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Successful conservation of United States Department of Defense Lands: Response to Emily Rabung & Eric Toman (2022), Soldiers in the garden: managing the US military training landscape

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  • Alan D. Schultz
  • Richard A. Fischer
  • Robert E. Lovich
  • David K. McNaughton
  • Elizabeth S. Neipert
  • Christopher E. Petersen
  • Vanessa Shoblock
  • Michael Wright

Abstract

The National Military Fish & Wildlife Association (NMFWA) presents a rebuttal to the article by Rabung and Toman (2022) on the management of United States Department of Defense (DoD) Lands. Published literature supports the notion that military training areas are not only managed to comply with environmental laws, regulations, and policies, but also represent flourishing natural areas with diverse ecosystems, high biodiversity, and rare species. The authors dispel Rabung and Toman’s assertion that the over 26.9 million acres of military lands are not managed for environmental outcomes and demonstrate how compliance with the Sikes Act and associated laws, policies, and Executive Orders ensure that military lands are managed for discrete environmental outcomes. The authors argue that military land managers intentionally manage for environmental outcomes and outline the comprehensive ecological and conservation extent of Installation Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans (INRMPs). The authors conclude by highlighting DoD's commitment to conservation, as evidenced by its significant expenditures, policies, and breadth of proactive conservation actions.

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  • Alan D. Schultz & Richard A. Fischer & Robert E. Lovich & David K. McNaughton & Elizabeth S. Neipert & Christopher E. Petersen & Vanessa Shoblock & Michael Wright, 2024. "Successful conservation of United States Department of Defense Lands: Response to Emily Rabung & Eric Toman (2022), Soldiers in the garden: managing the US military training landscape," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(2), pages 301-307, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:49:y:2024:i:2:p:301-307
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2023.2252291
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