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Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) Environmental Office is looking for volunteers to help with its annual base-wide cleanup Tuesday, April 17 during the 48th Annual Earth Week.
“The purpose of this event is to foster environmental awareness, but also to beautify our base,” said Ed Slavinski, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington environmental protection specialist. “We are empowering people by showing this commitment of working together and removing litter to prevent debris from contaminating our local waterways.”
During last year’s main base clean up, about 30 volunteers collected around 200 pounds of trash.
Combined over several events, about 100 volunteers collected around 545 pounds as part of clean up efforts on the base, according to the NSAB Environmental Office.
The 2018 main cleanup event is set to start at 11 a.m. in front of Bldg. 62. Another cleanup for Uniformed Services University staff, faculty and students is planned simultaneously on the USU campus.
Volunteers will be dispersed to pick up trash in select locations throughout the base. Gloves and trash bags will be provided, but he recommended bringing sunscreen and bug spray, just in case.
On Wednesday, April 18, NSAB is also hosting an Environmental Exhibitor Fair in the Bldg. 62 lobby and Warrior Café. Exhibitors include NASA with the “Science on a Sphere” global display that projects planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere, Montgomery County Recycling and NSAB Environmental Office.
The fair is to raise awareness of natural resources on base as well as connect people to different organizations that protect the environment, Slavinski continued.
Earth Week is important because it raises “environmental awareness and shows our commitment to protecting the environment,” Slavinski said.
To sign up for the cleanup, email Karrie Reckley at karrie.reckley@navy.mil. In case of rain, the clean-up date will be moved to Thursday, April 19.
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.01.2018 14:09 |
| Story ID: | 267758 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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