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In response to the surge of interest in public lands during the COVID pandemic, the Forest Service is tightening restrictions on permits.

The 10,549 acre Slate River Timberlands just purchased by the Nature Conservancy is primarily a hardwood forest, but what makes it special is its diversity.

There are more than 20,000 trees in San Luis Obispo’s urban forest. Now, the City is asking for help to determine how that forest will be cared for in the…

Two public high schools from the Philippines win SEAMEO awards for sustainable development initiatives (Photo from DepEd) “The Department is proud of our public schools for taking an active role in addressing pressing environmental issues in their communities,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones in a statement issued Monday, July 5. Promoting green and sustainable education and practices, two Philippine Public High Schools were awarded during the 2020 Southeast Asian Ministers of Education...

Nation-wide community work day, which was timed to the 140th anniversary of Turkmen capital, has been held in Ashgabat with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

SOM MDARD Celebrates Stewardship Week with Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) For immediate release: April 26, 2021 LANSING, MI - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), in partnership with the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (MACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week, April 25 - May 2, a nationwide program led by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) that recognizes the importance of natural resource conservation....

“The southern United States has as much at stake in this fight as any other part of the nation — and as much to offer, both in resources to tap and progress to make,” says Patrick Hunter, managing attorney of SELC’s Asheville office. The letter highlights the region’s rich biodiversity, large swaths of forests and other resources that will need to be protected and preserved even as development pressures threaten them. “The region has more tree, freshwater fish, reptile, amphibian, b...

Teacher Of The Week: Brennen Rath, Riverview He was nominated by Jamie T. "Brennen is in his 18th year of teaching. Started back at Triton where he taught 2nd grade for 12 years. After that he moved to Sartell & has been with the district for 6 years. Taught 3rd grade for 3 years, then K-5 Technology for 2 years. Of all those past 17 years his classrooms were anywhere from 20-30 kids. He is certified K-6 Elementary Education & 5-8 Social Studies. "This is where it gets awesome. During that past...

Article content Owen Sound council intends to hold a public meeting March 29 on a rezoning application from a company proposing to build a multi-unit commercial development, with restaurants and stores, across from The Home Depot. Thompson Centres Inc. is requesting to rezone a largely vacant 2.7-acre property on 16th Street East to permit the development. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. New multi-unit commercial development planned for 16th St. E....

BusinessWorld January 25, 2021 | 12:02 am STATE-RUN Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has committed P1.2 billion to help jumpstart the Mindanao bamboo industry development program, which is intended to protect watersheds and provide livelihood to farmers and remote communities. Funding from the DBP Forest Program will help set up a processing facility in each of the eight initial bamboo cluster sites located in major river basins, according to Secretary Emmanuel F. PiÃ...