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Naval Station Everett volunteers celebrate Earth Day

Published 1:30 am Friday, April 28, 2017

By Herald Staff

Naval Station Everett volunteers celebrate Earth Day
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Naval Station Everett volunteers celebrate Earth Day
Naval Station Everett sailors and civilian staff volunteered April 19 with participants from Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and EarthCorps to help restore habitat at Union Slough as part of a Navy celebration of Earth Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Montemarano)
Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Reed, assigned to Naval Station Everett Afloat Training Group, removes wild blackberries at Union Slough to make room for native plants during an April 19 Earth Day event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Montemarano)
Lina Cruz (left), a Naval Station Everett legal assistant, and Nyisha Jackson, Everett Navy Lodge general manager, remove wild blackberries at Union Slough to make room for native plants during an April 19 Earth Day event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Montemarano)

EVERETT — Naval Station Everett sailors and civilian staff volunteered April 19 to help restore habitat at Union Slough as part of a Navy celebration of Earth Day.

“In the Navy, one of our jobs is to be good stewards and protect the environment that we train in,” said Capt. Mark Lakamp, commanding officer.

The 25 volunteers joined with participants from Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and EarthCorps to remove blackberry bushes and make compost.

“It’s important that sailors understand the connection to the habitat near their base,” said Thomas Dildine, the base’s environmental program director. “This site is part of the Snohomish River, which connects to Puget Sound right next to the Navy piers. By being out here, we can better understand the marine and bird life and their habitat needs.”

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