Posted on 07/13/2006 4:13:29 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 13, 2006) – The Department of the Army advanced on its goal to prevent encroachment by establishing a new partnership between the Army Compatible Use Buffer Program and Ducks Unlimited July 7.
The partnership allows Ducks Unlimited – an organization committed to the conservation, restoration and management of wetlands and associated habitats for North American waterfowl – to work with the Army to identify opportunities for wetland creation and management near installations participating in the ACUB program, said Chad Henry, director of training for the Training Lands Office.
“It gives the troops more area to train as realistically as possible,” he said. “We are going to protect the longevity of our ability to train.”
While the Army and Ducks Unlimited will each benefit from the partnership, end results will extend beyond those associated with the two groups, said Hulbert.
“The real beneficiaries of our combined efforts are going to be the wetlands and the species associated with them, including humans.”
The ACUB Program was created to handle the problems caused by urban sprawl near military installations, or encroachment, as it is called. It joins installations with partners working to keep land from being developed. The result is a dual benefit: the Army and its partners get to conserve the environment; Soldiers get to continue realistic training.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Ducks Unlimited President Dr. James Hulbert and Vice President Donald Young; Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Dr. Craig College; Assistant Deputy for the Undersecretary of Defense, Environment and Occupational Health Alex Beehler; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Addison Davis.
After making the agreement official, James Hulbert expressed satisfaction with the partnership.
“It’s a great day for Ducks Unlimited, and hopefully a great day for the Army,” he said. “I couldn’t be more humbled or proud of what the Army does for the nation and the world.”
More information about the ACUB program is available at www.sustainability.army.mil.
(Editor’s note: Spc. Nancy Van Der Weide writes for the Old Guard Public Affairs Office.)
QUACK!!! QUACK!!!!!
"The partnership allows Ducks Unlimited – an organization committed to the conservation..."
Eh, I think these guys might be alright. Conservation is very different from enviromentalism.
I've donated to them. From all that I've read, they're a good organization.
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