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Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Reopen Public Comment Period on Process for Identifying Habitat Essential to Species Protected Under the ESA
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) have reopened the public comment period on a joint proposal to simplify the process of identifying habitat essential to the survival and recovery of species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Due to public interest in this proposal and multiple requests for additional time, the agencies, which jointly administer the ESA, will accept comments and information from the public for an additional 90 days.
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Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 33 southeastern species
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status reviews of 25 endangered and eight threatened species occurring in one or more of the 10 states in the Southeast and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The public is invited to provide written information and comments concerning these species on or before May 27, 2014.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance to provide
a pathway for the responsible development of wind energy that fosters protection for bald and
golden eagles.
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FishBrain and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partner to Create App-powered Citizen Science Engagement Opportunity Tracking Endangered Species
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – the federal government agency dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats – has teamed up with FishBrain – the world’s largest free-to-use app and social network for anglers – to launch a new feature of the app that will help the American public identify and document threatened, endangered and candidate species.
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Flagler County Land Management assists Central Florida Prescribed Fire Council instructing wildland fire training class in Apopka
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Twenty-one students from nine different organizations across the state of Florida participated in the training.
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Forest biodiversity and Human communities in Honduras
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Webinar on Forest biodiversity and Human communities in Honduras presented by David King on July 24, 2020.
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Forest Service Awards $44.2M to Conserve At-Risk Forests
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Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced the award of $44.2 million in grants to permanently protect 16 working forests in 15 states, including a project that will protect 8,000 acres of working forestland in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and another project to protect 1,100-acres located in Franklin County, PA and containing a stretch of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
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Forest Service Honored for Leadership in Promoting Climate Change Adaptation
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For their outstanding work in raising awareness and addressing the impacts of climate change on the nation’s natural resources, the Forest Service was honored today as the first-ever recipients of the Climate Adaption Leadership Award for Natural Resources.
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Forest Service partnership effort improves health of America's Forest
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The U.S. Forest Service announced today that 1.45 million acres of America's forests and watersheds – an area larger than Delaware – are healthier as a result of collaborative partnerships to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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Forest Service Report Highlights Restoration Progress Made Despite Growing Challenges
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The U.S. Forest Service has increased the pace and scale of forest restoration by nine percent since 2011, according to a report released today. The significant progress comes in the face of mounting challenges to the agency including record droughts, longer wildfire seasons and the increasing percentage of the agency’s budget spent fighting wildland fires.
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