Tundra swans congregate on lower Chopawamsic Creek on Dec. 4. The birds traveled all the way from the arctic to winter in the Quantico area. - Tundra swans congregate on lower Chopawamsic Creek on Dec. 4. The birds traveled all the way from the arctic to winter in the Quantico area.

Quantico Middle/High School senior Shelby poses on Sept. 4, 2013, the day she received her official acceptance to Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. - Quantico Middle/High School senior Shelby poses on Sept. 4, 2013, the day she received her official acceptance to Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Contractors with the Louis Berger Group work in the area designated “Locus A” near Russell Road on July 31, 2013. Archaeologists found two large fire pits and a high concentration of fire-cracked rocks in the area indicating some unknown but specific use by ancient Native Americans. - Contractors with the Louis Berger Group work in the area designated “Locus A” near Russell Road on July 31, 2013. Archaeologists found two large fire pits and a high concentration of fire-cracked rocks in the area indicating some unknown but specific use by ancient Native Americans.

Capt. Daryl Sabourin, head of the audit section for Quantico’s Environmental Management System, pitches a netfull of rainbow trout into Chopawamsic Creek during the season’s first trout stocking March 22. Another stocking will take place the day before the April 6 Heritage Day fishing event. - Capt. Daryl Sabourin, head of the audit section for Quantico’s Environmental Management System, pitches a netfull of rainbow trout into Chopawamsic Creek during the season’s first trout stocking March 22. Another stocking will take place the day before the April 6 Heritage Day fishing event.