April 22, 2016
CAPE MAY, N.J. — Coast Guard members and community volunteers came together for clean-up efforts for Earth Day aboard the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Friday.
Coast Guard members along with civilian employees and members of the community participated in an Earth Day observance aboard the training center by picking up trash throughout the base, including base housing and by planting trees.
"We try to make the training center the best place to live and work in the Coast Guard," said Capt. Todd Prestidge, commanding officer of the training center. "Working together to make our community the best it can be is a fundamental part of being a Coast Guard Community."
Petty Officer 1st Class Angela Berger, a Health Services Technician stationed at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., places a no dumping sticker near a storm drain onboard the training center, Friday, April 22, 2016, for Earth Day. Active duty and civilian employees of the training center spent the day planting trees, picking up litter around the training center and went on a nature hike in observance of Earth Day. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Members of the facilities engineering branch at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., plant a tree in front of the gymnasium, Friday, April 22, 2016, as part of the training center's Earth Day observance. Active duty and civilian employees of the training center spent the day planting trees, picking up litter around the training center and went on a nature hike in observance of Earth Day. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Volunteers gather for a group photo in front of the Douglas Munro Memorial prior to kicking off their Earth Day observation event, Friday, April 22, 2016, at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. Active duty and civilian employees of the training center spent the day planting trees, picking up litter around the training center and went on a nature hike in observance of Earth Day. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)