News from April 2012
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intention to purchase up to $2 million of lamb products for Federal food nutrition assistance programs, including food banks.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Everglades National Park is pleased to invite the community to visit our Artist in Residence, Mary Keithan, at the Anhinga Trail on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Mary Keithan will be on site from 10:00a-12:00p and will provide photographic expertise and suggestions for photographing nature.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that the 14th annual International Food Aid and Development Conference will be held in Kansas City, Mo., May 7-9, 2012. The theme of this year's conference is "From Harvest to Basket: Weaving Together Agricultural Markets and Food Security.".
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Paul Marcellini, an award-winning Miami nature photographer will be displaying a new series of work, called Meet Your Neighbors in the Ernest Coe Visitor's Center of Everglades National Park for the month of May 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: April 30 - May 4 is Alaska Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week. As the snow and ice retreat from the lands and waters of Alaska, the National Park Service encourages the public to take advantage of the opportunity to prepare for and prevent human-caused wildfires from occurring near homes...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Innovative Program Established in Partnership with.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Bushkill, PA: Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that beginning May.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using "DNA barcodes" to monitor insects that damage crops as diverse as wheat, barley and potatoes, and to make pest management decisions.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications for 2013 funding for five export market development programs administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, led the Committee in considering and approving the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, last Thursday with broad bipartisan support. The bill reforms food and agricultural ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Members Joe Barton (R-TX), John Sullivan (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Olson (R-TX), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Members Joe Barton (R-TX), John Sullivan (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Olson (R-TX), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Members Joe Barton (R-TX), John Sullivan (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Olson (R-TX), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Stanton, ND: Pull your camera out of winter storage! Knife River Indian Villages hosts their spring photography workshop Saturday, May 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Participants should meet at the park visitor center. Leading the workshop is local photographer Michael Kopp of Wilton.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Introduces.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Glacier National Park is hosting two community meetings to share information about park activities and provide an opportunity for personal dialogue between park management and local community members and neighbors. A west-side meeting will take place Tuesday, May 15, 5:30-7 p.m. at Discovery Square in Columbia Falls and an east-side meeting will be Wednesday, May 16 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Thursday, June 28. Wednesday, July 18. Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Calling all 8 to 10 year olds! Have you ever wondered what, exactly, National Park Rangers do? On each date 20 children between the ages of 8-10 will participate in a day-long program called Ranger for a Day at Fort McHenry. Program begins...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Many of the Glacier National Park's campgrounds will be opening for the summer season in upcoming weeks. Apgar Campground, on the west side of the park, will open with services on Friday, May 4, and St. Mary Campground on the east side, will open with services on May 14. Additional campgrounds will open as the season progresses.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- Each year in the spring (April - June), Grand Canyon National Park experiences an increase in turbidity in the drinking water. This increased turbidity is caused by snow melt, spring rains recharging the aquifer and increased water flows through the rock formations to Roaring Springs...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks at the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) National Leadership Conference—underscoring the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) partnerships with ...
