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“Hot Links” for Breakfast!

June 17, 2010

By Phil Sammon, USDA Forest Service Public AffairsTry something a little different for breakfast over the next three weeks with the USDA Forest Service – “Hot Links”! The agency has developed a three-week informational series centered around wildfire prevention and awareness, community planning...

Forestry

Public Feedback and Comments Welcome on the New Advisory Committee Report on Dietary Guidance

June 17, 2010

Cross-posted from the Let's Move Blog By Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Kansas Butterfly Count Seeks Volunteers

June 17, 2010

Written by Allen Casey, NRCS Soil Conservationist, Kansas The Manhattan Plant Materials Center (PMC) is recruiting Earth Team volunteers to participate in a butterfly count on July 14, 2010. The count, sponsored by North American Butterfly Association (NABA), will help scientists monitor butterfly...

Conservation

Bear Fencing Provides an Electrifying Experience

June 17, 2010

Written by Bill Wood, State Biologist, AlaskaLet’s say you’ve just awakened from a restless 6-month nap. You check on the kids and it seems like everyone is really hungry. On your way to the grocery store you pass a chicken take-out joint and the smell of those fryers is irresistible. With kids in...

Animals Plants

Green Farmer Supports CSP

June 16, 2010

By Paige Buck, Illinois NRCS The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Illinois is working to get the word out on the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and encourage signup by landowners who may have heard about the program but are still “on the fence.”

Conservation

The Biology of Wastewater Treatment

June 16, 2010

By Jamie Welch, Worcester Prep, Berlin, MarylandThe upgrades currently taking place at the Berlin Wastewater Treatment Plant are comprehensive, and will allow the plant to fully process all the wastewater that goes through the system down to near drinking water quality. The technology that the Town...

Rural Research and Science

NRCS Earth Team Volunteer Makes Environmental Impact

June 16, 2010

Dick Tremain, NRCS Iowa Amy Plavak of Hillsboro, Oregon, used to lead multi-million dollar projects as a certified professional project manager. Now she is one of 36,000 Earth Team volunteers working to improve the environment and restore wetlands which can clean water, reduce flooding and provide...

Conservation

Indiana Housing Manager Receives USDA National Award

June 16, 2010

Written by Darrell J. Mowery, USDA Rural Development Public Information CoordinatorChristal Stidham has been chosen as the National 2010 Site Manager of the Year for Family Housing for the USDA Rural Development’s Multi-Family Housing program. Ms. Stidham operates Village Apartments II in Scottsburg...

Rural

NRCS Chief Dave White Attends USET Semi-Annual Meeting

June 16, 2010 acampbell

Written by Fay Garner, Public Affairs Assistant, NRCS, Alabama

Conservation

USDA Rural Development Puerto Rico Celebrates Homeownership Month Activity at the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association (SAHMA) Convention

June 16, 2010 acampbell

By Miguel A. Ramírez, Public Affairs Coordinator Last week the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association (SAHMA) held its annual convention in Puerto Rico. Three hundred eighty housing managers participated in the convention.

Rural

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