5/6/2011 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community members participate in a friendship dance during the Earth Day festivities Saturday at Laurel Pond on Dix. The event is geared toward providing the community with important information on how to have less of a negative impact on the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Colin Penry, son of Senior Airman Amanda Mercado, 87th Contracting Squadron, gets a purple turtle painted on his cheek during the Earth Day festivities Saturday at Laurel Pond on Dix. This 6-hour event allowed the joint base community a chance to experience nature at its fullest while learning to how to lessen their negative impact on the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Children of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst enjoy a puppet show during the Earth Day festivities Saturday at Laurel Pond on Dix. The show was geared toward educating the local community on the importance of being environmentally aware. Along with the puppet show, tree climbing, canoeing and static displays from local nature centers and parks were on hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Katie, 7, and Jonah, 5, children of Capt. Heather Wingard, North East Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center, get a chance to touch and play with a turtle during the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Earth Day festivities Saturday at Laurel Pond. Many exhibits and static displays from local nature centers and parks were on display to educate the joint base community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Canoes were out and about on Laurel Pond Saturday in observance of Earth Day at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. This 6-hour event allowed the joint base community a chance to experience nature at its fullest while learning to how to lessen their negative impact on the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Lincoln Cook, 7, son of Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Kenny Cook, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team, works to climb up a tree during the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Earth Day celebration Saturday at Laurel Pond. More than 500 community members attended the 6-hour event which included a puppet show, canoeing, tree climbing, a pollination station and static displays from local nature centers and parks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Smoky the Bear and Woodsy the Owl toss pile of dirt on the newly-planted tree during the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Earth Day celebration Saturday at Laurel Pond. More than 500 community members attended the 6-hour event which included a puppet show, canoeing, tree climbing, a pollination station and static displays from local nature centers and parks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)

5/6/2011 - Children from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst take over for Smoky the Bear and Woodsy the Owl to finish planting a new tree at the JB MDL Earth Day celebration Saturday at Laurel Pond on Dix. The event is geared toward providing the community with important information on how to have less of a negative impact on the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Swink/Released)