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Properly heat-treated firewood keeps invasive insects and plant pests from traveling with it when transported, but how to locate it? (Rod Bain and Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service notes how her agency's website provides information on existing invasive pest quarantines and firewood movement restrictions. (Web address - "www.aphis.usda.gov")

What are the primary play calls for Super Bowl party planners and food safety experts when assuring delicious yet safe selections for watching the game, or for any pre or post-game events? (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers talks about clean, separate, cook, and chill - the four pillars of food safety and how they apply to getting your Super Bowl party food presentation prepared and safe to eat.

A USDA food safety expert provides examples of how to take what is known as the "two-hour rule" in account when practicing food safety for your Super Bowl party. (Rod Bain and Meredith Carothers)

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers discusses the food safety practice of never leaving food out at room temperature for more than two hours, as well as ways to keep food safe.

* - National Public Lands Day is Saturday, September 28th - * What is considered the largest volunteer day in our nation is designed to improve and care for U.S. public lands through volunteer efforts. (Rod Bain and Alice Cohen of the U.S. Forest Service)

Alice Cohen of the U.S. Forest Service discusses the highlight event of National Public Lands Day September 28th at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C..

Alice Cohen of the U.S. Forest Service discusses some of the ways citizens can volunteer for projects in our country's public lands during National Public Lands Day September 28th.

Farmers in the Southeast are bracing for another tropcal storm. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)