Feb 19, 2018 | News, News/PR
For the first time in its history, the national Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program is providing training in the eastern United States, and it is doing so at the Auburn University Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center in Andalusia. The training course, also...
Jul 28, 2017 | News, News/PR
Recently, I had the honor of testifying before the Senate Committee on Agriculture to discuss the future of the Farm Bill’s forestry and conservation tools and how they apply to family forest owners. From the perspective of an Alabama Tree Farmer and avid...
Feb 22, 2016 | News, News/PR
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Forest Service recently announced a federal investment of over $40 million for restoration of forests near growing communities to reduce wildfire threats, protect water supplies, improve wildlife...
Dec 21, 2015 | News, News/PR
Some $3.7 million in USDA funding is available to agricultural producers willing to help restore and protect the habitat of gopher tortoises. The money is available through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service jointly as part of the Working Lands for...
Nov 16, 2015 | News, News/PR
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Tuesday announced $10.6 million in funding available to aid forest managers working to restore longleaf pine ecosystems on private lands in nine states. Alabama will receive $2.6 million in funding to aid forest...