[CPEO-MEF] NATURAL RESOURCES: Ft. Belvoir (VA) trees

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Tree planting keeps Belvoir beautiful

By Ally Rogers
Belvoir Eagle (VA)
January 25, 2012

When the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005 became law, Fort  
Belvoir was one post whose future included major construction and  
growth. While the garrison was planning for those dramatic changes,  
it was also looking at the big picture - everything that was to be  
affected by the new construction, infrastructure growth, and  
population influx.

One of the major aspects the post’s leadership looked at was the  
environmental impact of biological resources. From Command Policy  
letters to the 2001 Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan,  
there's been a long standing priority of replacing trees at a two for  
one ratio. In keeping with this tradition, the 2007 Record of  
Decision capitalized on this policy for all BRAC-related projects,  
stating "any tree of 4 inches or more in diameter removed to install  
a re-locatable building would be replaced with two other trees on  
Fort Belvoir property."


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For the entire article, see
http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2012/jan/25/tree-planting-keeps- 
belvoir-beautiful-ar-1639653/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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