Earth Day: an adventure into the Bakrsdale natural resouces offic

Natural resources personnel teach students about the local ecosystem and how to protect it during an Earth Day field trip at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Children learned about different animals in the local ecosystem and the history behind Barksdale’s East Reservation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luke Hill)

Earth Day: an adventure into the Bakrsdale natural resouces offic

Children from Legacy Elementary School feel animal pelts, skulls and shells of animals that exist in the local ecosystem during an Earth Day field trip at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Barksdale East Reservation contains a wide variety of animals like alligators, hornets, beavers, and falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luke Hill)

Earth Day: an adventure into the Bakrsdale natural resouces offic

Children from Legacy Elementary School learn about recycling and the impact it has on the environment during an Earth Day field trip at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Around 80 percent of trash is recyclable and some items, if they aren’t recycled, can take millions of years to deteriorate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luke Hill)

Earth Day: an adventure into the Bakrsdale natural resouces offic

Francie Forrester, a falconer, educates kids about falconing and instills the importance of protecting the environment during an Earth Day field trip at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Because they get more food and exercise, falcons live longer under the supervision of a falconer than they do in the wild. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luke Hill)

Earth Day: an adventure into the Bakrsdale natural resouces offic

Kids from Legacy Elementary School watch a falconer and her bird during an Earth Day demonstration at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Falconers are people who are approved by the U.S. Government to trap falcons and use them for hunting small game. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luke Hill)

Defending Earth: Local students learn to protect Louisiana ecosystems

Published April 25, 2017
By Senior Airman Luke Hill
2nd Bomb Wing

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Natural resources personnel teach students about the local ecosystem and how to protect it during an Earth Day field trip at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 21, 2017. Children learned about different animals in the local ecosystem and the history behind Barksdale’s East Reservation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luke Hill)