The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service annually recognizes military installations that advance natural resource conservation through tangible, on-the-ground programs and projects marked by conservation success and effectiveness, and achieved through cooperation and communication with partners. This year, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst received the service’s 19th Annual Military Conservation Partner Award, accepted by Col. Michael Stefanovic at a ceremony in August.

The base, which is located almost entirely within the Pinelands National Reserve – and is home to several federally…