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Highly anticipated down-scaled climate data to be released this winter
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by
Upper Midwest & Great Lakes LCC
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published
Nov 28, 2012
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last modified
Aug 28, 2013 10:56 AM
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filed under:
Climate Change,
News
Global climate models project that Earth’s temperature will warm by about 2°-4°C (about 3°-7°F) in the coming century. But what does that mean for communities, natural resource managers, and other local interests?
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Historic USDA Investment in Working Lands for Wildlife is Great News for Hellbenders
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by
Kat Diersen
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published
Jul 31, 2023
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last modified
Nov 03, 2023 09:31 PM
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filed under:
News,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Eastern Hellbender,
WLFW,
Aquatics
Working Lands for Wildlife will dedicate $500 million over the next five years to strengthen and expand efforts to protect wildlife and restore habitat on private agricultural and forest lands.
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Hot Topics Summer 2014
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by
Okan Pala
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published
Aug 10, 2014
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last modified
Oct 15, 2014 05:52 PM
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filed under:
Climate Change,
Newsletter,
Climate Adaptation,
News
A quarterly newsletter developed by Southeast Regional Climate Change program.
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How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle
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by
Web Editor
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published
Mar 17, 2022
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last modified
Dec 12, 2023 08:37 PM
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filed under:
Wildfire,
Wildland Fire,
WLFW,
News
The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd – hurricanes helping to fuel wildfires. But Michael’s 160 mph winds left tangles of dead trees that were ready to burn.
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How the South Fights Fire with Fire, and What the West Can Learn
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by
Web Editor
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published
Jun 04, 2019
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last modified
Jun 04, 2019 02:01 PM
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filed under:
Fire,
Forest restoration,
Forest fire,
News
Most years Georgia intentionally burns around a million acres of forest. That’s about 30 times the size of California’s prescribed burns. Florida performs prescribed burns over twice that much land. That’s according to data from the national interagency fire center and compiled by the non-profit Climate Central.
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Human Dimensions Success Stories in Bird Conservation
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by
Ashley Gramza
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published
Mar 28, 2017
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filed under:
News,
Human Dimensions
The greater bird conservation community has identified a need for human dimensions success stories to be collected, organized, and shared with the community.
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Igniting Inspiration for Women in Fire
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by
Web Editor
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published
Jul 02, 2020
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last modified
Dec 12, 2023 09:07 PM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Wildfire,
Video,
WLFW,
News
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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Videos, podcasts, multimedia
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Videos
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In Cities Across the U.S., Americans Will Gain Improved Access to the Health Benefits of Nature thanks to New, Expanded Urban Partnerships
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by
USFWS
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published
Jul 27, 2016
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filed under:
Education and Outreach,
News,
Funding,
Urban environments
Over $2 million for groundbreaking U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-led partnerships to engage local communities, advance wildlife conservation, reach the next generation of conservation leaders
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In Hot Water: Climate Change is Affecting North American Fish
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by
USGS
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published
Jul 19, 2016
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filed under:
Climate Change,
News
Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America -- including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a variety of changes in how inland fish reproduce, grow and where they can live.
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IN Workshop - Native grasses in Prescribed Grazing Systems
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by
Bridgett Costanzo
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published
Jun 13, 2019
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last modified
Dec 06, 2024 07:01 PM
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filed under:
Bobwhite,
News,
News & Events,
Native grasses,
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Birds,
Workshop,
Prescribed Grazing,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
native grasslands,
forage
Using Native Warm-Season Grasses in a Grazing System
Participants will learn the latest research-supported methods for reliable native forage establishment and grazing management to maintain grass vigor and animal performance through the summer.
This training is being presented by The Center for Native Grasslands Management and NBCI through a grant provided by Quail Forever and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in support of the Working Lands For Wildlife: Bobwhite in Grasslands project.
Topics to be covered:
Bobwhite basics, bobwhite habitat considerations in grazing lands
Overview of native warm-season grass (NWSG) establishment
Why use NWSG in your grazing system – animal performance and economics
How to manage NWSG forages – maintaining vigor and productivity, impact on bobwhite and other grassland birds
NWSG in complementary cool-season grass systems.
Registration:
No registration fee, but registration is required.
Please RSVP to jhodge34@utk.edu.
Lunch will be provided to participants.
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