Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Installations West, highlights Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton programs designed to protect the base's natural environment, April 30, 2021. April is Earth Month and April 22 was Earth Day. Camp Pendleton not only participates in Earth Day, but has efforts year-round that help protect the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

The theme for Earth Day 2021 is “Restore Our Earth.” Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's Environmental Security office is responsible for ensuring Marines and sailors can continue to train to win the nation's battles while protecting the environment and safeguarding the wildlife aboard the installation. Camp Pendleton has some of the most robust environmental programs in the Department of Defense and takes pride in preserving the natural state of the base by participating in Earth Day and conducting environmental and wildlife conservation efforts year-round. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Personnel stationed at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton are reminded of the importance of protecting the environment on and around the base, Jan. 6, 2020. This year MCB Camp Pendleton wants Marines and civilian personnel to focus on environmental stewardship through energy efficiency, natural and cultural resources management, and recycling. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anthony Alvarez)

In recognition of Earth Day, personnel stationed at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton are reminded of the importance of protecting the environment on and around the base April 22, 2019. This year MCB Camp Pendleton wants Marines and civilian personnel to focus on environmental stewardship through energy efficiency, natural and cultural resources management, and recycling. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

Mike Tucker, federal game warden and wildlife biologist, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, explains the importance of the numerous game warden programs and services they provide on the installation, at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2018. According to Marine Corps Order P5090.2A, Marine Corps installations are required to administer environmental programs that ensure the protection of the environment and human health, and to improve and sustain mission readiness while complying with environmental requirements and regulations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

Colin Lee, wildlife biologist, Environmental Security Department, discusses the conservation efforts of the Least Bell’s Vireo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 16, 2018. The Least Bell’s Vireo, a bird that spends its summers in Southern California and winters in Mexico, is one of 18 endangered species inhabiting this base. With the help of base personnel and the United States Geological Survey and their efforts to preserve and protect natural habitats, the population of the Least Bell’s Vireo has increased. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)