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The Department of the Interior and 11 federal agencies entered into an updated Memorandum of Agreement on implementing Public Law 102-477 to better support Tribal sovereignty.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a solicitation for nominations to serve on its Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), which advises EPA on critical environmental issues impacting local governments.
A paper published Tuesday in the journal Geophysical Research Lettersfinds that it’s raining harder in most of the United States. The study tied the results to climate change and to warmer air’s ability to hold more water.
Benefits of grazing cattle on cropland extend beyond having more cattle feed. Integrating cattle and cropland can also provide a much-needed boost to soil health.
The state Department of Environmental Protection recently awarded $3 million in grant funding to local governments and organizations to restore the health of local watersheds around the state by reducing water pollution including the award of funding to Clearfield County Conservation District for a treatment project for Montgomery Creek.
Snohomish Conservation District is hosting its fifth annual Orca Recovery Day event in partnership with the City of Marysville. Attendees will learn about the role they can play in protecting the Southern Resident orcas, including the benefits of trees along waterways and the impact of stormwater runoff on aquatic wildlife.
The new cover crop storage shed at Farmers Cooperative Society in Sioux Center became operational just in time for the company’s busy harvest season. The facility houses technology and equipment used to blend cover crop seeds.
Pollinator Project Rogue Valley hosted its fifth annual native plant sale pop-up shop in Phoenix to help educate and share the importance of planting pollinators in one's garden.
The Macon Soil & Water Conservation District has received an allocation through the North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program for the implementation of best management practices. Operators who qualify may receive cost share reimbursement of 75%.
The Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD) is seeking farmers interested in improving their farm operations with the installation of conservation practices, and will work with those farmers to see what practices and plans are needed, how much it costs, and how to secure potential funding.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension is hosting a Soil Health Workshop on October 14 for those farming, managing land, or working with landowners in the Big Eau Pleine/Fenwood Creek watershed.
Corn harvest is underway in most of North Carolina and tobacco fields are being stripped as harvest season kicks into high gear. That means it’s time to get winter cover crops in the ground and the sooner the better.
The Ashland Soil & Water Conservation District will host a Conservation Chat: Prep Your Pond on November 3 to educate pond owners on the steps they can take to prepare their ponds for the winter.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would send two Portland-based nonprofit conservation groups, $50 million to work on three sustainable ranching and reforestation projects, and $50 million to Oregon State University to lead the Northwest’s transition to more climate-friendly potato production.
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is pleased to announce funding is available for new community forestry projects through the 2022 Community Forestry Grant program.
Arkansas has connections to several projects being funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $2.8 billion Climate-Smart Commodities program aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, improving carbon storage and developing new revenue streams for small and underserved farmers.
The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a native wildflower seeds fundraiser in October. Whether gardeners are seeding a small space garden, filling in a side yard, or planting across acres of land, wildflowers are an easy-to-grow solution and supportive of pollinators.
The Texas A&M Forest Service raised the State Wildland Fire Preparedness Level to Level 2 this week due to increased wildfire activity, particularly in the eastern half of the state. Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters have responded to 58 wildfires for 759 acres across the state in October.
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