities
Provides habitat and connects to an
existing wildlife corridor
MILITARY
Preserves night flying and helicopter
capacity that generates significant
amounts of noise
Reduces lost test and training
days and the need for less-realistic
workarounds
Reduces electromagnetic interference
Provides for future mission growth and
multi-Service missions
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
Above: Testing an F/A-18 Hornet that runs on
50% biofuel.
Top: NAS Patuxent River and the Atlantic Test
Range serve as an important flight testing site.
KFY PARTNFRS
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy
Maryland Department of Natural
Resources
Dorchester County
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
The Lower Shore land Trust
FA~T FAr.T~ Ac:. OF::In C:FP 1fI
>> Acres preserved:
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>> Transactions conducted:
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>> Partner cost share:
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CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(301) 757-6748
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U.S. ARMY:
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As the Joint Training Center home to Florida's Army National Guard
and Air National Guard, Camp Blanding also provides live-fire and
maneuver training for Active and Reserve forces from around the country. The post
is also home to a civil engineering squadron that can rapidly deploy to repair heavy
damage to runways, facilities, and utilities of the Air Force worldwide. Additionally,
Camp Blanding is an important ecological hub that is home to 40 federal and state
listed animal and plant species.
The importance of habitat
____ on and around Camp Blanding
enabled the post to establish the
first partnership to use the REP!
authority to acquire conservation
lands and easements, primarily
through the state's Florida
Forever program. The installation
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Blanding-Osceola Greenway
initiative, which aims to preserve
153,000 acres between Camp Blanding and Osceola National Forest.
With over $50 million already spent to protect habitat, the partnership is restoring
damaged ecosystems and water resources. These efforts, which include the long-term
goal of restoring longleaf pine habitats, help sustain species that have the potential
to cause severe restrictions to be placed on training lands. Precluding incompatible
development also prevents noise, dust, and smoke complaints caused by training
exercises. Also benefiting the public, the lands provide a variety of recreational
opportunities and the county school board receives 15 % of the proceeds from all
timber sales from the state-managed forest lands in lieu of taxes.
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RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Supports existing regional planning
efforts
Provides habitat for endangered
species and connects to a wildlife
corridor
Protects water supply
MILITARY
Preserves on-installation live-fire,
maneuver, helicopter, and night flying
training that produces significant noise
or requires minimal light pollution
Allows for multi-5ervice missions
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
Above: The red-cockaded woodpecker in its
naturallongleaf pine habitat Top: An urban
training exercise
KFY PARTNFRS
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection
U.S. Forest Service
St. Johns River Water Managment
District
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>> Acres preserved:
15,978
>> Transactions conducted:
7
>> Partner cost share:
95%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(904) 823-0166
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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U.S. ARMY:
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The primary U.S. winter training site for the National Guard, Camp
Ripley is au important Army National Guard post that supports ground
vehicle maneuver training and live-fire artillery and bombing training, ranging from
small arms to large caliber weaponry. Camp Ripley also hosts training exercises of
foreign units on a regular basis as well as for active duty components and civilian
agencies. Located along the Crow Wing and Mississippi Rivers, the surrounding
riverfront parcels are very desirable for residential development, which could cause
complaints from training activities.
To prevent conflicts with
residential development from
the noise of its ranges, artillery,
maneuver exercises, and airfields,
Camp Ripley came together with
various partners in the Prairies to
Pines Parmership. Drawing on
REPI, the partnership is creating
buffers on private agricultural land
and lands near the Little Nokasippi
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Wildlife Management Area, securing the installation's continued ability to train
soldiers on its ranges.
In recognition of the project's accomplishments, Camp Ripley with Morrison,
Cass, and Crow Wing counties received Minnesota's 2009 County Conservation
award. In addition to protecting the military mission, REPI is helping to keep
farmers working their lands, providing the public with recreational opportunities, and
protecting a refuge for large game.
RFNFFIT Sl IMMARY
MILITARY
Protects live-fire artillery, ground
vehicle maneuver, and helicopter
training that produces significant
amounts of noise
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands and local
character that benefit the economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts
Protects water supply and improves
water quality
Protects night flying capability, which
requires minimal levels of light
pollution
Prevents the use of less-realistic
workarounds
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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The Crow Wing River (above) has been a tar-
get for developers. which could interfere with
the ability to conduct ground training (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil
Resources
Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources
The Nature Conservancy
Parks and Trails Council
The Trust for Public land
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>> Acres preserved:
27,224
)) Transactions conducted:
68
)) Partner cost share:
83%
CONTAf:T
Public Affairs Office
(320) 616-3122
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u.s. AIR FORCE:
CAN CA~S:FIORI[)A
The only space launch site capable of placing satellites into
geosynchronous orbit, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (AFS) is a
unique resource relied upon by both government and commercial space operations.
However, loss of scrub habitat and concomitant impacts to the threatened Florida
scrub-jay pose a significant threat to current and future launch programs.
Current launch programs are constrained within their existing footprint on base,
and the only available land for any new "heavy" launch vehicle or processing
facilities is mostly scrub habitat.
All activities at Cape Canaveral
AFS that impact scrub habitat
incur a 4-to-1 mitigation
requirement to offset the habitat
loss. But since the base is only
15,800 acres and is surrounded
by water on three sides, land is
limited.
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To protect its mission and
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preserve this endangered habitat,
Cape Canaveral AFS has partnered with Brevard County and its voter-approved
Environmentally Endangered Lands Program to preserve nearby undeveloped scrub
habitat. This project helps protect survival of the Florida scrub-jay and provides the
Cape with opportunities to reduce its mitigation ratio, allowing additional lands to
be put to mission use. The project alleviates threats to future missions and allows
continued access to space--inc1uding access for GPS, communications, and weather
satellites-that benefits the entire nation.
AFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Coordinates with existing regional
planning efforts
Preserves habitat for threatened and
endangered species
Protects local character
Preserves launch capabilities and
supports government and commercial
space programs
Provides for future mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Preserving habitat for the Florida scrub-jay
(above) helps preserve the mission at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
Brevard County Environmentally
Endangered Lands Program
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FA~T FAr.T~ 1.<:' n~ '>.n <:.~p lCl
>> Acres preserved:
101
>> Transactions conducted:
1
>> Partner cost share:
59%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(321) 494-5933
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u.s. AIR FORCE:
E.G.L1.bLAEB : FI ORII1A
L ocaled in lhe Florida Panhandle, Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) is the
Air Force's largest installation and also includes extensive special use
airspace to allow the base to carry out its test and evaluation mission. That mission is
increasing in importance as the base will host Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) training that
will require the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps to fly at low level into the Eglin
range from a distance of 90 miles away.
To guard against incompatible
development near future critical
JSF operating areas, Eglin AFB's
partners are conserving large
tracts of land located near and
under the installation's airspace,
as well as within important
wildlife corridors. Part of an
unprecedented partnership, the
base is protecting land within the
Northwest Florida Greenway,
a lOO-mile habitat corridor
between the base and the Apalachicola National Forest to the southeast. The base is
also creating buffers between its boundaries and the Blackwater River State Forest to
the north.
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With strong support from the state's Florida Forever program, the partnership's
dedication to the military mission allows Eglin AFB to continue to conduct its
testing and training activities. While protecting a major regional economic driver.
the partnership is also conserving one of the most biologically diverse regions in the
country.
RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Supports a designated green corridor
to enable wildlife to travel safely
between habitats
Supports existing regional
planning objectives, including the
implementation of a Joint Land Use
Study
Protects habitat for wildlife
MILITARY
Protects off-installation maneuver test
and evaluation capability
Provides for future mission growth and
multi-Service missions
For more InformatIon about REPI, please see <http://www.deni)(.osd.mil/sustBinableranges>.
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Above: REPI projects support Longleaf
Pine habitat. Top: Eglin AF8 is slated to
become the new home of the Joint Strike
Fighter, requiring open space for low-altitude
maneuvers.
KFY PARTNFRS
State of Florida
The Nature Conservancy
FA~T FAr.T~ to'>. ()~ 'In c:,~p 1(\
>> Acres preserved:
o
)) Transactions conducted:
o
>> Partner cost share:
0%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(850) 882.3931
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U.S. ARMY:
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Fun A.P. Hill's 76,000 acres provide all-purpose, year-round realistic joint
and combined arms training, logistics, and support for active and reserve-
component units, along with federal and state agencies. As a regional training center
in the Washington, D.C. National Capital Region - approximately midway between
Richmond and Washington, D.C. - the post specializes in training, maneuver, and
live-fire operations. With 31 separate traioing areas on 44,000 acres of traioing lands,
the maneuver areas provide ample training space.
Through buffer partnering
efforts, Fort A.P. Hill is protecting
its enhanced mission from
incompatible development and
noise complaint issues in quickly
developing rural Virginia. In
particular, conservation nonprofits
and the Commonwealth of VIrginia
have partnered with the installation
to preserve significant key buffer
land near the installation boundary
and higb-noise areas. The Fort A.P. Hill partnership is part of a larger Rappahannock
River Valley Refuge Partnership that conserves open space, key natural habitats,
working farms and forest lands, cultural resources and wetlands.
An innovative use of REPI included leveraging funds identified for mitigating
effects on historic properties on-post for the purchase of an easement off-post that
contained a national Historic Landmark Native American village site. The Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation endorsed the Fort A.P. Hill partnership as an
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innovative way to combine historic preservation, land conservation, and military
readiness support.
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MILITARY
COMMUNITY
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including ~green corridor"
habitat connections for wildlife
Provides public recreational
opportunities
Provides benefits to area water supply
through wetlands preservation
Preserves on-installation live-fire
training capacity through the buffering
of high-noise areas
Prevents workarounds that would have
otherwise limited training capacity
Protects capacity for future gro'Nlh in
multi-5ervice training requirements,
including helicopter capability
For more Infonnatlon about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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REPI Top: Marine Humvees conducting training
exercises
KFY PARTNFRS
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy
The Trust for Public Land
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Virginia Department of Historic
Resources
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>> Acres preserved:
6,327
>> Transactions conducted:
10
>> Partner cost share:
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(804) 633-8324
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U.S. ARMY:
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Port Benning is the home of the Maneuver School of Excellence, which
combines the Army's premier Infantry Training Center and the Armor
School io one location. With five types of infantry-mecharuzed, light, airborne,
air assault, and ranger-the post is one of the country's most important installations.
However, the growth of nearby towns and the increasing population size of the post
have led to incompatible development and loss of critical wildlife habitat.
Training exercises on
Fort Benning's ranges and
maneuver corridors face
numerous obstacles, as
threatened, endangered, and
other rare species (red-cockaded
woodpecker and gopher tonoise)
habitat, streams, and wetland
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training flexibility. However, the
post is working with a variety
of partners, who are acquiring
titles to parcels that will prevent incompatible development and protect contiguous
stretches of longleaf pine benefiting the red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise,
and the ecosystems that suppon them.
Fort Benning's partners will be restoring habitat while simultaneously marketed
to conservation buyers who may be interested in purchasing the land for recreational
uses. This project also helps anchor the north end of a broad regionallongleaf pine
habitat corridor spanning Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
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COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Preserves working lands
Supports regional planning objectives,
including a Joint Land Use Study
Protects habitat forthreatened and
endangered species
Provides recreational opportunities
Protects water supply
Preserves live-fire, maneuver,
helicopter, and night flying training that
produces significant noise or requires
minimal light pollution
Prevents workarounds that would
reduce training realism
Allows for future mission growth and
multi-Service missions
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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habitat for threatened and endangered spe-
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KFY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
Chattahoochee Valley Land Trust
Georgia Land Trust
Alabama Land Trust
Alabama Forest Resource Center
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Trust for Public Land
The Conservation Fund
State of Georgia
State of Alabama
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>> Acres preserved:
7,406
>> Transactions conducted:
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>> Partner cost share:
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CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(604) 545-4585
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U.S. ARMY:
EO.RIBLJSS : TFXAS
Port Bliss is the Army's largest maneuver installation for heavy armor
units of tanks and other tracked combat vehicles, while also supporting
rapid deployment. Mission growth is placing increased demand on training facllities.
The installation is constructing new ranges at a cost of over $200 million that will
likely be utilized at least 242 days per year. Half of the operations will likely be at
night, so preventing light pollution from expanding growth is critical for training
readiness and protecting this
significant investment.
To help address this issue,
Fort Bliss purchased land use
restrictions on thousands of acres
from the New Mexico State Land
Office, which currentiy leases out
the land for livestock grazing.
The state land office could have
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accommodate the rapid growth
of cities like El Paso, Texas, and
Las Cruces, N.M. Instead, they are meeting their fiduciary duty while also protecting
a large source of the local economy. The Army also has the right of first refusal to
purchase the land, while the state will continue to manage the land.
Additionally, the post is working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
on a deal to return withdrawn lands in order to keep other BLM land buffering Fort
Bliss from being sold and developed. This project prevents incompatible residential
development, maintains the rural character of the community, and benefits the state of
New Mexico while also protecting the taxpayer investment in Fort Bliss's mission.
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COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Supports existing regional planning
objectives
Provides recreational opportunities
Protects water supplies
Provides economic benefit
MILITARY
Preserves live-fire and maneuver on-
installation training capacity through
the buffering of high-noise areas
Prevents lost training days and
workarounds that would reduce
training realism or effectiveness
Provides for future mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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can threaten training with vehicles like the
Humvee, above, and the Kiowa, top, for troops
that will be deployed to the battlefield.
KFY PARTNFR
New Mexico State Land Office
FA~T FACT5 A~ nl'" <In <::l'"P 1(1
>> Acres preserved:
5,169
>> Transactions conducted:
2
>> Partner cost share:
6%
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(915) 568-4505
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U.S. ARMY:
.EO.RIBRAGG : NORTH CAROLINA
Port Bragg is one of the Army's premier installations and among the
most actively used military complexes in the world, home to the 82"'
Airhorne and u.s. Army Special Operations Forces. Fan Bragg is also home to rare,
mature longleal pine habitat lor the lederally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker
(RCW). Meanwhile, the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure realigned up to 40,000
troops and their lamilies--along with the resulting economic growth--to the post,
increasing the challenges 01
managing growth in the Nonh
Carolina Sandhills area.
When habitat-destructive
residential development occurred
years ago immediately adjacent
to Fan Bragg's training areas,
particularly along the southern
installation border, the Army was
compelled to set aside training
land exclusively to protect
dwindling RCW habitat. Since
then, Fan Bragg has helped pioneer conservation buffer parmering by creating the
North Carolina Sandhills Conservation Partnership. This partnership helped provide
a model lor REPI parmerships.
Fan Bragg's efforts with The Nature Conservancy and other stakeholders helped
achieve the recovery target lor the sandhills RCW population segment, the first
such documented recovery of a RCW sub-population. As the population recovers,
restrictions placed on used training land at Fort Bragg are being virtually eliminated.
The preserved habitat has provided a number 01 other additional benefits to Fort
Bragg and the surrounding community, including expanding Cumberland County's
only state park.
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RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Preserves working lands for forestry,
benefiting the local economy
Provides habitat for endangered
species
Provides recreational opportunities
Helps preserve water quality
Augments regional planning objectives
Preserves live-tire and maneuver
training capacity
Prevents workarounds that
would reduce training realism or
effectiveness
For more Information about REP!. please see <http://WVffl.denix.osd,miVsustainableranges>,
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Above: Landowner Julian Johnson values
the protection of longleaf pine on his
property. Top: Development adjacent to the
installation perimeter
K FY PARTN F RS
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission
Sandhills Ecological Institute
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
North Carolina Division of Parks and
Recreation
FAST FAr.:TS A<::' O~ 10 c:n 10
>> Acres preserved:
14,047
>> Transactions conducted:
41
>> Partner cost share:
64%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(910) 396-5600
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u.s. ARMY:
EOBJ CAMEB.E.LL: KFNTIJCKY
Fort Campbell is a major Army ground vebicle maneuver installation
and Power Projection Platform able to support mobilization and
deployment of high-priority units, their equipment, and supplies. The installation
supports 30,000 soldiers, including the 100st Airborne Division and the only Air
Assault Division in the world. Because the post is located amid abundant rural lands
along the Kentucky-Tennessee border and a large national recreation area, it is well
suited for supporting aviation operations.
To protect its mission from
nearby growing towns in both
states, the post and its partners
have targeted the conservation of
working farmland, some of which
can be converted back to unique
grasslands called "the Barrens."
The Fort Campbell project has
worked to find a variety of funding
sources-including landowner
donations, U.s. Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service grants, and private land trust
and state funds to protect its mission, local agriculture, and important habitat. The
post also integrates zoning support from local jurisdictions in its four-county region
into its REPI planning processes.
These efforts are preventing incompatible development from encroaching on night-
vision and aviation training missions at critical assets like Sabre Army Heliport and
Campbell Army Airfield. The conservation easements help sustain working farms
and prime agricuIturallands while positively contributing to Fort Campbell's mission.
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MILITARY
Protects live-fire artillery, ground
vehicle maneuver, helicopter, and night
flying training that produces significant
amounts of noise or requires minimal
light pollution
Prevents the loss of training days and
the use of less-realistic workarounds
Provides for future mission gro\'ith and
multi-Service efforts
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands and local
character that benefit the economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including a Joint Use Land
Study to better coordinate planning
efforts among various government
entities
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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Farmland preserved near Fort Campbell
(above) helps aviation training and operations
capability (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
Land Trust for Tennessee
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural
Resources Conservation Service
FA~T FACT~ A.<: Clj: "10 "j:P 1(\
>> Acres preserved:
961
>> Transactions conducted:
4
>> Partner cost share:
43%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(270) 798-3025
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Port Carson is a key Army installation that supports a range of
training and deploy units abroad by air and rail. The post's 137,000
acres are suited to training soldiers with large-caliber weapons on landscape and
terrain comparable to current conflict areas. These training lands allow units to
simultaneously prepare for the full spectrum of land-based operations, combining
offense, defense, stability, and civil support operations. The post's ability to support
this range of training will become
even more important with the
stationing of new troops.
To protect Fort Carson's
mission, a large buffer is being
completed to guard against
extreme residential growth
pressures from Colorado Springs
to the north and Puehlo to the
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Springs
southeast. The post's close
NM relationship with local ranchers
and The Nature Conservancy
has enabled it to save valuable working ranch lands. Of note already, a single, large-
scale rancher has been willing and eager to protect his land to help aid Fort Carson in
meeting its training land protection and sustainability goals.
This partnership effort is providing multiple valuable benefits to Fort Carson
and a variety of stakeholders. Conservation easements have eliminated potential
encroachment conflicts from development that would impact the installation's
southern and eastern training ranges and impact areas. Meanwhile, the buffer zone
protects critical wildlife and plant species, and it allows local ranchers to continue
their traditional way of life.
flFNFFIT SlIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Preserves working ranch lands and
local character
Supports existing regional planning
objectives
MILITARY
Preserves live~fire, helicopter, and
maneuver on~installation training
capacity through the buffering of high.
noise areas
Improves operational safety
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Ranch lands near Fort Carson protect training
by shielding noise from the Ml Abrams tank
(above) and CH-47 heavy.lift helicopter (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
EI Paso County
Great Outdoors Colorado
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Colorado Department of Transportation
FAST FACTS .1<: (II' ':1(1 <:I'"P 1(1
>> Acres preserved:
17,050
>> Transactions conducted:
16
>> Partner cost share:
1%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(719) 526-1269
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u.s. ARMY:
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One of the more heavily nsed Midwest training centers for the National
Guard, Fort Custer is important for its company-level small arms
training, as well as maintenance training. Its location in southwestern Michigan
makes it easily accessible for units from the neighboring states of Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois. Since the military training mission is a critical lifeline for this area's fiscal
solvency, providing a means to protect training also benefits the area economy.
Nearby Hart's Lake, one of
the last remaining undeveloped
lake properties in Michigan, had
been promoted by the city for
30 years as a potential site for
development. These plans had
reduced Fort Custer's ability to
fully conduct live-fire training.
To address this issue, Fort Custer
creatively utilized REPl funding
with a matching grant from
the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
(one of the nation's largest foundations and based in nearby Battle Creek) to forever
preserve this conservation area for public use and as a buffer for military training.
As a result, Fort Custer is now able to fully utilize a range that had previously been
limited to 50 percent of its capacity because of neighbors' noise and safety concerns.
With the Battle Creek Community Foundation and Calhoun Conservation District
helping to manage the property, the public can enjoy a pristine natural haven for
fishing, hiking, bird watching, non-motorized boating, and other passive recreational
activities.
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COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Preserves working lands
Provides recreational opportunities for
area residents
Protects water supplies
Preserves live-fire training capacity
through the buffering of high-noise
areas
Prevents the loss of training days
and workarounds that would reduce
training realism or effectiveness
Improves operational safety
For more Information about REPI. please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Above: A Humvee during a field training
exercise Top: Hart's Lake, protected by REPI,
provides recreational opportunities.
KFY PARTNFRS
Calhoun Conservation District
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
FA~T FAr.T~ .1.<; 01'" "'In ';:;I'"P 1(\
>> Acres preserved:
326
>> Transactions conducted:
1
>> Partner cost share:
52%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(517) 481-8135
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U.S. ARMY:
.EO.RIDRUM : NFW YORK
Fort Drum is home to the 10th Mountain Division and is the only
installation in the Northeast from which the military can project its
power by supporting the mobilization and deployment of high priority, active units.
With the installation's mission expanding in the years ahead, nearby residential and
commerdal construction is increasing. Noise and smoke from live-fire weapons, as
well as use of ordnance, tanks, and aitcraft all present potential conflicts with this
increasing development.
As its partners acquire
conservation easements
throught REPI, Fort Drum
is greatly reducing the need
for workarounds necessary to
minimize training impacts on the
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nearby population. Additionally,
the post is actively pursuing
wetlands mitigation sites in
conjunction with preserving open
space along its border. Pannering
with Ducks Unlimited, the project will help accomplish these multiple goals.
An important aspect of the efforts at Fort Drum includes preserving habitat for
the endangered Indiana bat. Connecting remaining habitat nff-post can ensure Fort
Drum is not the primary remaining bat habitat, can provide regulatory relief, and
also protects corridors for migratory birds. Meanwhile, wetlands mitigation off-
post allows the base to offset streams impacted by on-post constructlon without
setting aside valuable training lands. Preventing residential development sustains the
resiliency of training lands that benefit all four military Services, a significant asset
for our national defense.
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COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
. Provides habitat for endangered
species
Protects water supply
MILITARY
Preserves live-fire and maneuver
training capacity through the buffering
of high-noise areas
Preserves night flying training capacity,
which requires minimal light pOllution
Reduces the need for less-realistic
workarounds
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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Soldiers at Fort Drum prepare for deployment
to combat zones,
KFY PARTNFRS
Ducks Unlimited
Tug Hill Tomorrow land Trust
Jefferson County
Agricuttural Development Corporation
FAST FAC::T~ A<: OF ~n <:FP 10
>> Acres preserved:
717
>> Transactions conducted:
3
>> Partner cost share:
13%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(315) 772-5461
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u.s. ARMY:
EQBIHUACtiUCA: ARIZONA
Located in a perfect area for its testing mission of "Command,
Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance," Fort Huachuca is surrounded largely by the Sonoran Desert in
southeastern Arizona. This mission includes Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
training in heavily used, low-altitude air space immediately north and west of the
installation, an area that also happens to be mostly privately-owned open rangeland.
Additionally, this area is used by
aircraft from nearby Air Force
bases.
Working in a first-of-its-kind
partnership with the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) to
protect training and preserve
land, Fort Huachuca's partners
have purchased easements near
the desert for water conservation
purposes. The buffers are
important for the instailation's
VAS training and also reduces electromagnetic interference with electronic testing of
sensitive equipment.
Already a leader in water conselVation, Fort Huachuca's partnership with BLM
protects groundwater supplies within the watershed of the San Pedro Riparian
National Conservation Area. By reducing groundwater pumping, the project protects
the future of the San Pedro and Babocomari Rivers. The partnership also reduces
development potential in one of the fastest growing states, keeping the land in the
hands of local ranchers, while preserving key native grasslands that contain critical
habitat for endangered species.
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COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Supports regional planning objectives
Provides habitat for endangered
species
Protects water supply
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Preserves on-installation maneuver,
helicopter, and night flying training
capability that generates noise or
requires minimal light pollution
Reduces electromagnetic interference
Improves operational safety
Provides for mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Above: Test vehicles for the Warfighter Infor-
mation Network-Tactical Top: Soldiers training
at the Joint Center of Excellence for Human
Intelligence Training at Fort Huachuca
KFY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service Land and Water
Conser'Jation Fund
FA~T FAC:T~ A<:' n~ 'll"l ,,~p 11"1
>> Acres preserved:
1,956
>> Transactions conducted:
4
>> Partner cost share:
43%
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(520) 533-1850
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U.S. ARMY:
EORLEOLK : LOlJlSIANA
Home of the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort
Polk is located mostly in Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest in a
special use agreement with the U.S. Forest Service. The post supports training for
deploying units, including special operations forces, in contingency missions. The
JRTC provides highly realistic and stressful joint operations exercises that are
extremely important for supporting forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theaters.
Fort Polk's location and
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surrounding ecosystem are
critical to a host of species,
especially the Louisiana pine
snake, one of the rarest snake
species in North America, and
the red-cockaded woodpecker.
The loss of longleaf pine habitat
across the Gulf coastal plains of
the Southeast has put increased
pressure on the installation to
act as one of the last bastions of
viable hahitat. Protecting this habitat-and managing acquired REPI lands to meet
conditions desired for the species--can help prevent the listing of the pine snake
under the Endangered Species Act. Listing the pine snake has the potential to impose
significant restrictions on land use and off.road vehicle movement on-post.
Partnering with Fort Polk, with the support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
is The Nature Conservancy, who will acquire easements that will protect and expand
the pine snake's habitat. The project also aims to sustain working forest lands and
allow continued flexibility in the use and development of Fort Polk's land to meet its
important national defense mission,
RFNFFIT ~l JMMARY
COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Provides habitat for rare and
endangered speCies
MILITARY
Preserves on-installation live-fire and
maneuver training capacity
Reduces lost training days and
the need for workarounds that
would reduce training realism or
effectiveness
Provides for future mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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a Chinook helicopter performing an exercise
(toP) at the Joint Readiness Training Center.
KFY PARTNFR~
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FA~T FAr.T~ A<:(lI'"~(l<:FP1(l
>> Acres preserved:
o
>> Transactions conducted:
o
>> Partner cost share:
0%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(337) 531-1344
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U.S. ARMY:
EORI.BlLEY: KANSAS
Working lands owned by ranchers near Fort Riley provide a situation
that is conducive to maintaining ideal training conditions on-post.
Located in northeastern Kansas, Fort Riley trains over 30,000 soldiers predominantly
in live-fire exercises and vehicle maneuver training in which every weapons system in
a heavy artillery division's inventory may be fired. Such training generates significant
amounts of noise. so for Fort Riley's mission to continue, development around the
post must remain compatible with this requirement.
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Building on an early partnership
between the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources
Conservation Service and the
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Department of Defense, the post
is sustaining the military mission
and providing far-reaching benefits
to the community's way of life.
Together with the Kansas Land
Trust, the partners are protecting
family-owned ranches consisting
of prime soils and the largest remaining tracts of native tallgrass prairie in Kansas.
Preserving the most altered ecological community in North America helps buffer
important high-noise activities such as Howitzer and demolition training.
Also of note at Fort Riley was an effort that prevented the incompatible siting
of a 100-turbine wind farm project that would have interfered with the operation of
a Digital Airport Surveillance Radar station at Marshall Army Air Field. All told,
the post's efforts help allow combined air and ground operations to continue and to
protect the disappearing tallgrass prairie rangelands.
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MILITARY
Protects live-fire artillery, ground
vehicle maneuver. helicopter, and night
flying training that produces significant
amounts of noise or requires minimal
light pollution
Prevents the loss of training days and
less-realistic workarounds
Provides for future mission growth and
multi-Service efforts
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands and local
character that benefit the economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including the development
of a Joint Use Land Study to better
coordinate planning efforts among
various government entities
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Open space (above) preserved near Fort Riley
preserves local character and allows ground
vehicle maneuver training (top) to continue.
KFY PARTNFRS
Kansas Land Trust
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Kansas Department of Natural
Resources
The Nature Conservancy
FAST FAr-IS 6"m10!";rp10
>> Acres preserved:
9,299
>> Transactions conducted:
7
>> Partner cost share:
38%
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(785) 239-3410
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U.S. ARMY:
EO.BI..SlLL : OKLAHOMA
Home to the only artillery school lor the Army and the Marine Corps,
Fort Sill supports training that provides soldiers and Marines with the
skills to provide timely and effective fire support to ground force commanders in a
joint and combined arms environment. Training at Fort Sill includes Basic Combat
Training and artillery training that requires utilizing the weapon's maximum range,
but this requirement brings firing points close to the fenceline. As homes appear
nearby or adjacent to the post,
" noise complaints could threaten
to restrict training activities.
Located in an area with
prime agricultural soils and a
community eager to protect its
working lands, Fort Sill partoered
with Land Legacy, a local land
trust, to foster an innovative
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solution to keep those lands in
agricultural production. Families
keep their farms while easements
prevent the incompatible development of residential housing that can restrict training.
By creatively partnering with the u.s. Department of Agriculture-Natural
Resources Conservation Service's Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, as well
as the Comanche County Industrial Development Corporation, among others, Fort
Sill buffers a growing urban area from the noise and dust of artillery training while
providing economic benefits to local family farms. Landowners, business leaders,
conservation groups, local government, and the military are working together to
sustain their mutually compatible missions.
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RFNFFIT SUMMARY
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands for ranching
and farming, benefitting the local
economy
Maintains local character
Provides habitat for endangered
species
MILITARY
Preserves ability to conduct live.
fire training and other training that
produces noise
Preserves capability for future mission
growth and multi-Service exercises
For more Information about REPl, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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Protecting habitat for the black-capped vireo
(above) near Fort Sill helps to preserve heavy
artillery training, such as that conducted with
the Paladin Howitzer (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
Land Legacy
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural
Resources Conservation Service
State of Oklahoma
Comanche County Industrial
Development Authority
FA!=;T FAr.T!=; A.<:' or.n <:.rp 1()
>> Acres preserved:
2,503
>> Transactions conducted:
24
>> Partner cost share:
32%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(580) 442-4500
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U.S. ARMY:
EQBlSIEWAEIT: GFORGIA
The largest Department of Defense installation east of the Mississippi,
Fort Stewart's 279,000 acres are home to the 3rd Infantry Division. Able
to train up to 50,000 soldiers annually, the installation's live-fire facilities support the
full range of Army weaponry. Together with local and national non-profit partners,
as well as the state of Georgia, Fort Stewart is working on an ambitious project to
protect large swaths of rural land near the installation.
Preventing incompatible
development around Fort
Stewart and Hunter Army
Airfield is safeguarding the
continued use of the installation's
controlled airspace--important
for unmanned aerial vehicle
operations and integrating close
air support-as well as drop
zones for paratrooper training.
The open space buffer is
also allowing the installation
to conduct activities that produce noise, dust, and smoke, such as live-fire training,
maneuver training, and controlled forest burns. Controlled burns prevent live
ammunition from causing unplanned fires while also allowing native longleaf
pine forests to thrive by restoring the natural balance of underbrush growth and
suppressing undesirable hardwoods. Fort Stewart's longleaf pine forests support
red-cockaded woodpeckers, lIatwoods salamanders, and other rare species. These
REPI efforts will help ease on-post management duties hy permanently protecting
surrounding off-post forests, as well as agricultural and water resources.
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COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands that benefit
the local economy
Supports regional planning objectives
Alleviates safety concerns
Protects habitat for wildlife
Maintains local character
MILITARY
Preserves live-fire, operational
airspace, and maneuver training
capacity that generates noise,
vibration and dust
Prevents workarounds that
would reduce training realism or
effectiveness
For more Informatlon about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsu5tainableranges>.
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Above: Habitat and water supplies protected
by Fort Stewart REPI projects Top: Maneuver
training at Fort Stewart
KFY PARTNFRS
Georgia Land Trust
The Trust for Public Land
The Nature Conservancy
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources
The Conservation Fund
Georgia Forestry Commission
Chatham County
City of Savannah
FA~T FACT~ A~ ("If: ,>;n ~FP 10
>> Acres preserved:
5,810
>> Transactions conducted:
14
>> Partner cost share:
19%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(912) 435-9980
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U.S. ARMY. U.S. AIR FORCE:
Located on the Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., Joint Base Lewis-
McChord combines an artillery and maneuver training mission with
airlift operations and training. Live-fire exercises, training events for Stryker
annored combat vehicle teams, and operational airlift missions carrying personnel.
vehicles, supplies, and materials directly to Afghanistan and Iraq are threatened hy
incompatible development and habitat loss. This habitat loss threatens to leave the
base as one of the last remaining
areas of Puget lowland prairies,
home to many imperiled species.
A pair of REPI projects
aims to restore habitat on
southern Puger lowlands and to
eliminate runway obstructions.
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The Nature Conservancy, Wolf
Haven International, and the
state of Washington provide
all land purchase funds, while
Deparnnent of Defense funds are
llsed for management and restoration. This allows for species recovery, monitoring,
research, and planning to reduce and prevent restrictions on training.
REPI funding also leveraged contrihutions from the state of Washington, Pierce
County, and the cities of Tacoma and Lakewood to acquire parcels north of the hase's
runway. These purchases prevent new commercial development and allow for the
removal of buildings that violate runway safety zone requirements. Pilots will now
be able to use a precision.guidance instrument approach system for bad weather
conditions, previously unavailable due to encroachment. Meanwhile, ecological assets
are preserved before they are endangered, henefiting the entire region.
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RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Supports existing regional planning
objectives
Provides habitat for species
Supports a "green corridor" that allows
wildlife to travel between habitats
Provides recreational opportunities
MILITARY
Preserves on-installation live-fire and
maneuver training capability
Reduces the need for less-realistic
workarounds
Provides for future mission growth and
multi-5ervice missions
For more Information about REPI. please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainabteranges>.
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KFY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife
Washington Department of
Natural Resources
Wolf Haven International
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>> Acres preserved:
1,035
>> Transactions conducted:
9
>> Partner cost share:
45%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(253) 967-0058
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U.S. AIR FORCE. U.S. ARMY. U.S. NAVY :
Located in central New Jersey's pinelands, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-
Lakehurst is a tri-Service installation that combines McGuire Air Force
Base, Fort Dix, and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. However, outward
growth from the greater New York and Philadelphia regions could impact air
operations and training across the Joint Base. This includes training on the Assault
Landing Zone site for transport aircraft, air transportation of troops, equipment,
and supplies, and other joint
operations and training exercises.
To ensure compatible land
uses around the base, plans call
for protecting a two-mile buffer
that will preserve remaining open
space and agricultural lands.
Burlington and Ocean Counties
and the state of New Jersey are
helping to conserve lands that
would threaten the military
mission if developed, particularly
within and around the Accident Potential Zones of the base's runways. These lands
will also expand a nearby wildlife area, providing habitat for a state-listed snake
species while preventing light pollution. Preserving a dark night sky for transport
aircraft pilots to train at landing in assault zones with night-vision goggles is vital for
replicating combat conditions.
Of note in this project was one property that contains a cranberry bog and its
highly valued natural resources. Additionally, protection of nearby lands helps
preserve working farmlands, freshwater tributaries to the Toms River, and recreational
uses in the area, while also maintaining the pinelands ecosystem.
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COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Preserves otf.installation night flying
capability through the buffering of
high-noise areas
Improves operational safety
. Provides for multi-Service missions
and future mission growth
Preserves working lands
Supports existing regional planning
objectives
Provides habitat for wildlife
For more Information about REPI. please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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by buffering Top: Airmen set up security mea.
sures at the Air Mobility Warfare Center.
KEY PARTNERS
State of New Jersey
Ocean County
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
FAST FAr:TS A~t1I'""'lO~I'"P1(,\
>> Acres preserved:
574
>> Transactions conducted:
6
>> Partner cost share:
76%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(609) 754-2104
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u.s. AIR FORCE. U.S. ARMY:
Home to "the combat medic" and part of the newly formed Joint Base
San Antonio, Camp Bullis hosts all student medic field training for the
Department of Defense, as well as other training for Army and Air Force units. The
post is the only field training location for the Joint Base, which is otherwise a heavily
urbanized installation. With San Antonio's quickly expanding suburbs threatening
regional habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler (GCW), the resulting on-post
endangered species restrictions are threatening Camp Bullis's ability to conduct
training for its unique and critical
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mission.
To address these concerns and
limit development, Camp Bullis's
partners are acquiring conservation
lands and easements for GCW
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habitat, some as far as 25 miles
away. Through a consultation
under tbe Endangered Species
Act, the post will be credited for
promoting conservation of GCW
habitat, thereby helping thousands of acres of key training lands to be released from
restrictions. This is allowing the post to clear dense, unoccupied habitat and increase
its training area, enhancing training capabilities.
The efforts at Camp BuJlis are also particularly noteworthy for the partnership with
the city of San Antonio. The city donated over 3,000 acres valued at approximately
$15 million to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to be managed as habitat.
Additionally, San Antonio introduced an endangered species ordinance that holds
developers to strict species survey standards and other protections-a cutting-edge
approach that has only been tried in one other state.
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COMMUNITY
Protects working lands that benefit the
local economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including "green corridor"
habitat connections for wildlife
Protects endangered species and local
water supplies
MILITARY
Protects live-fire artillery and ground
vehicle maneuver training on.
installation
Mitigates noise concerns and improves
operational safety
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
Preserving habitat for the golden-cheeked
warbler (above) allows ground training sites at
Camp Bullis to continue operation (toP).
KFY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
City of San Antonio
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FAST FAr:T!'=i .1.<: ()~ ':In <:..P ln
>> Acres preserved:
3,000
>> Transactions conducted:
1
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98%
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Public Affairs Office
(210) 221-1099
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U.S. MARINE CORPS:
M CAS B..EAUEORJ: SOllTH CAROliNA
With its land and water ranges supporting a valuable mix of
scenarios for training military aviators, Marine Corps Air Station
(MCAS) Beaufort sits strategically along the Atlantic Ocean. With the only East
Coast Marine F/A-18 squadrons, the base relies on adequate land and air space to
sustain its training capabilities. The base's mission will take on even more importance
in the future given the planned stand-up of MCAS Beaufort as a Joint Strike Fighter
Integrated Training Center.
MCAS Beaufort has partnered
with Beaufort County and
the Beaufort County Open
Land Trust to ease significant
encroachment pressures,
particularly within the Air
Installation Compatible Vse
Zone, which helps define noise
and safety considerations around
the installation. In addition to
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safeguarding the mission, such
as by preventing a residential subdivision from being built in an Accident Potential
Zone, REPI funds are helping to protect an endangered plant species and improving
water quality and wildlife habitat.
MCAS Beaufort also established the first multi-partner REPI agreement in the
Marine Corps, building on a positive relationship with conservation groups, local
landowners, and local government. The Air Station has worked to combine its REPI
efforts with a suite of tools to sustain its mission, including using the 10 V.S.c.
9 2869 land exchange authority and working with local government to initiate a
Transfer of Development Rights program.
AFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands, benefitting the
local economy
Supports regional planning objectives,
including a Joint Land Use Study
. Alleviates safety concerns
Provides habitat for threatened and
endangered species
Protects water quality
Preserves local character
MILITARY
Preserves training capacity for fixed-
wing aircraft and night flying
Prevents workarounds that
would reduce training realism or
effectiveness
Allows for future mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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such as the F/A-18 Hornet.
KFY PARTNFRS
Beaufort County
Beaufort County Open land Trust
City of Beaufort
The Trust for Public land
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources
FAST FACTS A<:.m'VI<:'~P1fl
>> Acres preserved:
1,622
>> Transactions conducted:
11
>> Partner cost share:
50%
CONTACT
Community Plans & liaison Office
(843) 228-7558
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U.S. MARINE CORPS:
MCAS C~:NORTHCAROIINA
Acritical asset for its combined training and operational capabilities
and the largest air station in the Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station
(MCAS) Cherry Point supports carrier landing practice, unmanned aerial systems, and
ground maneuver training. Its range complex includes Piney Island Bombing Range,
whose land and water ranges provide electronic and special warfare training. There
are no other water-based ranges in the United States so close to nearby stationed
aircraft along with ground-based
units within flight range to
off-shore operating areas. This
proximity allows those aircraft
and ground units to effectively
conduct joint operations.
Located along the Neuse
River, large tracts of forest and
farm land with water access near
the installation are desirable
for residential subdivision.
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Partnering efforts aim to stem
encroaching development and conserve 25,000 acres around the Cherry Point Range
Complex with the support of the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, the state of
North Carolina, and other partners. Easements protect local agricultural forestry
lise, which is compatible with the military mission. The land also includes valued
recreational areas and a farm centra] to the prosperity of a local cooperative.
The Marine Corps has also implemented an innovative regional approach to its
installations in Eastern North Carolina by creating REPl's first multi-installation
agreement, facilitating collective projects with state and non-profit partners at MCAS
Cherry Point, MCAS New River, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
RFNFFIT ~IIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Supports existing regional planning,
including a Joint Land Use Study
Protects habitat for wildlife and water
supply
Provides recreational opportunities for
tourists and area residents
. Preserves local character
MILITARY
Preserves live-fire, maneuver, and
helicopter training capacity through the
buffering of high-noise areas
Preserves night flying training capacity
that requires minimal light pollution
Improves operational safety
For more Information about REPl, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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SuperCobra attack helicopter (above) and
bombing runs on nearby Piney Island (top).
KFY PARTNFR~
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
The Nature Conservancy
State of North Carolina
FAST FACTS A~ru::-'l{)c;I'"P1{)
>> Acres preserved:
2,786
>> Transactions conducted:
6
>> Partner cost share:
50%
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(252) 46&4197
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U.S. MARINE CORPS:
The Deparonent of Defense's largest amphibious training facility,
Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune comprises 133,000 acres along
the Atlantic Ocean, including 11 miles of beach capable of amphibious operations, 98
maneuver areas, 34 gun positions. 50 tactical landing zones, a state-of-the-art urban
terrain facility, and 78 live-fire ranges. Combat units and support commands hased
here include the II Marine Expeditionary Force and the Marine Corps Forces Special
Operations Command.
Areas near the base are
rich in habitat but also attract
commercial and residential
development. Camp Lejeune
has worked with a variety of
partners within the Onslow Bight
Conservation Forum to preserve
buffer land near the base. The
preservation of this land is
helping to safeguard the base's
invaluable training lands and
ranges while helping to sustain the North Carolina coastal plain and assisting red-
cockaded woodpecker recovery.
The Marine Corps has also implemented an innovative regional approach to
buffering activities for Marine Corps installations in Eastern North Carolina by
creating REPI's first multi-installation agreement. The agreement fadlitates collective
projects with state and non-profit partners at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Cherry Point, MCAS New River, and MCB Camp Lejeune.
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COMMUNITY
Supports regional planning objectives
through innovative partnering and a
Joint Land Use Study
Preserves land within established
conservation corridors
Provides habitat for species
Protects water quality and supply
MILITARY
Preserves on-installation live-fire and
maneuver training
Ensures the ability to conduct training
activities that generate noise
For more Information about REP!. please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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pine ecosystem. Top: Amphibious training at
Mca Camp Lejeune
~FY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
State of North Carolina
North Carolina Clean Water Management
Trust Fund
North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund
North Carolina Division of Parks and
Recreation
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>> Acres preserved:
1,794
>> Transactions conducted:
7
>> Partner cost share:
51%
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(910) 451-7645
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U.S. MARINE CORPS:
Qne of the last remaining open spaces on the Southern California
coast, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton provides a critical
training area and base of operations for the Western u.s. and Pacific theater. Horne
to the Marine Corps' only West Coast amphibious assault training center and one of
the Department of Defense's busiest installations, Camp Pendleton hosts one of only
three Marine Expeditionary Forces strategically positioned for global missions. The
base provides diverse training
opportunities while playing
a critical ecological role-it
has some of the last remaining
habitat for several threatened and
endangered species.
Continuous growth in San
Diego, Riverside, and Orange
Counties, meanwhile, threatens
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REPI partnering efforts, local
land trusts are acquiring lands and the base is receiving easements to help protect a
critical wildlife corridor that provides connectivity essential to ensuring the long-term
viability of installation wildlife populations. The corridor limits further fragmentation
and isolation of base-managed populations of sensitive species, while a crediting
system for habitat restoration eases on-base training restrictions.
This project continues Camp Pendleton's efforts to coordinate encroachment relief
with various regional planning effons, while providing multiple secondary benefits,
such as preserving water quality and flow in the Santa Margarita River watershed and
passive recreational opportunities.
RFNFFtT SIIMMARV
COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Enhances existing regional planning
efforts
Provides public recreational
opportunities
Preserves habitat for speCies
Preserves on-installation live-fire and
maneuver training capacity
Protects capacity for future growth in
training requirements
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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provide habitat and training.
KFY PARTNFRS
San Diego County
Fallbrook Land Conservancy
Riverside County
Riverside land Conservancy
San Diego Association of Governments
The Trust For Public land
Western Rivers Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
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>> Acres preserved:
1,291
>> Transactions conducted:
3
>> Partner cost share:
50%
CONTACT
Community Plans & Uaison Office
(760) 72s.6513
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U.S. MARINE CORPS:
Ninety percent of U.S. Marines train in pre-deployment events at
Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) 29 Palms, the
Marine Corps' largest installation. Located in the Mojave Desert, the base provides
vital training before deployment to desert combat areas. The culminating portions
of training at 29 Palms cannot be replicated anywhere else in the U.S. because
of its expansive desert environment and varied terrain. However, these training
requirements, which also include
new weapons systems and tactics,
put a strain on sensitive desert
natural resources on-base.
Protecting habitat for the
threatened desert tortoise and
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other species off the installation
will help preserve quality training
on the installation into the future.
In parrnership with the Mojave
Desert Land Trust. 29 Palms
helped protect land adjacent to
the popular Joshua Tree National Park. Together they are sustaining desert tortoise
habitat and avoiding the creation of "off-limit" areas on-base that would disrupt and
limit live. fire and maneuver training.
The land is part of a wildlife corridor extending down from Quail Mountain, the
highest mountain in Joshua Tree National Park. Any damaged habitat on the land
will be repaired by the Mojave Desert Land Trust, improving its ecological value.
The land will then be donated and incorporated into Joshua Tree National Park.
Meanwhile, the vital mission at 29 Palms will be protected from environmental
restrictions and residential development.
RFNFFITStlMMARY
COMMUNITY
Supports existing regional planning
efforts
Provides habitat for threatened species
. Links with a wildlife corridor
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Preserves on-installation live-fire,
maneuver, and helicopter training
capacity
Reduces the need for less--realistic
workarounds that would reduce
training effectiveness
Provides for future mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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an ideal pre-deployment training environment
(above), including post-blast investigation of
improvised explosive devices (IEDs, top).
KFY PARTNFRS
Mojave Desert Land Trust
Copper Mountain College
National Park Service
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>> Acres preserved:
958
>> Transactions conducted:
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70%
CONTACT
Community Plans & Uaison Officer
(760) 830-5473
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U.S. ARMY. U.S. AIR FORCE:
MIDLANDS AREA
JOINT INSTALLATION CONSORTIUM: SOUTH CAROliNA
Comprised of five military installations, the Midlands Area Joint
Installation Consortium (MAJIC) formed in 2007 in response to a
pressing need to protect training resources at Fort Jackson, Shaw Air Force Base,
McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Poinsett Bombing Range, and McCrady
Training Center. The area between the installations in the Midlands area of central
South Carolina creates a 670-square-mile focus area for military operations, and the
installations are used by personnel from all four Services for an array of training
purposes.
MAJlC combines these
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TRAINING CENTER
installations' efforts to prevent
increasing urban encroachment
that could result in complaints
about noise, dust, and smoke from
military exerdses. By reducing
duplicative efforts and sharing
lessons learned, MAJlC is working
to ease incompatible development
and possibly receive credits for
red-cockaded woodpecker recovery in order to alleviate current pressures on training.
These coordinated efforts are preventing housing from being developed in several
areas important for military operations: under flight approach or helicopter routes,
in locations that would result in noise complaints from live-fire artillery and vehicle
maneuver training, and where light would affect night vision equipment for air~to-
ground range operations. Meanwhile, the project advances regional efforts to sustain
longleaf pine habitat and important watersheds, protect the local economy, and
support national defense.
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COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Protects working lands and local
character that benefit the economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including a Joint Use Land
Study and "green corridors" for wildlife
migration
Protects endangered species
Protects on-installation live.tire
artillery/bombing, vehicle maneuver,
and helicopter training that produces
significant amounts of noise
Supports the ability to train for multi-
Service missions
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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(above) and vehicle maneuver exercises (top).
K FY PARTN F RS
The Conservation Fund
City of Sumter
Sumter County
Richland County
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources
FAoSiT FACTS A"M '<0 "n'lO
>> Acres preserved:
3,303
>> Transactions conducted:
4
>> Partner cost share:
87%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Offices
McCrady Training Center
(803) 751.1742
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U.S. NAVY :
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Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon is the Navy's premier tactical air
warfare training center, the only facility where an entire carrier air
wing can conduct comprehensive training and integrate realistic battle scenarios. The
dimate around Fallon is highly conducive to year-round flight training, and four !ive-
bombing ranges nearby are invaluable to training operations. However, NAS Fallon is
located in an area of Nevada with rapid growth and development.
To protect its mission, the
air station and its partners are
acquiring conservation and
restrictive-use easements within
the highest priority areas, such as
under flight departure corridors
and other areas that would
adversely affect the mission
if developed. Protecting the
corridors allows for training
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training currently unrestricted.
Together with its parmers, NAS Fallon is permanently protecting local ranchland,
induding historical ranches as designated by the Nevada Historic Preservation Office.
Additionally, in conjunction with its REPI partnership with the air station, Churchill
County enacted an innovative Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) ordinance that
now helps the partnership preserve agricultural land near and within NAS Fallon's
conservation buffer zone. By protecting agriculture uses as well as NAS Fallon's
viability, the TDR program belps to promote economic interests without inbibiting
growth.
AFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Preserves working lands for ranchers,
benefiting the local economy
Maintains community's local character
Preserves live-fire training capacity
Ensures the ability to conduct training
or testing activities that generate noise
Enhances operational safety and
installation security, and addresses
future safety concerns
For more Information about REPI, please see <http:/;www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
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Above: Desert scrub brush provides partial
camouflage for ground training efforts.
Top: Helicopter training on desert terrain
KFY PARTNFRS
Churchill County
Lahontan Valley Land and Water Alliance
Nevada Land Conservancy
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>> Acres preserved:
2,770
>> Transactions conducted:
31
>> Partner cost share:
36%
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(775) 426-2773
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U.S. NAVY :
Providing critical access to Gulf of Mexico air ranges, Naval Air Station
(NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans' multiple readiness
missions require training pilots on several aircraft, induding helicopters, from
multiple Services. The air station also maintains readiness 24 hours a day, seven days
a week to launch in support of the Depanment of Homeland Security and coastal
rescue operations. The base allows for overwater operations, live weapon firings and
urban dose-air-support environments. Its proximity to the Gulf also reduces time
to get to critical oil production
facilities and saves precious
minutes for search and rescue
operations.
As part of its efforts, NAS JRB
New Orleans completed the largest
REPI transaction in the Navy's
history. Joining with the Trust
for Public Land and Plaquemines
Parish, the air station protected
one of its most active runways
from a planned 600-home subdivision nearby. Developing the subdivision would
have threatened to curtail aviation training at the base because of noise and safety
concerns, thereby threatening its viability.
With flight operations expected to remain level or increase in coming years, the
installation is protecting an essential economic driver for a New Orleans region still
looking to recover from hurricane devastation. Not only does the project protect the
base, itself a community asset, but the land will also provide an opportunity for a new
Parish-managed park for the public to enjoy.
BFNFFIT SIIMMARY
MILITARY
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands and local
character that benefit the economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including the development
of a Joint Use Land Study to better
coordinate planning efforts among
various government entities
Protects live-fire artillery, maneuver,
helicopter. and night flying training that
produces significant amounts of noise
or requires minimal light pollution
Prevents the loss of training days and
the use of less-realistic workarounds
Provides for future mission growth and
mutli-Service missions
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
Facilities at NAS JRB New Orleans provide the
Navy with a diverse array of training venues.
KFY PARTNFRS
The Trust for Public Land
Plaquemines Parish
State of Louisiana
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>> Acres preserved:
202
>> Transactions conducted:
1
>> Partner cost share:
27%
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Community Plans & Uaison Office
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The Navy's only East Coast master iet base, Naval Air Station (NAS)
Gceana is home to FIA-18 squadrons and supports carrier aircraft home-
basing, training, and pre-deployment requirements. Its location in VIrginia Beach
places it ideally near the Navy's carrier fleet in Norfolk, offshore training ranges,
and inland training routes up and down the eastern seaboard. However, much of
Virginia Beach and the greater Hampton Roads region are built out, full of residential
development that continues to require NAS Gceana to modify flight procedures and
operations.
Protecting key remaining open
space around the installation's only
major outlying landing field, Naval
Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF)
Fentress, and the inter-traffic area
for flight routes to and from the air
station is vital for NAS Oceana's
capahilities. Work by the cities of
Virginia Beach and Chesapeake,
to acquire easements in high noise
areas and safety zones allows carrier landing practice to continue at NALF Fentress.
These protected lands, which include working agricultural lands, also add to a
"greenbelt" and are important for the regional watersbed.
To further enhance the efforts of this project, NAS Oceana has been working
with the local governments and the state of Virginia to develop a comprehensive
plan for the inter-traffic area. Not only do the partners plan and coordinate easement
acquisition but the local governments have also adopted zoning recommendations to
sustain mission compatibility.
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COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including the development of a
Joint Land Use Study
Protects off-installation maneuver
and night flying training capacity that
generates significant noise
Reduces lost training days and the
need for workarounds that limit
training realism or effectiveness
Improves operational safety
Provides for multi-Service missions
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KFY PARTNFR>;
City of Chesapeake
City of Virginia Beach
Hampton Roads Planning District
Commission
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>> Acres preserved:
872
>> Transactions conducted:
14
>> Partner cost share:
53%
CONTACT
Community Plans & Uaison Officer
(757)433-3131
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Home to current and future aircraft missions for electronic warfare
simulation, Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island is located along
the Puget Sound between Seattle and the Canadian border. Crews train with aircraft
used for jamming enemy radar systems, gathering radio intelligence on radar and air
defense systems, maritime surveillance, and anti-submarine warfare. The air station
also maintains a search and rescue unit, providing 24/7 rescue support for the Pacific
Northwest region.
To ensure military training
capability is protected, the air
station took advantage of funding
from the Washington State
Military Sustainability Program,
a state initiative and public-
private partnership that supports
projects that protect military
missions and the environment.
Additionally, the Navy
worked closely with the local
government, which adopted new accident potential zones in the local zoning code to
protect public safety and promote compatible land uses.
NAS Whidbey Island's partnership with Island County, the state of Washington,
and the dty of Oak Harbor has already prevented a proposed shopping pavilion from
being developed, and is leading to other projects in the same area. The installation's
partners have acquired a restrictive easement on commercially zoned land that lies
within one runway's Accident Potential Zone. By reducing further commercial
development threats to the mission, the Navy is successfully protecting the ability to
train with new electronic warfare aircraft.
RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
Supports existing regional planning
Objectives
Improves operational safety
MILITARY
Preserves the ability to conduct
off.installation night flying training
that generates a significant amount
of noise and requires minimal light
pollution
Allows for future mission growth
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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City of Oak Harbor
Island County
State of Washi ngton
Whidbey Camano Land Trust
FA~T FACTS Ac:nF::lnC:FP 1n
>> Acres preserved:
18
>> Transactions conducted:
1
>> Partner cost share:
65%
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(360) 257-3315
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Part of a strong military presence in Florida's Northwest Panhandle,
Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field's mission is to train nearly 2,000
students annually to safely fly helicopters and airplanes. The air station provides all
helicopter pilot training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard and 60% of all
primary pilot fixed-wing training. At the North and South Fields, which are heing
directly huffered through REP! efforts, more than 400 flights are launched a day with
an aircraft taking off or landing every eight seconds during normal flight operations.
A majority of the land
surrounding NAS Whiting Field
is used for agriculture, forestry, or
other open spaces, which are all
compatible with the installation's
operational integrity. Strong
support from Santa Rosa County,
the state of Florida, and The
Nature Conservancy led to the
acquisition of protective easements
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within designated high-priority
Accident Potential Zones and high-noise areas extending directly from the runways.
REPl easements help shield the air station from noise complaints and ease
community safety concerns, while also protecting working lands and boosting the
local economy. The military presence in Santa Rosa County provides an additional
15,000 direct and indirect jobs and a total economic impact of approximately $856
million. Additionally, recent acquisitions will be used for off-road recreation, with
a long-term aim of connecting over nine miles of public non-motorized paved trails.
Parts of the land will also provide valuable habitat for a numher of rare spedes.
AFNFFIT SIIMMARY
MILITARY
COMMUNITY
Brings together new partners to
coordinate with existing regional
planning efforts, including a Joint
Land Use Study
Preserves working lands, local
character, and recreational
opportunities
Protects off-installation air operations,
helicopter, and night flying capability
that generates noise or requires
minimal light pollution
Prevents lost training days and
reduces the need for less-realistic
workarounds
Provides for future mission growth
FDr more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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(above) is ideally situated for the Navy's
offshore missions (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection
Santa Rosa County
Florida Office of Greenways and Trails
The Nature Conservancy
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>> Acres preserved:
2,270
>> Transactions conducted:
11
>> Partner cost share:
58%
CONTACT
Community Plans & Uaison Office
(850) 623-7196
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Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsour at La Posta is
associated with the Naval Base Coronado complex and lies 50 miles
east of San Diego in the rugged Laguna mountains. Also adjacent to the Cleveland
National Forest, the facility provides an ideal realistic training platform to support
crucial Naval Special Warfare training.
Initiated by a Memorandum of Agreement between the state of California and
the Department of Defense in
2004, partner easements help
preserve the mountainous terrain
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and relatively isolated nature of
the facility. As one of the few
areas where Special Forces can
train in a real-life scenario with
limited interference, preventing
incompatible development
is vital to avoiding increased
light sources and noise
complaints that could affect
training, This environment is similar to relevant foreign geographies and keeping
nearby lands undeveloped helps ensure the military's continued ability to undertake
reconnaissance, map, compass, and other special warfare training.
The Naval Base Coronado project also preserves habitat for a nearby wildlife
corridor, which can support the endangered Quina checkerspot butterfly, and may
involve a local utility to ensure future energy infrastructure is compatible with
training requirements. This REPI partnership helps ensure that encroachment
problems do not impact this key training facility in the future.
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MILITARY
COMMUNITY
Preserves working lands and local
character
Supports a green corridor that allows
animals to travel between habitats
Supports regional planning Objectives
Provides recreational opportunities
Preserves live-fire, maneuver,
helicopter, and night flying capability
that produces significant noise or
requires minimal light pollution
Improves operational safety
Prevents lost training days and
workarounds that would reduce
training realism or effectiveness
Prevents electromagnetic interference
For more Information about REPI. please see <http://v.ww.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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special warfare at Camp Michael Monsoor
before earning their qualification.
KFY PARTNFRS
The Nature Conservancy
The Trust for Public Land
San Diego Gas and Electric
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State of California
FA~T FAr:T~ A<: OF ":In C',FP 1 n
>> Acres preserved:
330
>> Transactions conducted:
2
>> Partner cost share:
32%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(619) 545-8167
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U.S. MARINE CORPS:
/\ vital air-to-ground range used by the Marine Corps and the other three
tlMilitary Services, Townsend Bombing Range is increasingly supporting
the use of precision-guided weapons and other advanced weaponry in training,
Meanwhile, Townsend is also a key East Coast hub for Joint Tactical Air Controllers
(JTACs) training. JTACs represent 80 percent of bombing calls overseas, providing
critical air support to the ground forces that need it most.
Bringing together state, federal, and other partners, including the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's
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Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Program, the
Townsend Range partnership
has been able to reap the benefits
of the protection of numerous
conservation lands. The public is
shielded from noise and potential
safety risks and the military can
perform large force exercises and
take full advantage of airspace that
spans 10 counties for more realistic training at all altitudes.
Townsend and its partners are also adding major pieces to the conservation
puzzle in an ecologically sensitive area. Located within the Altarnaha watershed, the
surrounding land boasts the highest documented numher of rare plants and animals
in Georgia. The area's wetlands, longleaf pine forests, and sandhills are home to
the gopher tortoise and other rare species. Preventing habitat fragmentation and
increasing the Townsend Wildlife Management Area will also provide the public with
recreational opportunities.
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MILITARY
Protects live-fire bombing, vehicle
maneuver, helicopter, and night flying
training that produces significant
amounts of noise or requires minimal
light pollution
Prevents the loss of training days and
the use of less-realistic workarounds
Provides for future mission growth and
multi-service efforts
COMMUNITY
Protects working lands and local
character that benefit the economy
Supports existing regional planning
efforts, including the development
of a Joint Use land Study to better
coordinate planning efforts
Protects species and habitat
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
Habitat in and around Townsend Bombing
Range helps preserve the range's training
capability.
KFY PARTNFRS
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources
The Nature Conservancy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Georgia Wetlands Trust Fund
Georgia Forestry Commission
U.S. Forest Service
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>> Acres preserved:
21,761
>> Transactions conducted:
3
>> Partner cost share:
60%
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(843) 228-7558
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u.s. ARMY GAEffiJSO~AWAU
An important platform for the Pacific theater, U.S. Army Garrison-
Hawaii (USAG-HI) can quickly mobilize soldiers in support of combat
operations and disaster relief missions, The Army's ability to station, train, and
deploy the 2/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Hawaii is essential to our nation's
defense strategy and transformation. Buffer actions protect both the Schofield
Barracks and the Kahuku Training Area (KTA), where the Army plans to expand
operations. The KTA is notable
for pyrotechnic training and
USAG-HAWAII dismounted maneuver training.
To protect USAG-Hl, its
partners have has undertaken
various buffer projects over
the past several years. In a key
success on the lush 0' ahu North
Shore, a broad coalition of
parmers-including community
and environmental groups and
state and federal agencies-
preserved Pupukea Paumalu, a vast swath of beach-front open space slated to become
a residential development.
Additionally, the parmers worked together to protect the habitat-rich 3,592-
acre Honouliuli Preserve, a lowland forest on the eastern slope of the Wai' anae
Mountain Range, The preserve contains 35 threatened and endangered species,
including the endangered O'ahu 'elepaio, and 16 species found nowhere else in the
world. Altogether, the installation's efforts are protecting not just valuable open
space and habitat, but also drinking water resources, cultural sites, youth education
opportunities, tourism, and recreational resources, all while ensuring the vitality of
U.S, Army Garrison-Hawaii's defense mission.
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COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Supports existing regional planning
efforts
Maintains local character
Provides habitat for endangered
species
Helps improve water quality
Preserves I ive.ftre and ground
maneuver training capacity
Preserves training realism by
preventing the need for workarounds
Prevents the loss of training days
For more Information about REPI. please see <http://www.denix.osd.mil/sustainableranges>.
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Birds of a feather: Preserving habitat for the
endangered 'elepaio bird (above) helps to
preserve helicopter training (top).
KFY PARTNFRS
The Trust for Public Land
North Shore Community Land Trust
City and County of Honolulu
State of Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
U,S. Department of Agriculture-Natural
Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FA~T FACT~ A<: m":'In <:J:"p 1(1
>> Acres preserved:
10,302
>> Transactions conducted:
4
>> Partner cost share:
67%
CONTACT
Public Affairs OffIce
(808) 656-3154
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U.S. AIR FORCE:
One of the most heavily utilized Air National Guard training ranges
in the U.S., Warren Grove Range is a key Northeast training asset for
all four SelVices, with its remote location providing unique operational capabilities.
However, its location in the New Jersey Pinelands is also one of the most flammable
areas in the country. Every year training activities ignite one fire every 10-14 days,
which are suppressed on-site.
When wildfires occur, the range must be totally shut down until the fires are
suppressed. To reduce the
wildfire danger, controlled
bums are necessary to manage
forest undergrowth. Without
buffer lands to properly address
undergrowth and fire concerns,
the military mission at the range
is endangered. In May 2007, the
range shut down entirely for more
than a year. Now, REPI efforts to
establish huffer lands surrounding
the range are protecting the viability of continued training missions, including llse of
conventional freefall bombs and munitions and future weapon systems training.
Targeting the acquisition of thousands of acres of forest, the New Jersey
Conservation Foundation will help the Air Force protect surrounding residents from
the constant threat of wildfire and conduct prescribed fire management. Additionally,
better forest management will support the many federally and state-listed animal
and vegetative species found in the Pinelands area. Altogether, this project allows
the continued operation of Warren Grove Range and maintains a quality training
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RFNFFIT SIIMMARY
COMMUNITY
MILITARY
Coordinates with existing regional
planning efforts, including a Joint Land
Use Study
Protects habitat for notable species
Provides recreational benefits for area
residents
Protects on.installation training
ca pacity
Prevents the loss of available
training days
For more Information about REPI, please see <http://www.denix.osd.miljsustainableranges>.
Controlled burns help prevent wildfires, which
reduce visibility for air exercises.
~FY PARTNFRS
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
New Jersey Green Acres Program
FA~T FACT~ A~(ll'""'l()<:l'"P10
>> Acres preserved:
130
>> Transactions conducted:
4
>> Partner cost share:
59%
CONTACT
Public Affairs Office
(609) 645-6005
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