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USDA Invests More than $48.6 Million to Manage Risks, Combat Climate Change
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Mar 09, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest more than $48.6 million this year through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for projects that mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality, restore forest ecosystems, and ultimately contribute to USDA’s efforts to combat climate change. This year, the USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest in projects, including 14 new projects, bringing together agricultural producers, forest landowners, and National Forest System lands to improve forest health using available Farm Bill conservation programs and other authorities.
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USDA Invests More than $48.6 Million to Manage Risks, Combat Climate Change
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Mar 09, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest more than $48.6 million this year through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for projects that mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality, restore forest ecosystems, and ultimately contribute to USDA’s efforts to combat climate change. This year, the USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest in projects, including 14 new projects, bringing together agricultural producers, forest landowners, and National Forest System lands to improve forest health using available Farm Bill conservation programs and other authorities.
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USDA Launches Strategy to Continue Conserving the Gopher Tortoise and its Critical Habitat
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Sep 08, 2020
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Gopher Tortoise
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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Use of fire in quail management
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Feb 22, 2021
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Apr 21, 2023 02:21 PM
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South Carolina Bobwhite Initiative,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Prescribed fire is the most useful tool in a quail manager's toolbox. SCDNR biologist Dan Peeples discusses the ins and outs of burning, how it benefits quail and other wildlife, and how you can learn to burn on your land.
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USEC Bonnie Keynote for the Corridors, Connectivity and Crossings Conference
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Jun 26, 2023
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Mar 26, 2024 08:54 PM
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USDA
Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, Farm Production and Conservation, USDA
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Virginia Priority Area Shapefiles
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by
Sage Voorhees
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Mar 05, 2022
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Apr 20, 2023 10:55 PM
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Working Lands for Wildlife
Northern Bobwhite Priority Areas, Northern Bobwhite Grasslands and Savannas Partnership 2022-2026
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Southeast
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Warm Season Native Grasses for Forage
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Gilbert Randolph
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Dec 20, 2024
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May 27, 2025 05:44 AM
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News,
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Working Lands for Wildlife
With many states experiencing record drought, livestock producers may find themselves in a tight spot when trying to provide forage for their cattle. In the long run, native warm season grasses can offer drought resistant forage during the summer slump when many cool season grasses slow in production.
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Webinar: Native Warm-Season Grass Forages and Grazing Management for Bobwhites
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by
WLFW
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published
Dec 01, 2021
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Apr 25, 2023 06:10 PM
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Foraging,
WLFW,
News,
News & Events,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Conservation Grazing,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Bobwhite,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Join us for a two-day webinar discussing native warm-season grass forages in the eastern U.S. and integrating grazing management for Northern Bobwhites.
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West Virginia Priority Area Shapefiles
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by
Sage Voorhees
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published
Mar 05, 2022
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Apr 20, 2023 11:04 PM
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Northeast,
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Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Boundaries & Priority Area Shapefiles,
West Virginia,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Northern Bobwhite Quail Priority Areas, Northern Bobwhite Grasslands and Savannas Partnership 2022-2026
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Northeast
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What exactly is the SC Bobwhite Initiative?
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Feb 22, 2021
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Apr 21, 2023 02:25 PM
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Bobwhite Quail Seminar Series,
Video,
Grasslands and Savannas,
South Carolina Bobwhite Initiative,
Working Lands for Wildlife
SCDNR biologist Breck Carmichael talks about the history of the SCBI, what it does and how it is working to bring back the whistle in South Carolina.
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