Photo By Sgt. Audrequez Evans | Dr. Markus Perpeet, the Leiter Bundesforstbetrieb Hohenfels, participates in Spring...... read more read more
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HOHENFELS, Germany – The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and it’s Earth Day at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, the beacon of premiere training in Europe. The Hohenfels community is still taking preventative and protective measure against COVID-19 and the Soldiers are getting the stage ready for the future rotations and exercises to take place. Lead by Dr. Markus Perpeet, Chief of the Federal Forest Office, the Soldiers were given guidance as to what would happen and what areas needed attention.
Dr. Perpeet has been a part of the Federal Forest Office since 2002 and isn’t only responsible for the Hohenfels training area. He expresses that his office is responsible for maintaining the true and good conditions of mother nature in all the training areas in the region.
"My area of responsibility covers not only training areas of Hohenfels but also the local Bundeswehr training areas, the federal weather forecast and all federal institutions in southern Bavaria,” said Perpeet.
The Hohenfels training area offers a real feel forward deployment environment that is home to rugged terrain, a plethora of wildlife creatures and plants. The Soldiers here are tasked with preserving those entities by policing up the many obstacles placed out during rotations and gathering and disposing of trash that may be left behind.
“We also monitor the bio matter in the area as well, as you can see along the tank trails there is soil erosion is reduced to a minimum”, said Perpeet. “Our priority is to produce as low an economic value as possible, because we are responsible for wildlife not only the animals but also plants both common and rare, birds and everything that has found a good home in the box. The vast area that is the Box is home to no pesticides or herbicides which is very good for a lot of animals and the environment.”
When asked why the preservation of the natural land that the box is was important Perpeet expressed that with proper practices and conditions the land would be here for generations.
“Because we don’t have any predators such as bears and wolves to help cull the deer population, we do our part to preserve the many bio layers of the forest, so that it is preserved for generations to come,” Perpeet said.
To be great stewards and protect the training area that has been provided by mother nature, Perpeet realizes those efforts cannot just fall upon him. He expresses great appreciation from the support he gets from the aid of the Soldiers at Hohenfels to maintain the box.
“If we do not care for mother nature in a good way the effects could be catastrophic, and the cost would be tremendous, said Perpeet. “It is good that we are here policing the area so that the environment remains safe and having close corporation between the troops and the forest office we have the best chance because united we are much stronger. I cannot do this alone if I tried it would be like placing a droplet of water on a hot stone, no impact.”
| Date Taken: | 04.21.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 04.22.2020 02:48 |
| Story ID: | 367937 |
| Location: | HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE |
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