Approximately 25 vendors attended the event, each discussing
different ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Our office shared a booth with NOAA Fisheries
and highlighted invasive species in the Pacific Northwest. The hit on our side
of the booth was an exhibit featuring invasive quagga mussels. While we showed
off our ‘mussels,’ NOAA was having a ‘whale’ of a time with their 26-foot orca whale
display.
The real joy of our day however, was watching our amazing servicemen
and women participate in the Earth Day activities. Denise Lesniak, the integrated solid waste manager
and a planner for Navy Station Everett’s Earth Day 2013, said it’s important
for sailors to participate in Earth Day.
“They can be good
stewards in the environment at every level,” said Lesniak. “I think because the
Navy as a whole has goals with protecting in the environment, not only when
they are out on missions, but also when they are in port.”
Both the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association
would like to extend our thanks to the U.S. Navy for inviting us to their Earth
Day event. You are heroes on Earth Day and every day. We thank you for making the world a safer (and
greener) place to live.
More information on Navy Station’s Everett’s Earth Day
celebration is available at http://homeportnorthwest.com/.
More information on invasive species is available at: http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/invasive_species.html
