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The Appalachia Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition (ABFFC) is connecting forest farmers (both new and experienced) with one another across the East Coast, as well as supporting agencies and programs to enhance and grow the agroforestry practice.
Maine’s Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District helped coordinate a tree planting event on Arbor Day with elementary students from Lisbon Community School.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 27 announced more than $32 million to fund 2022 wood innovations and community grants. Projects to support bioenergy, biofuel and biobased products production are among those to receive funding.
Planting cover crops is a beneficial agricultural practice. One of their many benefits is to cover soil for times when farmers cannot plant cash crops like corn and soy—over the winter, for example.
By Scott McFetridge | Des Moines, IA | North Central Region
05/29/22
Des Moines Water Works is inviting farmers to learn the latest techniques for reducing pollution at riverfront plots of corn and soybeans in the sprawling park where the utility filters the city’s drinking water.
As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire Sunday, federal forest officials worried about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar.
Zebra and quagga mussels do not yet exist in Colorado’s lakes and reservoirs, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife leaders are working hard to keep it that way.
A new pollinator habitat has been planted in Shakopee, becoming the largest habitat site in the city. The initiative is a partnership between the city of Shakopee, Xcel Energy and Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District.
A special program was held at the Pollinator Park on North Broadway Sunday to help individuals learn how to plan pollinators. The program showed individuals how to plant pollinators in a variety of spaces from a small pot to a garden and a large field.
The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting an upcoming field day to highlight grazing management, fencing and water system design and infrastructure and explore conservation program opportunities.
Summit County received $4.6 million in grant funding for several major projects aimed at protecting watersheds and ensuring the viability of Utah’s natural resources.
Favorable weather helped fire crews keep the Old Fire burning north of Napa from spreading and the blaze is now 30% contained, Cal Fire said Wednesday evening.
Spotted lanternfly along with Asian jumping worms are the latest threats in New York. The jumping worms are getting attention lately. Unlike regular earthworms, jumping worms alter the soil structure and chemistry of our forests by consuming critical organic matter that supplies nutrients to plants.
The Clearwater Resource Center (CRC) Pollinator Garden opened Saturday, May 28. Opening activities included talks on beekeeping, native plants and activities for children including a butterfly release to wrap up the day.
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