Team,

Colonel Thomas H. Magness, IV Commander, Los Angeles District

In case you missed it before, you start by evaluating your current situation with a simple checkmark for each item listed on the attachment. Then, you determine where you would like to be, and re-evaluate in one month.  This is an easy way for all of us to become better stewards of the planet we share and that we will leave for our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
 
Earth Day is just one day out of the year, but don’t let that fool you. Every day brings a new opportunity to do something important, something worthwhile for the world around you. Earth Day is just one day, but it should serve to remind you just how precious our planet is and how we must all work to protect our finite resources. Use that one day as a starting point to a lifetime of sustainability initiatives that will help you at home, the district in which we work and the world in which we live.
 
My friends, this is not just about being GREEN.  That’s a short-term goal. This is about making better use of our resources, and about saving some taxpayer money (another GREEN)!  We can do better.

Thanks for everything you already do to make this world a better place.  I look forward to working with you all to ensure we build to the highest possible standards of architectural and environmental quality.

Hooah!

COL M