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Federal Programs Offer Opportunities for Wildlife, Forestry Improvements
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For persons interested in performing active management on their property to establish or improve wetlands, riparian (streamside) areas, forest lands, or other upland habitats for wildlife and pollinators, now is the time to request a plan and apply for financial assistance if desired.
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Federal/private partnership brings in 4-to-1 taxpayer returns for conservation
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The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation partnership created $40.5 million out of an initial $10.3 million taxpayer investment in 2011 for on-the-ground conservation efforts throughout the United States.
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Federally Endangered Bat Found in North Georgia: First Indiana Bat in Almost 50 Years
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In May of last year, a federally endangered Indiana bat woke from hibernation in her Tennessee cave and traveled to a north Georgia forest. This rite of spring may have gone unnoticed except for the fact that the tiny bat carried a transmitter the size of a toothpick.
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Feedback Requested on Park Values
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The National Park Service is starting the process of preparing a Foundation Document for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park would like to invite park stakeholders to join in this effort.
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Field Day at Mountain Research Station
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The Field Day at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC will be a great event for agricultural producers to get the latest updates on agricultural research and to see the latest and best available tools and equipment at the trade show. The NRCS Partner Biologists for the Hellbender Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative will be in attendance with information about the program.
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Eastern Hellbender Workshops
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Fighting Fire with Fire: Can Fire Positively Impact an Ecosystem?
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Wildfires occur naturally when lightning strikes a forest or grassland. Alternatively, controlled burns, also known as prescribed fires, are set by land managers and conservationists to mimic the effects of natural fires.
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Final EPA/USGS Technical Report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration
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A new report provides scientific and technical information related to protection of aquatic life from effects of hydrologic alteration.
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Fire and a Changing Climate - Fueling Collaboration
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Webinar from the Fueling Collaboration Series. Jenifer Bunty (Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists/Clemson University) moderates a panel of fire professionals and climate change specialists. They discuss how to incorporate climate change predictions/models into forest and fire management and give updates on the latest fire science and climate change research.
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Fire History of the Appalachian Region: A Review and Synthesis
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This review and synthesis explores fire history from Alabama to New England, and provides a context for describing resilient forests of the future.
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Fire in Wetlands: Fire Ecology and Prescribed Fire Tactics
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The following webinar provides insight on prescribed fire tactics in wetland ecosystems. Developed by the Southern Fire Exchange, the Ocala National Forest and the University of Florida.
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