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Show -- 17 April 15."1999 v Speaker, cleanup highlight Earth Week V As part of their research for the update, by Barbara Fisher Gden dM the hM Environmental Public Affairs the hiking Hill AFB workers will join active-dut- y military and civilian personnel from throughout the Air Force in demon strating their concern for the environment during Earth Week, April The Environmental Management Directorate is coordinating this recognition period, an annual rite of spring, first commemorated as Earth Day on April 22,1970. This grass roots movement now involves numerous 19-2- 3. I J , r countries and all social sectors, nationalities r 1 and cultural groups. On Monday and Tuesday, staff from EM will volunteer teach environmental science and honors biology classes at Layton's for our students to ' 1 largest cemetery. n North-ridg- e outstanding opportunity ' said. "I set out specifically to go over every trail." The booklet covers trails from Fruit Heights in Davis County to Willard in Box Elder County. Earth Day EM will On Thursday sponsor a community clean-u- p in the Ogden City Cemetery, Utah's second opportunity for our students to learn from the professionals "This is an 4 "I spent last summer doing research to put together the guidebook," Schroeder This is an outstanding High School. t learn from the professionals," said Nancy Clark, Northridge's science program director. Clark said her students just finished classroom instruction on air quality issues and restoration work issues EM deals with daily. On Wednesday, EM and the 75th Services Division Outdoor Recreation Proa talk by Dan gram will 0 Schroeder of the Sierra Club, 11:30 p.m., in the Thornton Community Center, Bldg. 460. Schroeder will present a slide show and talk on "Self Propelled Through Northern Utah: Hiking and Bicycling in Weber and Davis Counties." The Sierra Club recently published a revised booklet of the same title. Schroeder, who teaches physics at Weber State University and has been a member of the Sierra Club for 15 years, wnrVpH with fpllnw Sierra Club mem- ber Jock Glidden to revise the booklet. a.m.-12:3- ub- - man; man aft." flriefSealth (Seattle) Vd'ton Territory, 1854 Jf - S 19-2- sentations and classroom projects from area schools. The first 500 Earth Day Expo visitors, starting at 10 a.m. each day, receive promotional items, ranging from coupons for tree seedlings, Frisbees eral markers and stones that have sunk into the ground at the cemetery over the years. Other volunteers will be asked to rake pine needles. The Ogden City Cemetery, 1875 Mon- and summer months. "It's a continuous job for us just to clear around the 30,000 to 35,000 upright stones," McKean said. "After 120 years, some of the stones have really settled. With volunteer help, we've raised almost three (city) blocks of stones." Volunteers are asked to bring rakes and shovels. Clean-u- p will start at 2:30 p.m. The cemetery will provide crowbars, fill dirt and garbage bags to collect the pine needles. To volunteer for this Earth Day project, contact Ross Hammond, Ext. 4, Wasatch Energy Systems. Displays include student science projects, essays and art exhibits, and events include speech contests, theatrical pre- made from recycled plastic, environmental coloring books and crayons. The Hill AFB Recycle Center will be among the expo exhibitors. Others expected are Questar Gas, Utah State University agricultural center, Ogden Nature Center, USDA Forest Service, Utah State Parks, David Soil Conservation District, Weber State University, Division of Wildlife Services and Utah Farm Bureau. Wasatch Energy Systems will also offer tours of the Davis County burn plant and landfill, located east of Hill AFB, during the week. Tours are schedExt. uled from 10 a.m.-- 4 p.m. daily. Call 0, to arrange a tour. The Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, will host the 9th annual March for Parks on April 24, in conjunction with the National Parks and Conservation Association. Participants can choose a 5k run, or a 2k, 5k or 10k walk. is available in advance at the Nature Center, or on the day of the event starting at 7:30 a.m. The run begins at 8:30 a.m., and the walks start any time after 9 a.m. and before 1:30 p.m. Participation fee is $18 for adults, $15 for youth. In addition, there will be live performances by String Fever, a local string band; free food and drinks, prize drawings and free massages for the participants. Participants bringing in the most pledges will receive Yellowstone Park vacations or Puma soccer equipment. For more details, contact the Ogden Nature Center at 771-566- porary employees during the spring uenf v eniGi&B Dowereu resentatives from the transportation maintenance e shop, fuels management, civil engineering man-:aenvironmental engineering shop and agement compliance. The group is developing an iri operating instruction that will officially establish T?iif1 Prncrram at TT ill a f fVio The base is licensed by Davis County to pertorm mission compliance testing on Air Force vehicles nH rn make necessary reoairs. This urogram, man aged by transportation, greatly reduces demand At on the Davis County emissions testing facility, and makes it much easier for maintenance to manage the fleet. This is an excellent example of a mutuonsally beneficial partnership between the Air Force al and local community. Alter-erri- ? grW Good things are underway to enhance the native Fuel Program. The base purchased the CNG ne station located in the West Area and it will be oper rof ated by fuel management. A new lower tuel tanlt nt has been negotiated by maintenance engineering, resulting in lower energy costs for the base. An rff;iai Viace standard of CNG use has been rol established at 80 percent for all vehicles capable h i of operation on CNG. Currently, the average usageu mi rate for the base is below the standard but is lmprov-atd ing each month. A waiver policy has been their allowing organizations to continue the in difficulties Vission meeting while resolving ra Additional volunteers are needed to donate a couple of hours of time to raise sev- Displays, prize drawings and outdoor activities will be featured as Ogden and Layton celebrate Earth Week. The Layton Hills Mall will feature Earth Day coordinated through Expo displays April was Nancy Clark roe Boulevard, started in 1854 and there are more than 68,000 people buried on its 54 acres. Jerry McKean, the operations manager for Ogden's city parks and cemetery, said the cemetery and the parks department depend on its volunteer help. In addition to McKean and his assistant, there are only two permanent employees. The cemetery does hire a few tem- co-spons- or Graphic by Kent Bingham Communities plan expo, park run and Schreder Pre-registrati- ; on 621-759- 5. w cieaner nmumi m. aa. B Asm 1, mjg m f!- -v r" m if A& : n main-tenanc- r: A1tot-atir- . if :." i - i If f E r f' I d estab-clishe- Usacre tanHnrH A project has been developed for transportation testing At maintenance to purchase new emission In addition, is equipment Davis County developing. will be many of the original CNG conversion kits vehicle per-trti replaced with improved kits to enhance vf y . iormance. Hill is partnering wuu tanks fuel conformable d O ration to develop and test ease loss ot nfflf that will provide extended range and CUrrrr, cntsx . . r i f (t.it rf nocn. Currently, CNG range is aooui nau mat 1 ai 0s esy --- 1 -- 1 Photo by Bill Orndorff stickers and a different-styl- e Only ernment sedan from vehicles that use gasoline. diamond-shape- d gas cap distinguish the outside of this compressed natural line and tanks fill vehicle cargo space. Extended range and cargo space are important to the Hill mission, even though there are refueling facilities at the Utah Test and Training Range and several Commercial establishments surrounding the base. As with all programs, team participation is critical to success. The Hill team is dedicated to pro gas-fuel- ed gov- gram success beyond regulatory requirements. It's important Hill AFB is a "good neighbor" and does all it can to reduce air emissions and energy costs. You're encouraged to join in our efforts to achieve program success. For more information on the alternative fuel program, call Ext. |