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USDA Launches Strategy to Continue Conserving the Gopher Tortoise and its Critical Habitat
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released its new 5-year plan to conserve the Southeast’s threatened gopher tortoise by focusing on the conservation and restoration of its key habitat, the longleaf pine forests. Acting NRCS Chief Kevin Norton told Southeast AgNet the fate of the gopher tortoise is linked to habitat quality, and efforts to conserve habitat on private lands will be critical to its continued survival.
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Scientists Uncover Secret In Centuries-Old Mud, Drawing A New Way To Save Polluted Rivers
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A pair of east coast scientists met and fell in love over an interest in researching mud, years before producing a paper that would change how the Eastern United States conducts river restoration.
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They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?
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This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad.
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A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame
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More than 40 years ago, in Nigeria, a young scientist named Rattan Lal encountered an idea that changed his life — and led, eventually, to global recognition and a worldwide movement to protect the planet's soil.
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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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You're Invited! Perspectives on Prescribed Fire Management in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
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SE CASC & South Atlantic Spring/Summer Science Series July 16 2020.
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National Association of State Foresters Weekly Newsletter July 3, 2020
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NASF releases COVID-19 stimulus platform, backs bill to improve GNA...
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Introducing Burner Bob - A Cool Dude with a Hot Message!
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Burner Bob - A Cool Dude with a Hot Message!
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Igniting Inspiration for Women in Fire
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If our use of fire for managing lands is to improve and expand in the United States, it will need to involve more women and diverse perspectives. Thanks to programs like Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX), more women are participating in and leading controlled burns.
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Fighting Fire with Fire: Can Fire Positively Impact an Ecosystem?
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Wildfires occur naturally when lightning strikes a forest or grassland. Alternatively, controlled burns, also known as prescribed fires, are set by land managers and conservationists to mimic the effects of natural fires.
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