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Show IfX HILL TOP TIMES Friday, July 29, 1983 MS fuD ireiyjirse programs raJ Hill AFB paper recycling, hazardous waste management, reuse of waste oils and natural resource programs were recently reviewed by Christina Ramsey, natural resource program director for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, during her visit July 14-1- Hosted by personnel of the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Section, Mrs. Ramsey was treated to tours , and briefings on the Hill programs. She visited buildings 100, 1239, 1307 and the Defense Property Disposal Office where paper recycling programs were reviewed. During these tours, Mrs. Ramsey was impressed with participation in the program and commended all personnel who collected, segregated, packed and stored the paper. The Hill AFB paper recycling program is anticipated to meet the 1983 goal of 1,500 tons and provide a profit of approximately $50,000. Following a tour of Bldg. 507, the Landing Gear facility, she complimented personnel for their housekeeping and records management of hazardous waste materials. Visiting the nature area of Hill AFB, called "Pond 3," Mrs. Ramsey learned that minimum funds had been used for its development. Nursery stock had been provided from the state nursery and Hill AFB employees had volunteered their time and services to plant it. Now, a log cabin environmental center is in process of being built. It will be used by the base population for hnf viik (Mi 1 review organizational parties, training classes and displays. Funds and materials were provided from the paper recycle program. Building labor is supplied as a Prime Beef project which provides experience and training for the teams. During a visit to the Golden Spike National Monument, Mrs. Ramsey met with personnel from the National Parks Service and heard how the railroad engines used in enacting the "driving of the golden spike", tableau used waste oils provided from Hill AFB. "This interagency program certainly benefits the taxpayer and reflects genuine concern by Air Force managers to work with other activities to maximize use of these materials," she commented. Hill AFB wildlife management programs and interagency revegetation plots on the Utah Test and Training Range were also reviewed. Mrs. Ramsey expressed interest in the way Hill AFB had used its Department of Defense dollars in building the wildlife watering devices or guzzler project. She pointed out that Hill AFB and another western Air Force base had each received $30,000 for the programs. Hill AFB had solicited interagency help from Utah State University Ex tension Service and Prime Beef labor drew on their expertise and developed 14 guzzlers. The other base had not solicited interagency help and built only one for the same amount of money. - It was pointed out that the Hill AFB revegetation program on the J' 5. ihioglh) , - V k , tt -- i - '. i ' ( - if A : Range revegetation Murray Sant, Natural Resource (U.S. Air Force Photo) Manager, shows Christina Ramsey the of growth measurement grasses planted on the Utah Test and Training Hill AFB revegetation program. Range as part of the range to develop possible grazing areas and investigate methods of revegetating soil disturbance after construction had been tied in with the Utah State program. Interagency cooperation is one of the main reasons, it is flourishing and continues to save taxpayer dollars. Also, by working with state and federal agencies to protect endangered species, the Hill AFB project of trHm f t assisting in management of national bald and golden eagles had resulted in increased population surveys over the past four years. Ending her visit, Mrs. Ramsey commented that the working relations between Hill AFB and outside agencies in environmental programs were perhaps the most diversive in the Department of Defense. - V f Log cabin , , , v - "- - waste oils Using The two locomotives used at the Golden (U.S. Air Force Photo) Spike National Monument depicting the driving of the golden spike are run from used waste oils provided by Hill AFB. Murray Sant, Christina Ramsey (center) and employees of the monument discuss the Hill AFB program and the savings it derives. :4 mm ." , (U.S. Air Force Photo) Migue Acevedo points out the quality of logs purchased with paper recycling funds to Christina Ramsey. A log cabin is being built in the Pond 3 area as an environmental center for displays, a training center and party center for base organizations. Work is being accomplished by Civil Engineering Prime Beef teams where they gain experience. a Tree farm Christina Ramsey, natural resources pro- gram director, Office of the Secretary of Willard Defense; La r sen, project foreman; and James N. Vining, Civil Engineering Division; inspect the Pond 3 tree farm. The V 1 ' As - f 4 - project will develop a Hill AFB nature area which will provide outdoor recreation and control erosion. (U.S. Air Force Photo) A wildlife guzzler catch apron on the Utah Test and Training Range catches tank water during winter months and stores it in a 1,500-gallo- n It animal watering area underground. then meters water to a designated . summecmonth. , during - "(U.S.-Ai- r Force Photo w y ' |