Documentary Showcases CEMML’s Work at Bellows AFS

September 7, 2016

The Air Force launched a new documentary that showcases its eco-friendly work on the beaches and wetlands of Bellows AFS and it stars . . .drum roll please. . . CEMML’s Craig Gorsuch!

An Environmental Program Manager with a mission to revert AF lands to their more natural state, Gorsuch had much help from Kari Bogner, Chase Davenport, plus a whole lot of volunteer university students.

View the new video about the restoration work at Bellows AFS!

AF Booth at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, showcasing its new documentary video.
2016 IUCN Air Force booth
Gorsuch engaging a listener about one of many tasks in the Bellows AFS Beach and Wetlands Restoration mission.
Craig Gorsuch on hand at the convention to discuss the mission at Bellows.

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