U.S. Marine Corps photo by Siddell, Ryan J Cpl USMC MCAG/Released 171116-M-GA853-1004.JPG
Nov 15, 2017
There is no physical impact to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Ritidian Unit for two reasons. First, bullets from weapons are caught in earth berms at the north end of each range. Second, the Ritidian unit is located 600 feet below at the bottom of the cliff. There are also no impacts to two latte sites located at the bottom of the cliff as well. Berms are artificial hills located at the end of firing ranges located at the end of firing ranges specially designed to catch bullets after they pass through targets. Typically, range berms are built with a high degree of clay to better absorb the impact of the round. This helps reduce the risk of fragmentation and ricochets. Berms are also mined periodically to reclaim and recycle the bullets to prevent leaching into substrata.
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