US Forest Service – News
- • Leading Consumer Group Files Official Comments with USGBC Objecting to LEED’s Forest Certification Monopoly: Oct. 24, 2012, Leading consumer organization the American Consumer Institute (ACI) Center for Citizen Research, today filed official comments with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). ACI cites key findings of its new report that show marketplace confusion over certification standards. Such standards could be driving prices up nearly 20 percent for those who are willing to pay more for sustainable wood and paper products but may not actually be getting something that is better for the environment...
- • Agribusiness Contributions to Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees: Nov. 16, 2011, With the upcoming presidential election accelerating the focus on November 2012, one issue that will most likely be decided before either President Obama takes a second term or one of his Republican challengers takes the oath of office is the latest version of the “Farm Bill.” The Farm Bill is a massive spending measure that covers a wide variety of agriculture issues from crop insurance to food stamps and is taken up by Congress every five years. The current version of the Farm Bill is The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008...
- • US Forest Service Teams With Society Of American Foresters on Research to Help Land Managers Integrate Energy, Products and Land Management Policy: Nov. 16, 2011, U.S. Forest Service scientists contributed to a far-reaching report that will help land managers make decisions about how forests are best managed to help offset carbon emissions, including the use of forest biomass for energy...
- • USDA Forest Service Awards Nearly $3 Million for Renewable Energy Projects: June 22, 2011, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of nearly $3 million in grants to 17 small businesses and community groups to develop wood-to-energy projects that require engineering services and will help expand regional economies and create new jobs...
- • US Forest Service Issues Framework and Map to Bolster Health of American Watersheds: June 6, 2011, The U.S. Forest Service released a new map on Friday that characterizes the health and condition of National Forest System lands in more than 15,000 watersheds across the country...
- • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Local Projects to Help Kids Get Outdoors: Apr. 4, 2011, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $1 million in cost-share funding for children’s programs in 18 states and Puerto Rico, furthering USDA’s commitment to connect young people around the country with America’s great outdoors. The two programs receiving funding through this announcement will reach tens of thousands of young people this year...
- • New Software Puts Forest Ecology in Public Hands: Mar. 10, 2011, The U.S. Forest Service and its partners released this morning the newest version of their free i-Tree software suite, designed to quantify the benefits of trees and assist communities in gaining support and funding for the trees in their parks, schoolyards and neighborhoods...