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Earth Day party

The Texas Horned Lizards are awake after their winter hibernation and they are happy to know that this year marks the 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. Conservation plays a big role in what the Natural Resources team does here at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, but in the case of caring for a lizard population, it takes a village. Tinker AFB has partnered with the Oklahoma City Zoo and the University of Oklahoma to study and protect the dwindling population of the Texas horned lizards. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation considers the Texas horned lizards a species of special concern, so the partnership with the zoo and OU is vital to ensure the population of Texas horned lizards at Tinker continue to thrive. (Air Force photo by Kimberly Woodruff)
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Earth Day party

The Texas Horned Lizards are awake after their winter hibernation and they are happy to know that this year marks the 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. Conservation plays a big role in what the Natural Resources team does here at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, but in the case of caring for a lizard population, it takes a village. Tinker AFB has partnered with the Oklahoma City Zoo and the University of Oklahoma to study and protect the dwindling population of the Texas horned lizards. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation considers the Texas horned lizards a species of special concern, so the partnership with the zoo and OU is vital to ensure the population of Texas horned lizards at Tinker continue to thrive. (Air Force photo by Kimberly Woodruff)
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Prescribed burns benefit base

A member of the Air Force Wildland Fire Center uses a torch to light a controlled fire in a field at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 3, 2021. Prescribed burns lessen the risk of catastrophic wildfires by reducing fuel loads, such as dead vegetation and cedar trees.(U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
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Prescribed burns benefit base

Members of Tinker Fire Emergency Services clean up debris and check for hotspots after a prescribed burn near the Indian Hills Inn at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 3, 2021. Prescribed burns save money and time over other vegetation maintenance methods, control growth and spread of invasive plants, maintain wildlife habitats and improve aesthetics by reinvigorating fire-dependent plants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
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Prescribed burns benefit base

Members of the Air Force Wildland Fire Center use torches to set a grassy field on fire as part of a prescribed burn at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 3, 2021. Burning is done under a prescribed burn plan, which targets specific wind speed and direction, humidity, temperatures and other parameters set in advance. The burning only takes place within the prescription to ensure a low risk and that objectives are met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
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