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Dr. J. Douglas Ripley HQ USAF/ILEVP Directorate of Environment 1260 Air Force Pentagon

Air Force Conservation Program: Mission, Organization, Issues. Dr. J. Douglas Ripley HQ USAF/ILEVP Directorate of Environment 1260 Air Force Pentagon Office of The Civil Engineer Washington, DC 20330-1260 e-mail: Douglas.Ripley@pentagon.af.mil Phone: (703) 604-0632.

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Dr. J. Douglas Ripley HQ USAF/ILEVP Directorate of Environment 1260 Air Force Pentagon

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  1. Air Force Conservation Program:Mission, Organization, Issues Dr. J. Douglas Ripley HQ USAF/ILEVP Directorate of Environment 1260 Air Force Pentagon Office of The Civil Engineer Washington, DC 20330-1260 e-mail: Douglas.Ripley@pentagon.af.mil Phone: (703) 604-0632

  2. Air Force Conservation Program

  3. New Boston AFS, NH

  4. Vandenberg AFB, CA

  5. Nellis AFR, NV

  6. Air Force Ecosystem Management “The mission of the Department of Defense is more than just aircraft, guns, and missiles. Part of the defense job is protecting the lands, waters, timber, and wildlife - the priceless natural resources that make this great nation of ours worth defending.” General Thomas D. White Air Force Chief of Staff 1957-1961

  7. Air Force Conservation Program Overview • Scope • Major Program Elements • Funding • Implementation • Major Issues

  8. Scope of Program • Approximately 8 million acres of land • Hiking, camping, and educational opportunities • Over 60% for dual use my military and public • Over 700,000 acres of commercial forest • Over 20,000 hunting & fishing permits annually • 79 federally listed threatened or endangered species • 1,950 properties on the National Register of Historic Places

  9. Major Program Elements • Natural Resources • Land Management • Agriculture • Fish and Wildlife • Forestry • Outdoor Recreation • Cultural Resources • Historic Properties • Archaeological Sites

  10. Wetlands - Avon Park AFB, FL

  11. Agriculture Lease

  12. Grazing - Avon Park AFR, FL

  13. Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope,Goldwater AFR, Arizona

  14. Contra Costa Goldfields, Travis AFB, CA

  15. Hunting Programs - Beale AFB, CA

  16. Forestry Programs

  17. Outdoor Recreation

  18. Historic Properties - Randolph AFB, TX

  19. Archaeology - Vandenberg AFB, CA

  20. Air Force Conservation Program • Initially derived from the sale of hunting and fishing permits, timber harvests, and agricultural leasing • Legacy Resource Management Program created in FY91 • Compliance requirements defined in FY93 • Operations and Services: Recurring Costs • Level I: Out of Compliance • Level II: Future Compliance Deadline • Level III: Beyond Compliance Funding

  21. Funding Sources and Levels • Operations and Maintenance: • $33 Million Annually • Commodities Accounts (Forestry, Ag. Outleasing & Fish and Wildlife Permits): • $5 Million Annually • Legacy Resource Management Program: • $1-2 Million Annually

  22. USAF FY 01 Environmental Budget

  23. Air Force Conservation Program Implementation • Inventories • Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMP) • Partnerships

  24. Inventories

  25. Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans

  26. USAF Conservation Inventory Status

  27. USAF Management Plan Status

  28. Major Issues • Encroachment • Overflight Conflicts • Noise • Ecosystem Management

  29. Air Force Ecosystem Management • Examples • Eglin AFB, Florida • Goldwater AFR, Arizona • Nellis AFR, Nevada

  30. Eglin AFB, FL

  31. Eglin AFB, FL

  32. Eglin AFB, FL

  33. Goldwater AFR, Arizona

  34. Ecoregional Planning

  35. Nellis AFR, Nevada

  36. Nellis AFR, Nevada

  37. Air Force Ecosystem Management Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left... you cannot love game and hate predators; you cannot conserve the waters and waste the ranges; you cannot build the forest and mine the farm. The land is one organism. Aldo Leopold Round River

  38. Conclusion

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