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opinion: targets for protected lands could help slow climate and extinction crises, support local food production Conserving land to save our future: A goal to protect 30 percent of lands from development by 2030 Marina Schauffler, Maine Monitor Sat, 04/17/2021 - 12:00pm A view of Mount Katahdin from Abol Stream at the edge of Baxter State Park. (Photo by Wendy Almeida/Maine Monitor) Extinctions since 1500. Courtesy of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. In a recent working paper, “Delivering on Biden’s 2030 Conservation Commitme...

Texas A&M Forest Service acquires Fox Hunters Hill Texas A&M Forest Service acquires Fox Hunters Hill By Jeremy Thomas | March 31, 2021 at 6:56 PM CDT - Updated March 31 at 8:09 PM SABINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Through funds provided by the U.S. Forest Service, the Texas A&M Forest Service acquired the nearly 2,387 area of Fox Hunters Hill, which is adjacent to the Sabine National Forest and Toledo Bend Reservoir in Sabine County. Gretchen Riley with the Texas A&M Forest Service said the acquisition of Fox Hunters Hill is not an outright purchase but allows for a conservation easement.

Read so far State Capital Highlights By Gary Borders March 31, 2021 - 00:00 Posted in: A Texas Senate committee on Friday passed an elections bill that would tighten the state’s voting rules by limiting extended early voting hours, requiring proof of disability to qualify for mail-in voting and prohibiting drive-thru voting. Senate Bill Z sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is one of Gov. Gregg Abbott’s legislative priorities this session. During testimony Friday, the committee received opposition testimon...

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the availability of up to $317 million for Forest Health, Fire Prevention, Forest Legacy and Forest Health

Save the Redwoods League Protects Nearly 15,000 Acres in Mendocino County $24.7 million project secures conservation easements that permanently protect redwood forest from future subdivision and development Published 02-09-21 SAN FRANCISCO, February 9, 2021 /CSRwire/ —  Mailliard Ranch, a 14,838-acre property in southern Mendocino County and the largest coast redwood forest left in private family hands. The $24.7 million project secures three conservation easements across the entire property, which safeguard the land from subdivision and development, regardless of future ownership. In ad...