Tree City USA
Left, Amanda Burton, Hill Environmental Branch chief, Col. Meghan Szwarc, 75th Air Base Wing deputy commander, and Ivy Bates, Hill Installation Management Division chief, shovel dirt onto a newly planted tree during a Tree City USA proclamation event at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 27, 2023. The base was designated a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 30th consecutive year. Hill’s Natural Resources Program manages over 13,000 trees of more than 100 different species. The program also conducts tree planting and maintenance throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)