BASE FAC ENVIRON QUAL

Abstract

This program element (PE) investigates technologies for environmental risk assessment, analysis, monitoring, modeling, and mitigation to support sustainable use of Army facilities, training lands, firing ranges, and airspace to reduce or eliminate environmental constraints to military missions. This project provides the Army the technical capability to manage, protect, and improve the biophysical characteristics of training and testing areas needed for realistic ranges and training lands. Technologies within this project enable users to match mission events and training schedules with the resource capabilities of specific land areas and understand how the use of those resources effect mission support and environmental compliance. The project investigates, designs, and develops novel methods and technologies to restore lands damaged during training activities and allow sustained use of installation facilities and training land resources. The project supports readiness and full use of training lands through development of threatened and endangered species monitoring technology and management technologies for species at risk. The project also designs and develops tools and technologies to avoid training restrictions and reduce constraints on training lands associated with invasive species and potential impacts from climate change. The cited work is consistent with the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Strategic Plan, the Army Modernization Strategy, the Army Science and Technology Master Plan, and supports the Army Strategy for the Environment. Work in this project is performed by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 896_0602720A_2_2040_PB_2012

Tags

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Military Training and Readiness Simulation
• Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.

Technology Areas

• Biotechnology
• Space