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JBLM sentinel landscape briefing urges voluntary land conservation, seed production to ease training encroachment
Summary
The Joint Base Lewis–McChord Sentinel Landscape Partnership said voluntary conservation and targeted funding can reduce encroachment that constrains military training at JBLM.
The Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) Sentinel Landscape Partnership told the Joint Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs that voluntary conservation around the installation can reduce the regulatory and development encroachment that limits military training.
"We rely on voluntary, non‑regulatory cooperation with private landowners," said Dr. Dan Calvert, program coordinator for the JBLM Sentinel Landscape Partnership. He told the committee the program supports natural‑resource management and working lands to safeguard training flexibility at JBLM.
Calvert summarized the program’s scope and tools. There are currently 19 Sentinel Landscapes in 17 states and one territory covering 60 installations and ranges. JBLM’s Sentinel landscape protects roughly 90% of remaining prairie habitat in Western Washington and thus is a stronghold for multiple species listed under the Endangered Species Act; the presence of…
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