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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The Biden-Harris administration announced nearly $11 million is available through the Joint Fire Science Program for current wildland fire research opportunities.
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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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More than $65 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and invested in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service will help improve water quality, trails, roads and fish habitats nationwide.
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The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking input for Utah's Bears Ears National Monument.
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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 Bureau of Land Management has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the five Native American tribes of the Bears Ears Commission to manage and protect Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.
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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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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore recently announced the start of an extensive strategy to mitigate the rising threat of wildfires in the U.S
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Last week, the USDA Forest Service announced its 2022 grazing fees on the national forests and grasslands in the western states. Grazing fees are the amount that livestock owners must pay for their animals to graze on the land.
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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.
