Team Dover’s green thumb Published April 28, 2015 By Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs HARRINGTON, Del. -- It takes the work of a community to ensure that its natural resources are conserved. This is no different for Team Dover, which proved that it is in fact, part of the Greater Delaware community. More than 100 people from Team Dover volunteered in a trail blazing and reforestation event in observance of Earth Day April 25, 2015, at Browns Branch County Park in Harrington, Del. The event focused on clearing a trail through the park's forested area and planting trees. Volunteers could be seen wielding shovels, axes, hoes and racks, all in an effort to better the park's environment. "We're planting willow oaks, white oaks, red oaks and red maples," said Glenn "Wayne" McCarty, Kent County Levy Court Division of Parks and Recreation facilities specialist and safety coordinator "As someone who spent 24 years in the military, three in the Army and 21 in the Air Force, I'm very excited about this, it's kind of refreshing." McCarty oversaw the event. According to McCarty, out of the 157 total volunteers, 110 of them were Active Duty, Reservists, Guardsmen, or dependents. Each volunteer's labor was valued at $20.29 per hour. Team Dover's total volunteer labor was valued at $6,695.70. "I know for the majority of them, this isn't their home of record; their home is somewhere else," said McCarty. "But they take care of the area that they came to, and take pride in what they do. They not only support the country, they support the state they live in." One of the Airmen that McCarty is speaking of is Senior Airman Darryl Winborn, 436th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission specialist, a native of San Diego, California. "I've lived here now for four years," Winborn said. "I think I'm leaving this place a lot better than the way I found it." McCarty also designated nine individuals to act as team leaders, all of whom were Airmen. "Every one of my team leaders is military," McCarty said. "I do this because the military gives them 90 percent of the skills I need them to have." Staff Sgt. Clay Morris, 436th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of Aircrew Flight Equipment technician training, was one of these Team Leaders. "I decided that I wanted to help make a difference," Morris said. "I volunteered for it; I'd just like to leave this place better than we found it." Another volunteer, Senior Airman Alex Bemis, 436th CS radio frequency transmission specialist, also saw value in bettering the park. "I think it's great," said Bemis. "Dover Air Force Base is a really valuable member of the community."