by Web Editor | Jun 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
Despite a wet spring over much of the nation, the Obama administration warned Tuesday of potentially catastrophic wildfires this summer, especially in the Southwest and Northwest. “We’ve been very fortunate here in the central part of the country to have...
by Web Editor | Apr 29, 2015 | News, News/PR
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced April 27 that $285 million will go to 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico this year in support of local schools and roads as part of the Congressional two-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and...
by Web Editor | Jan 21, 2015 | News, News/PR
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced January 14th that the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) has been selected to receive funding through the inaugural USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The $12 million award will...
by Web Editor | Aug 8, 2014 | News, News/PR
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Forest Service will award more than $14 million in funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to seven Forest Legacy Program projects aimed at protecting over 28,000 acres of working...
by Web Editor | Aug 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service will soon have to scale back some projects designed to help prevent wildfires so that it can meet the expenses of fighting this summer’s round of fires. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that about $400 million to $500...
