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MCAS Miramar celebrates Earth Day - Dump trucks empty trash into a pit where the waste will be converted into energy and used on the installation at the landfill on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 10. MCAS Miramar sources 54% of its total energy consumption from on-site renewable energy sources, such as the landfill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victor Mincy/Released)

Art Basulto, an employee of the Bureau of Land Management, shows curious children animals indigenous to the High Desert at the base's Earth Day event held at McTureous Hall, April 11. Basulto travels to schools in the High Desert educating students about the dangers of pollution in the Mojave. - Art Basulto, an employee of the Bureau of Land Management, shows curious children animals indigenous to the High Desert at the base's Earth Day event held at McTureous Hall, April 11. Basulto travels to schools in the High Desert educating students about the dangers of pollution in the Mojave.

Torrey Stapps, a kindergarten student from North Terrace Elementary School, Oceanside Calif., awaits the start of the school’s first Earth Day Recycled Hat Parade, April 22. Hundreds of students, primarily from the Camp Pendleton community, made extravagant hats from items commonly thrown in the trash. Teachers and faculty staff judged the wacky creations and awarded the most creative designs. The school’s parade was just one of the many Earth Day events enjoyed by local service members and their families. - Torrey Stapps, a kindergarten student from North Terrace Elementary School, Oceanside Calif., awaits the start of the school’s first Earth Day Recycled Hat Parade, April 22. Hundreds of students, primarily from the Camp Pendleton community, made extravagant hats from items commonly thrown in the trash. Teachers and faculty staff judged the wacky creations and awarded the most creative designs. The school’s parade was just one of the many Earth Day events enjoyed by local service members and their families.

Kevin A. Collins, a federal wildlife technician, explains different species of snakes to Lt. Col. Todd A. Kerzie and his sons during the Earth Day celebration April 22 aboard Camp Pendleton. - Kevin A. Collins, a federal wildlife technician, explains different species of snakes to Lt. Col. Todd A. Kerzie and his sons during the Earth Day celebration April 22 aboard Camp Pendleton.