U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is directing $150 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act toward underserved and small-acreage forest landowners to support forest management and promote enduring health and resilience across privately owned lands, the agency announced in an Aug. 22 press release.
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A mine and reclamation plan for the proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine near Soda Springs, Idaho, has been approved by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
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A longtime partner of the U.S. Forest Service is getting $40 million to preserve and upgrade streams on the nation's wild lands.
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The naiton's recreation infrastructure will benefit from more than $37 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service is kicking off efforts to ensure the long-term survival of giant sequoias from the threat of wildfire by putting in place emergency fuels reduction treatments.
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U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore has changed agency policies to make it easier to cooperate with potential partners, according to a news release.
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Nearly 7,000 acres of community forests will be created or added "from Alaska to North Carolina," thanks to $5.5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency announced recently.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Forest Service got its marching orders from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack last month to take bold action to the nation's forests, improve their resilience and address climate change.
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The Biden-Harris administration late last month announced the allocation of at least $1.3 billion in disaster relief funds for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s post-wildfire and hurricane recovery support efforts.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting the public to comment on a draft plan that will guide forest management practices for the 1.1 million-acre Lincoln National Forest in Southern New Mexico for the next 10 to 15 years.