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In June 2022, the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in New Mexico hosted a Farm to Table Camp – a week-long summer camp for 22 youth in the district. Planned and implemented with the help of a 2022 Friends of NACD District Grant, the camp introduced participants to the principles of soil health, regenerative agriculture, and nutrition.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of $3.5 million to an ongoing program that will support projects to protect and restore the nation’s estuaries—those rich, productive coastal habitats where freshwater rivers and streams meet tidal areas.
(Subscriber only) Farmers, agricultural economists and others taking stock of this summer’s growing season say drought conditions and extreme weather have wreaked havoc on many row crops, fruits and vegetables, with the American Farm Bureau Federation suggesting yields could be down by as much as a third compared with last year.
The U.S. Forest Service's temporary ban on controlled burning, a practice seen as key to preventing huge and devastating wildfires, has now expired — with questions remaining about future burns.
The National Association of Conservation Districts Pacific Southwest Regional Conference will take place in Lahaina this week. The Hawai‘i Association of Conservation Districts, representing 16 Soil and Water Conservation Districts across the state, will host the event.
A group of hard-working young people gained appreciation for their environment, gained work experience, and helped the Allegheny National Forest over the summer. Elk County Conservation District (ECCD) provided educational programming for the youth crew.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is warning the public that at least 20 Oklahoma lakes have been infested with zebra mussels, an invasive species that have become widespread in the United States.
A field tour on “Diversifying the Agroecosystem” will be held Sept. 14 and hosted by the Southwest Research and Outreach Center. Speakers will discuss a variety of topics including organic crop and vegetable research results, summer cover crop varieties, and interseeding methods and timing of cover crops.
The Great Salt Lake has reached alarmingly low levels. This lake has a rich and significant history, but it used to be called something else: Lake Bonneville.
The discovery, which experts say is likely tied to warming waters because of climate change, threatens Alaskan economies, ecosystems and long-standing ways of life.
The Van Buren Conservation District invites volunteers to join us Sunday, September 18th for our Kal-Haven Trail Clean Up event. We will meet at the Kal-Haven Trail Sesquicentennial State Park and start picking up trash from there.
No-till farming and forest stewardship will be the focus of the Crawford County Conservation District’s Field Day on September 24. Attendees will have an opportunity to select up to four sessions on the following topics: general forest management, no-till weed control, invasive species, soil health, timber sale process, no-till, grazing and manure management.
Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for grants to help eligible Texas property owners with the cost of prescribed burning on their land. The grants will reimburse landowners to offset the cost of having a prescribed burn conducted on their property by certified and insured prescribed burn managers.
The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley Field Offices, and partners will host National Public Lands Day events during the month of September. The variety of events will take place along the Eagle and Colorado Rivers, and at popular recreations areas just north of Rifle and near Grand Junction, Colorado.
Farmers across Indiana and Michigan can now enroll in a program paying them to plant cover crops. Ducks Unlimited (DU) has partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, ADM, United States Department of Agriculture and Farmers Business Network to incentivize producers in both states to plant 75,000 acres of cover crops to improve water quality and wildlife habitats.
(Subscriber only) But the region is drier than ever, crowding wildlife species into a patchwork of green postage stamps dotting a brown landscape. A first-ever aid program targeting small businesses that support production agriculture is developing a model for any federal support to come.
A television public service ad campaign series, rooted in South Dakota’s healthy soil, has been nominated for an Upper Midwest Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts (SDACD) announced.
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