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DELAWARE — Five projects will receive a combined $60,000 in grant funding for tree plantings as part of Delaware’s Tree For Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI), announced the Department of Natural …
Delaware’s Tree Planting Projects Receive Grant Funding Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced more than $32 million to fund 2022 wood innovations and community wood grants. Bolstered by $12 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan …
$32 Million Announced to Advance Climate-Smart Mass Timber Construction, Expand Wood Markets Read More BENNER TWP, PA — Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Deputy Secretaries John Norbeck and Michael Walsh recently visited the State Correctional Institution at Rockview in Centre County …
Forestry Camp Program Prepares Reentrants For Tree Maintenance Careers Read More
BALA CYNWYD, PA — Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) employees are used to literally getting their hands dirty while giving back to the community. More than 100 employees have physically planted trees over …
Pandemic Changes Environmental Project to Support Multiple, Urban Communities Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf yesterday unveiled a State Forest Action Plan, which assesses the condition of Pennsylvania forests and sets a framework for strategies for long-term forest sustainability in …
Gov. Wolf Unveils State Forest Action Plan to Address Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reecently shared their vision for the Biden-Harris administration’s wildland fire preparedness and response, including supporting …
Interior and Agriculture Departments Outline Wildland Fire Preparedness, Climate Resiliency Plan Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded more than $15 million to fund grant proposals to develop and expand the use of wood products, strengthen emerging …
$15 Million in Grants Awarded to Expand Wood Products, Wood Energy Markets and Community Forests Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the USDA Forest Service will invest more than $218 million to fund Great American Outdoors Act projects to conserve critical forest …
Federal Government Announces $218 Million Investment in Land and Water Conservation Read More