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READER SUBMITTED: NRCS Seeks Sign-Ups Or Wetlands Conservation Program
StatewideThe Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications from landowners interested in the Wetlands Reserve Program. A new round of funding authorizes $255 million to enroll as many as 100,000 additional acres into WRP nationwide. Sign-up...Tags: Agriculture, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Torrington, Norwich
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READER SUBMITTED: CSP Applications Due May 31
StatewideThe Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will provide about $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres enrollment nationwide this year. Although applications are accepted all year, farmers...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture, Energy Resources, Torrington, Norwich
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Standing up for Florida's natural resources
Justin Riney is traveling the state to spread the word on the importance of conserving Florida's natural resources. His method of transportation — a stand up paddle board — is what draws the crowds. "My goal was to capture [the public's]...
Tags: Boca Raton, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Lake Okeechobee, Indian River Lagoon
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Defending state water rights
Since 2011, I have been raising concerns about a controversial proposal from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would restrict access to Missouri River water and charge users for surplus water taken from Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota, North...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. House of Representatives, Jon Tester, John Hoeven, U.S. Congress
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Food, farm and jobs bill: Helping protect natural resources
This year, passage of a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is critical to providing certainty for U.S. producers. This includes the continued availability of conservation programs that give our farmers, ranchers and private foresters the...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues
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The war over wolves: Upper Peninsula residents say hunt will control a killer
Detroit Free PressIRONWOOD, Mich. John Koski grips the old blanket in knobby hands weathered from a lifetime of farming. He pulls it back to reveal the carcasses of two cows, or what's left of them. More than half of each is picked clean, the spine and rib bones almost a...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Rick Snyder, Ecosystems, Wildlife, Conservation
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New Wild Plant Sanctuary designation in Clearfield County
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated a new Wild Plant Sanctuary in Bloom Township, Clearfield County. Bilger’s Rocks, a property managed by the Bilger’s Rocks Association, has been accepted into... -
Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Government, Zoology, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. House of Representatives
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Salt, Ecosystems, U.S. Geological Survey, Wildlife, Wetlands
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Bristol-Myers, BlackBerry, NetApp, Home Depot
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Carnival Corp and Bristol-Myers, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Bristol-Myers Squibb : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral *...Tags: Joy Global Incorporated, Best Buy Co., Inc., Medtronic Incorporated, Oil States International Incorporated, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated
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Gill sworn in as natural resources chief
Gov. Martin O'Malley swore in Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources Tuesday, replacing John R. Griffin at the top of the 1,200-employee agency. Griffin has been named to replace Matt Gallagher as the governor's chief of staff as of June 1....
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Government, Regional Authority, Energy Resources, Executive Branch
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