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USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs
7/26/23
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing that it will expand its work on wildlife conservation by investing at least $500 million over the next five years and by leveraging all available conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program, through its Working Lands for Wildlife effort.
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The U.S. Department of Defense Adapts to Climate Change - The Podcast
7/24/23
In episode 189 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons attended the U.S. Department of Defense Climate Resilience Workshop in St. Louis, Missouri. The DoD extended an invitation to Doug to conduct interviews with key leaders within the DoD and their external partners who are actively involved in adaptation planning around military installations.
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2022 ALRI Accomplishments Set the Stage for Future Success
7/20/23
America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative is proud to debut the 2022 Range-wide Accomplishment Report celebrating over 2.2 million acres of accomplishments ranging from prescribed fire application to new longleaf plantings to land protection.
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Designation of the Virginia Security Corridor Sentinel Landscapes
7/10/23
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is thrilled to announce the designation of the Virginia Security Corridor Sentinel Landscapes, which encompass the Potomac and Tidewater Sentinel Landscapes. These designations are the result of five years of unwavering collaboration and dedication demonstrated by ambitious and committed partners within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Spanning over 2.9 million acres of land and water in Virginia's "Golden Crescent," the Virginia Security Corridor is a region characterized by high military concentration, population growth, urban sprawl, and a thriving technology industry. It is also home to some of Virginia’s most abundant natural resources, including intact forests, open and agricultural lands, as well as intricate marsh and riverine systems that connect to the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary.
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Grant Will Help Bolster Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort from Erosion. Here's How.
5/22/23
NOAA selected The Nature Conservancy for a $6.2 million grant to fund South Carolina coastal resilience and habitat restoration projects, a chunk of which will help Marine Corps Air station Beaufort address erosion near a housing area. The funds will be used to build oyster-castle living shorelines consisting of interlocking concrete blocks that become living reefs as oyster larvae attach to them and grow all while helping reduce wave energy and erosion along the shoreline.
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New Plan Would Save Future of 1 Million Acres of Salt Marshes Along Southeast U.S. Coast
5/16/23
U.S. military, conservationists, and community leaders embrace natural solutions to help stave off flooding and erosion with the release of the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative conservation plan.
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Plan Unveiled to Protect Future of 1 Million Acres of Salt Marsh Along U.S. South Atlantic Coast
5/16/23
A coalition of more than 300 military and government officials, community leaders, conservationists, scientists, fishermen and others today released a plan to save the future of a million-acre expanse of salt marsh stretching from North Carolina to east-central Florida.
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Cultivating a Cooperative Approach to Wildfire Suppression
5/10/23
The Southern Group of State Foresters released a blog post on the impact of interagency relationships formed during regular prescribed burning operations in suppressing wildfires. The blog piece used a 2016 South Carolina wildfire as an example.
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Archive
- USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs 7/26/2023
- The U.S. Department of Defense Adapts to Climate Change - The Podcast 7/24/2023
- 2022 ALRI Accomplishments Set the Stage for Future Success 7/20/2023
- Designation of the Virginia Security Corridor Sentinel Landscapes 7/10/2023
- Grant Will Help Bolster Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort from Erosion. Here's How. 5/22/2023
- New Plan Would Save Future of 1 Million Acres of Salt Marshes Along Southeast U.S. Coast 5/16/2023
- Plan Unveiled to Protect Future of 1 Million Acres of Salt Marsh Along U.S. South Atlantic Coast 5/16/2023
- Cultivating a Cooperative Approach to Wildfire Suppression 5/10/2023
- The South Carolina Lowcountry Sentinel Landscape – A local partnership supporting a regional conservation vision 4/20/2023
- NCDOT nears completion on its first living shoreline project 3/23/2023
- Sentinel Landscapes Partnership Designates South Carolina Lowcountry Sentinel Landscape in the Longleaf Pine Range and Celebrates Recent Accomplishments 3/22/2023
- Interior and Defense Departments Launch Readiness and Recreation Initiative to Preserve Green Spaces, Enhance Recreation Opportunities around Military Installations 3/21/2023
- USDA Invests More than $48.6 Million to Manage Risks, Combat Climate Change 3/13/2023
- America the Beautiful Challenge 2023 Request for Proposals 3/3/2023
- National Coastal Resilience Fund 2023 Request for Proposals 2/16/2023
- 2022 National Coastal Resilience Fund Recipients Announced 12/15/2022
- Insights from the building of the Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape Partnership 12/15/2022
- NFWF Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund 2023 Request For Proposals Now Open 11/22/2022
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Gopher Tortoise Review: Eastern Portion of Species’ Range Does Not Currently Meet Criteria for Listing Under the Endangered Species Act 10/11/2022
- 2022 REPI Challenge Recipients Announced 6/22/2022
- 1 Million Acres of Southeast Salt Marsh Move Closer to Protection 6/9/2022
- Restoring Forests, Reinforcing a Community 5/27/2022
- How the Military Works With Local Communities to Combat Climate Change 5/6/2022
- New military land use compatibility tools to shape the future of action plans across the nation 1/3/2022