A burrowing owl surveys the surrounding area at one of two artificial burrow sites installed to provide nesting habitat at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 10, 2023. 60th Civil Engineer Squadron teams from Natural Resources, Wildland Fire and the Vertical Shop constructed the artificial burrows in designated grazing areas to persuade burrowing owls to nest there instead of near the flightline. Burrowing owls are a California species of special conservation concern.

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