BAUMHOLDER, Germany — A number of endangered or protected species such as the swallowtail butterfly, sand lizard, yellow iris flower and the exotic Zygaena carniolica moth are thriving on Baumholder’s military training area.
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University students discover environmental conditions at Schwetzingen training area
HEIDELBERG, Germany — A group of German university students got a first-hand look at the U.S. Army’s stewardship of the environment at the Schwetzingen Local Training Area recently.
U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Württemberg Directorate of Public Works Training Support Center Heidelberg staff and German federal and state forestry and nature protection officials briefed the 36 University of Freiburg students on the history and environmental concerns of the training area then led them on a walking tour.
The tour showed the students “the very high value” the Army places on protecting nature in its training areas, said Heinz-Ludger Henning of DPW’s Environmental Division, and exposed them to the often unique biotopes – small areas with distinct environmental conditions – that many of these areas represent.
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