TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. —
The 72nd Civil Engineering Pure Sources Crew designed and hosted a local prairie restoration workshop at Tinker Air Pressure Base on Nov. 3.
For greater than 20 years, Tinker AFB has been efficiently changing city turfgrass areas to native blended grass prairie. This workshop goals to share native prairie restoration methods and equip others to revive prairies in city areas.
The preliminary workshop in 2022 was supposed to be a one-time occasion however outdoors curiosity led to a second workshop in 2023.
30 attendees had been current from numerous areas of the state together with the College of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State College, Metropolis of Oklahoma Metropolis, Metropolis of Tulsa, OKC Neighborhood Basis, Eckroat Seed Firm, Oklahoma Conservation Fee, Dyess AFB, Altus AFB, panorama architect companies, personal landowners, and extra.
Attendees began the day with a convention room session adopted by an onsite tour of base prairie restoration areas at numerous phases of growth.
“It crammed in numerous blanks in learn how to go about prairie restoration,” mentioned Heather Michaelson-Hale, from Metropolis of Tulsa Parks.
Based on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service the Nice Plains are the world’s most imperiled and least conserved ecosystem. These grasslands are experiencing higher proportions of biodiversity loss than another ecosystem and the magnitude of grassland loss is inflicting a landscape-scale collapse that threatens communities, industries, and wildlife.
“Tinker lies inside this grassland biome,” mentioned John Krupovage, Pure Sources Supervisor. “We’re doing our half to revive and preserve these grasslands and use our expertise to assist others to do the identical.”
Krupovage provides that he enjoys assembly folks with a typical curiosity and serving to them obtain their desires and targets.
“The workshop was very informational. It gave me a jumpstart in my private prairie transformation,” mentioned Brandon McGouldrick, future personal landowner.
The 72nd Civil Engineering Pure Sources Crew is anticipating internet hosting this workshop once more in 2024.
