[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Ft. Pickett (VA) buffers

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Residents learn about buffers program at Fort Pickett

By Sylvia Allen
Brunswick Times-Gazette (VA)
July 17. 2008

LAWRENCEVILLE - An information session was held recently at Southside 
Virginia Community College for residents of the Red Oak District to 
provide information about the Army Compatible Use Buffer. Landowners can 
voluntarily participate in the program to provide buffers around Fort 
Pickett protecting natural habitats, open space and working lands.

CPT. James C. Shaver, Jr., environmental officer with the Virginia 
National Guard, presided over the meeting stressing that participation 
in the program is voluntary but once the land is included in the ACUB 
program, the decision is irreversible.

"The program helps to achieve conservation objectives and supports the 
soldier's ability to 'train as they fight' through partnerships with 
public and private organizations, as well as willing landowners in 
nearby communities," stated Shaver.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.vancnews.com/articles/2008/07/18/brunswick/news/news03.txt

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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
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