Forestry

"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value."  Theodore Roosevelt

  The Forestry Section began in 1946, as part of the Roads and Grounds Branch of Base Maintenance Department. The section was composed of three employees who marked and sold pulpwood, addressed southern pine beetle outbreaks, manned the two fire towers and suppressed forest fires. Today, the Forestry Section works under the Environmental Conservation Branch, and has many employees tasked with a variety of duties managing over approximately 127,000 acres of land. 

   The section uses scientifically proven silvicultural techniques to provide a varied and safe training environment for the Marines to train in while protecting forest resources, and providing habitat for wildlife. These goals are reached by applying scientifically proven management and protection techniques, and continual education to a changing population. Indicators of success include a thriving endangered species program, a healthy forest that absorbed the blows of hurricanes and southern pine beetle infestation, and a burning program that is improving our ecosystem by utilizing growing season burning and dormant season burning.

Environmental Management Division

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Installations & Environment Department

Last Updated:  March 11, 2004