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MOAA Career Fair
Join MOAA for a military- and spouse- friendly career fair Oct. 30 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Ar- lington, Va. Plus, get a head start on network- ing with many military- friendly employers at a special event before the fair.
In addition to the
career fair, participants can take advantage of several transition seminars the day of the event. For those who can-
not attend, MOAA staff will accept your résumé ahead of time to forward to our data- base of employers. Find out more,
brush up
Fluttering South E
very year, millions of monarch butterflies head south to escape winter’s icy grip. With a wingspan
on career fair
tips, and browse a list of participating compa- nies at
www.moaa.org/ careerfair. To register, email
careerfair@moaa.org.
that averages less than 4 inches, these incredible creatures fly thousands of miles from the U.S. and Canada to warm- weather havens in Mexico and California. For some, that journey now will be a little easier thanks to a certified monarch way station established by the Armed Forces Pest Management Board at the Fort Det- rick Forest Glen Annex in Maryland. As if the arduous trip isn’t enough of a challenge, the monarch’s natural habitat is threatened by urban development. A way station provides essential food and fuel for the butterflies in a pesticide-free envi- ronment. It also provides benefits for the service personnel involved in the project. “The way station gives us an enjoyable
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outlet that is compatible with our work and benefits our office, the community, and the Department of Defense,” says now-retired Lt. Col. Terry L. Carpenter, USAF, Armed Forces Pest Management Board. “We turned a weedy spot that re- quired mowing, edging, and weeding into a self-sustaining ecosystem with almost no negative carbon footprint.” The garden, which is in bloom from early spring through late summer, attracts more than butterflies; it also provides a haven for moths, honeybees, and hum- mingbirds. Visitors love it, too. “It gets lots of interest from visitors to our office, as well as people walking by,” Carpenter says. That interest has blossomed. Plans are under way to establish a second way station at Fort Detrick.
— Christina Wood PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK
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