Red-Cockaded Woodpecker at MCB Camp Lejeune

Credit: Mary Estacion | Date Taken: 03/16/2021
In 1986, after the red-cockaded woodpecker was listed on the federal endangered species list, the U.S. military and the Marine Corps partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to develop a program that would protect the red-cockaded woodpecker. Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune boasts 90,000 acres of forest land with 36,000 acres actively managed to support the woodpecker population. MCICOM exercises command and control of Marine Corps installations via regional commanders in order to provide oversight, direction and coordination of installation services and to optimize support to the Operating Forces, tenants and activities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Mary Estacion)