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)

Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, shares various spots from aboard the base to celebrate this year's Earth Day theme: Restoring our Earth. Remember that this year's theme is more than just a meme than just a theme - it is a year-round effort. The conservation the is done now will be enjoyed by future generations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

Marines and sailors stationed with tenant units of the 21 Area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participate in an area clean up on Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2021. The purpose of the event was to celebrate Earth Day and to emphasize the individual impact each person can have on the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to hundreds of different species of plants and animals. In observation of Earth Day, Marine Corps Installations West chose to highlight a few different species of trees that call Camp Pendleton home, some listed federally as rare or endangered, to show our commitment to protecting our natural resources. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

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)