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This blog post is part of a six-part series highlighting technical assistance (TA) grant recipient participation at NACD’s 77th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. This post’s author, Susan Koch of Cedar Soil Conservation District in ND, attended the meeting with a TA stipend.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE), including Margaret Brennan, a teacher who partnered with the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District to improve her students’ education through outdoor learning.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced approximately $45 million available to organizations that help underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers, and foresters own and operate successful farms.
Sixteen months after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a project to help farmers develop markets for sustainably produced commodities, the USDA formally put the initiative into operation on Thursday.
The infrastructure that brings drinking water to homes is an investment. A new study examines the relationship between loss of forested land in watersheds, water quality, and water treatment costs.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced investments of more than $36 million in nearly 100 projects to improve water quality, roads, trails, bridges and fish habitat on national forests and grasslands nationwide.
Healthy plants are the most critical component of a thriving garden. And one of the best ways to keep them that way is to make sure your soil’s pH level suits their needs.
Spokane’s oldest farmers market will relocate to the city’s oldest park, providing a new neighborhood with fresh, locally grown food. The move will happen after the Spokane Conservation District secured $750,000 to create a new permanent market and kitchen between Spokane and Spokane Valley.
After Washington lawmakers approved a plan to invest serious money in soil health research across the state’s diverse agricultural production regions and key crop systems, the orchard that will host the effort’s apple research was recently planted.
The City of Madison Streets Division’s Urban Forestry section plants thousands of trees each year in the right of way space along the road edge. This spring arborists were able to plant 92 trees in the final vacant planting sites for several neighborhoods.
Eagle County Conservation District recently concluded the first season of a three-year innovative virtual fencing project, gathering data on the electronically controlled grazing plots that cover nearly 500,000 acres in Eagle County.
In a segment of North Dakota Outdoors, Elisha Mueller with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department explains why pollinators and pollinator plantings are important for people and for wildlife.
A Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources project is currently underway at the Michaux State Forest to clear an area that was previously overgrown with non-native invasive species.
When selecting a cover crop, or species mix, the Midwest Cover Crops Council has a decision-making tool to assist farmers in selecting the best species or mix based on the time of year in order to accomplish the goals.
Friends of the Indiana County Conservation District is accepting applications for a new agriculture small grant program designed to support small farmers in Indiana and Cambria counties with business plan development or implementation that focuses on sustainable farming models.
Over $470,000 from the sale and renewal of Nevada Lake Tahoe License Plates will be invested in projects that will help preserve and restore Lake Tahoe’s natural environment, including efforts from the Tahoe Resource Conservation District to place over 160 barriers on the lake bottom to eliminate aquatic invasive plant infestations.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama recently extended the deadline to submit applications for the Urban Agriculture Initiative to May 15.
Four rescue dogs from Guam and Hawaii are now ready to come to the aid of the island by sniffing out invasive species that threaten the environment and prevent pests from making their way to other places in the Pacific.
The Lawrence County Conservation District is accepting applications for the new Agriculture Conservation Assistance program. The program provides financial and technical assistance for the implementation of best management practices on agricultural operations.
For the 12th year in a row, NRCS Texas exhibited at EarthX in Dallas, Texas. EarthX, an environmental expo, coincides with Earth Day each year and is one of the largest events of its kind in the world.
Benzie and Manistee Conservation Districts are among those slated to receive grant funds through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for stream cleanup and monitoring.
The Berkshire Conservation District has received a grant from the state to increase the use of no-till seeding methods and soil testing by farmers throughout Western Massachusetts.
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for cost-share assistance to producers through the Soil Health Cover Crop Grant Program.
