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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) Announces Lauren T. Cooper as Its New Chief Conservation Officer
October 17, 2022

October 11th, 2022 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) announced Lauren T. Cooper as its new Chief Conservation Officer today. Cooper [...]

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Agriculture Resilience Can Happen with Healthy Soil, Diverse Income Streams and Solid Community Support
June 14, 2022

By Amanda Egdorf-Sand, Executive Director, NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation  //   Carbon. You may hear this mentioned [...]

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Woodland Owners in Eastern North Carolina Can Support Rare Aquatic Species through Sustainable Forest Management
May 4, 2022

By Jennifer Archambault, Ph.D. – Endangered Species Biologist and Aquatic Ecosystem Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service —— The waters [...]

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Foresters for Healthy Waters
April 20, 2022

By John Ann Shearer, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service —— As [...]

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USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum
January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the plenary speakers for the 2022 Agricultural Outlook [...]

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USDA Invests $50 Million in Partnerships to Improve Equity in Conservation Programs, Address Climate Change
January 12, 2022

ATLANTA, January 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $50 million in 118 partnerships to expand access [...]

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‘The woods next door’: U.S. community forests take root
November 18, 2021

by Carey L. Biron  |  Thomson Reuters Foundation Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:00 GMT   The country is seeing a growing [...]

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Fighting Black Land Loss Helps Birds, Too
October 18, 2021

By Xander Peters, Reporter Audubon magazine, Fall 2021 (Posted with permission) Efforts to reform heirs’ property laws are expanding access [...]

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Forest Products Week: A Celebration that Begins in Your Woods
October 16, 2021

By Mark Megalos Executive Director, National Woodland Owners Association   National Forest Products Week is celebrated the third week in [...]

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Research Roundup: How one undergraduate student’s research seeks to improve our state’s natural resources
September 10, 2021

by Patsy McKee, Correspondent Sep 7, 2021 in Technician, the official student newspaper of NC State University. (Reprinted with permission)  [...]