The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (Atlanta, Georgia) announced the designation of the Guam Sentinel Landscape. This marks the partnership’s 19th designation, designed to enhance military readiness and mutually beneficial land-use goals. In this landscape, partners will work to safeguard the military’s Indo-Pacific priorities while protecting the island’s endangered species, mitigating wildfires, and conserving critical water resources.

 

The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA) reported the Mojave Desert Land Trust received $577,000 to acquire an 80-acre property south of Yucca Valley. The grant will permanently protect the western Joshua tree and desert tortoise habitats near the Mojave Desert Sentinel Landscape. The sentinel landscape, which spans 3.5 million acres, also includes multiple military bases and over 40 protected species that will benefit from this funding.

 

The Office of Governor Glen Youngkin (Richmond, VA) announced the Middle Chesapeake Sentinel Landscape and REPI Program Penniman Spit Living Shoreline Project as 2025 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards recipients. Through these projects, partners pioneered efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed and protect the land surrounding Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. Working to create living shorelines and implementing agricultural best practices on Federal lands were key to reducing erosion along three miles of shoreline, protecting military training areas, and stabilizing Federal Superfund sites.

The United States Senate (Washington, D.C.) announced the bipartisan, bicameral Incentivizing REPI Sales Act of 2025. This proposed legislation encourages landowners to participate in the Department of Defense’s REPI Program by offering a tax incentive for selling land to the military for training, installations resilience, and other important purposes. Preventing land use conflicts ensures the military can conduct critical training to maintain operational readiness.

 

 

Clay Today (Fleming Island, FL) reported that the North Florida Land Trust acquired 1,109 acres west of the Camp Blanding Training Center. This acquisition is partly funded through the Department of Defense's REPI Program and the Army Compatible Use Buffer program. These initiatives focus on preserving land around Camp Blanding to maintain compatibility with aerial and ground military training activities.