What? Assessment of the envi- ronmental performance of the USAG Bavaria. The assessment covers 20 environmental media areas, e.g. hazardous materials and waste, medical waste, recy- cling, spill prevention, and also the status of the Environmental Management System (EMS). Why? The EPAS is a program to determine if environmental laws are met and how and the Environmental Management System (EMS) is working. The EPAS helps to identify environmental deficiencies and resources necessary to correct those deficiencies. What will be evaluated? Environmental management practices, SOPs, environmental training records, re- cycling, energy conservation, green pro- curement, spill prevention, command em- phasis and oversight, etc. Who will do the assessment? A multi-disciplinary team (16 people) from HQ IMCOM-E and Army Environmental Center, Fort Houston, Texas. More info: AEC Home Page http://aec.army.mil/Services/Support/ EnvironmentalPerformanceAssessment- System.aspx Environmental POCs USAG Bavaria (DSN 475-7711) Hohenfels (DSN 466-2258) Garmisch (DSN 440-3828) U S A G B a v a r i a “Go Green” “Go Green” “Go Green” USAG Bavaria Newsletter “Go Green” Issue 5 Spring 2014 Page 1 Inside this issue: EPAS announcement 1 Bird of the year 2014 1 Keep your housing area clean 2 Recyclilng saves tax $$$ 2 EPAS essentials 3 Nature walk 3 Downrange environmental … 4 Training land management 4 E nvironmental P erformance A ssessment S ystem C C CHECK HECK HECK- - -UP UP UP ON ON ON THE THE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM Announcement! From 07-17 April, 2014 all organi- zations and tenants of the US Army Garrison Bavaria will undergo an assessment of their environmental compliance. T T THE HE HE L L LAUGHING AUGHING AUGHING B B BIRD IRD IRD — — — B B BIRD IRD IRD OF OF OF THE THE THE Y Y YEAR EAR EAR 2014 2014 2014 By Caecilia Meier, DPW, Environmental Division The Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) also called the laughing bird because of his yaffling voice , is the bird of the year 2014. Where to see them—Green woodpeckers live in open woods, parks or gardens with old trees - also in our military communities. You will very likely see them feeding on the ground. Like other woodpeckers, these birds breed in holes they peck out of dead wood. When to see them—All year round. What they eat—Ants, ants, and more ants. They use their strong beak to dig into ant colonies and eat the inhabitants. Female bird feeding on ants Photo: T. Reich Male bird on tree Photo: P. Kühn Green woodpecker’s food
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Please help the Garrison stay in compliance with environmental laws by following a few simple rules.
Store hazardous materials in suitable storage rooms only. Hazardous substances pose a risk to the environment and to your and your children’s health. Examples of haz-ardous substances are propane cylinders, aerosol cans, oil cans, vehicle batteries, paints, detergents, and antifreeze.
Take ALL your hazardous waste and house-hold hazardous waste to Bldg 394 at Tower Barracks and Bldg 103 at Rose Bar-racks. Disposal of hazardous waste in regu-lar trash is prohibited by law.
Change your car oil in designated areas only. Your housing area is not a suitable place for car maintenance or oil changes. Use the Auto Skill Centers or any other designated area.
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Newsletter Bavaria Military Community “Go Green” March 2013
Aerial view of nature trail. Photo: Bayerische Staatsforsten
Male moor frogs turn blue during mating time Photo: Wikipedia
By Caecilia Meier, DPW, Environmental Division
In the immediate vicinity of Rose Barracks you’ll find the Beaver Trail. The trail is approx. 2.5 km long and leads through a very scenic terrain. You will find informational boards on several topics, e.g. the European beaver and bogs/swamps in Germany. Ani-mal species that call this area their home are the beaver, common toad, brown frog, moor frog, Kingfisher, Egret, Grey heron, and others. Access: Use exit “Wernberg-Köblitz” on
interstate A 93, go direction Hirschau on
highway B14, turn right onto ST 2123 to
Großschönbrunn, follow B299 in Northern
direction, turn left to ST 2166 towards
Vilseck. Starting point is a parking area lo-
cated to the right of the road (North of
ST 2166).
EARTH DAY 2014EARTH DAY 2014EARTH DAY 2014
Visit the environmental booth
at the ACS Kinderfest
Friday, 25 April 2014,
1530 — 1830 Wild B.O.A.R Complex
Tower Barracks, Bldg. RC 600
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