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ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy is unveiling the new Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve in Allegan on Saturday, Octo...

“To list the many significant places that have been protected because of funding or legislation initiated by Sen. Leahy would take longer than even you have the stamina to listen to,” said Gaye Symington, former speaker of the Vermont House.

A local conservation group is a step closer to opening its second community forest in the Northwoods. If it’s successful, the Headwaters Cedar Community Forest will open 200 acres of land to the public and preserve it for future generations.

The Armintrout-Milbocker is one step closer to opening to the public in the fall of 2022.

Forest conversion and fragmentation continue at a rapid pace. Loss of forested areas poses a growing threat to the integrity of the nation’s natural resources. Experts predict that at current rates, New England will lose 1.2 million acres of forest by...

Millions in state capital budget flowing to Kitsap County projects View Comments The Legislature’s $6.3 billion capital budget passed last month includes funding for dozens of Kitsap County projects including school modernization, affordable housing, a community center and money to purchase and preserve land in North Kitsap.  The 2021-2023 capital budget, which funds new and ongoing construction projects across the state, includes $1.8 billion in new appropriations.  The entire property ha...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews May 10, 2021 | 6:17 AM The US Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $15 million to fund grant proposals to develop and expand the use of wood products, strengthen emerging wood energy markets and protect community forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement in Colorado May 7, 2021, while visiting prescribed fire and wildfire recovery areas adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest Northern Colorado Front Range landscape. The grant funding...

PENDLETON — Mental health issues and protections for family farms were some of the starter topics during a virtual town hall Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden held Sunday, May 2, for residents of Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties. The Democrat broached the topic during the first question of the day, asked by Umatilla School District Superintendent Heidi Sipe, about federal support for students as the country rethinks “nearly every aspect of education” following the pandemic. Wyden address...

Atlanta Has Created the Largest Free Food Forest in the Country Feb 27, 2021 It’s one piece of the city’s plan to snuff out food deserts. The city of Atlanta’s free food forest joins more than 70 others that have been planted across the US. Photography courtesy of Shannon Lee, the Conservation Fund. The city of Atlanta is growing a solution to address its food deserts.  On seven acres of what was formerly a pec...