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Farm Bill Simplified: Forestry
Farm Bill Simplified: Forestry
Farm Bill Simplified: Forestry
The Senate Agriculture Committee once again released a newsletter entitled "Farm Bill 101: Forestry." The one-pager is designed to be easily digestible and explain how the bill helps in forestry.
Oregon Gubernatorial Hopefuls Focus On Natural Resources, Farming
Oregon Gubernatorial Hopefuls Focus On Natural Resources, Farming
Oregon Gubernatorial Hopefuls Focus On Natural Resources, Farming
Oregon Republicans have 19 gubernatorial candidates to choose from in May’s Primary. Eleven of those candidates joined Timber Unity, in Hillsboro last week, to debate topics related to natural resources. On wildfires, Bob Tiernan, Tim McCloud and Bill Sizemore agreed forest management is needed, but their ideas on how to accomplish that goal varied widely. “ ...
Grafe Named Wildfire Prevention Lead In Oregon
Grafe Named Wildfire Prevention Lead In Oregon
Grafe Named Wildfire Prevention Lead In Oregon
Last week, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of Doug Grafe as Wildfire Programs Director. In this position, created through Senate Bill 762, Grafe will serve as the principal advisor to the Governor on wildfire prevention and will oversee coordinating activities of the involved state agencies and other entities ...
USDA Releases 90-Day Climate-Smart Progress Report
USDA Releases 90-Day Climate-Smart Progress Report
USDA Releases 90-Day Climate-Smart Progress Report
The USDA recently published its 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry. The agency said it represents an important step toward President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and the shift towards a whole-of-department approach to solutions. ...
How Can Climate-Smart Ag Address Climate Change
How Can Climate-Smart Ag Address Climate Change
How Can Climate-Smart Ag Address Climate Change
Back in January President Biden signed an Executive Order on how the federal government planned to address climate change concerns. The Agriculture Department's role include the recent notice in the Federal Register related to climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices and systems ...
Forest Range, Owners Field Day Saturday In Dayton
Forest Range, Owners Field Day Saturday In Dayton
Forest Range, Owners Field Day Saturday In Dayton
For the first time in nine years, Washington State University Extension will hold a Forest and Range Owners Field Day in Southeast Washington.  Saturday’s event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cougar Canyon near Dayton.  WSU Extension Forestry Educator Andy Perleberg said there are a few reasons to hold these field days.   “We he...

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