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Weirton Daily Times· 5 hours agoClub members then share the finished product, swap recipes and engage in fellowship. Brooke County Public Libraries in Wellsburg and Follansbee are celebrating Smokey Bear’s
Alaska communities awarded $3.7M in Community Wildfire Defense Grants
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 4 days agoAlaska communities facing wildfire risk were awarded $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of ...
Mountain range between Portland, Washington County nets federal funding
KOIN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe U.S. Forest Service has awarded $3.63 million to the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project, which ...
Wildfire smoke from Canada moves into the U.S., prompting health alerts in several states
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoIt depends on where you are. In the U.S., most wildfires happen in the west during the summer and fall, according to the U.S ...
Improved air tanker base for fighting wildfires unveiled at Kirtland Air Force Base
Tribune via AOL· 3 days agoService is amping up its readiness with major improvements for air tankers that take the battle to wildfires, dropping fire retardant on the blazes below. Kirtland Air Force ...
Old-growth forest hinges on mapping
Arizona Daily Sun· 3 days agoIn April 2023, U.S. Forest Service completed its first nationwide inventory of mature and old-growth ...
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Secretary speaks with underserved, minority farmers at annual Sherrod...
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoALBANY – United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack visited southwest Georgia Thursday to attend the Sherrod Institute ...
Fewer WA trees died last year, but experts are still concerned
Seattle Times· 2 days agoThe state’s annual forest health survey from the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the ...
Biden administration awards $324 million for wildfire, wood sourcing projects
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoThe U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday granted nearly $324 million toward local projects ...
WIC program marks 50 years
The Meadville Tribune, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA federal program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, WIC is administered in Pennsylvania ...