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Virginia gives stakeholders tool to understand the impact of forest cover
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012The Virginia Department of Forestry has developed an application called InFOREST to enable city and county planners, landowners or anyone interested in understanding how land-cover changes impact nutrient and sediment loading to Virginia streams and rivers.
Although the new application is somewhat advanced and has a learning curve, it was designed to be user friendly. It provides useful information that shows developers how to reduce their pollutant loadings by 50 percent and show counties how to help landowners minimize impacts to drinking water reservoirs.
Watch for the new NASF website next week
Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012NASF has been hard at work on a new and improved website. The new site is designed to make NASF information and resources more accessible to members, partners and the public. It also boasts an enhanced document library and an electronic store for educational materials.
This week's newsletter is a hint of what the new website will look like. So be on the lookout for a new site coming to you next week!
Nation readies for summer wildfire season
Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012Whether prescribed burns, fire safety programs, using technology to communicate or community education, many states are taking proactive steps toward preventing wildfires. Many states are concerned over what has been a dry rainy season and are worried that this year may be challenging. Thanks to Wildfire Awareness week, many communities took the opportunity to educate residents on the many steps they can take to protect themselves against wildfires.
Sarah McCreary's next adventure
Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012If you were wondering what Sarah McCreary is up to post-NASF, Roll Call wrote a great story about her new role at Hamburger Co., a Democratic political and media consulting firm.
As communications director, Sarah will be working on the firm's branding, message development and web strategy efforts. She was an invaluable part of the NASF team and we wish her success in her new endeavors!
Department of Interior begins top-down internal review wildland fire programs
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012The United States Department of Interior (DOI) is reviewing of all of its internal wildland fire programs with the goal of identifying duplication of efforts that could be eliminated. The study is required by the House Committee on Appropriations and will help DOI determine the most cost effective and efficient means for implementing the wildland fire management programs.
The U.S. Forest Service is not part of the review, but some aspects of the Forest Service program will be examined to better understand the opportunities within DOI and how those opportunities could potentially affect the their work with the Forest Service.
Minnesota hopes dogs can sniff out invasive beetles
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012The Minnesota Department of Agriculture hopes trained sniffer dogs can become a new line of defense against emerald ash borers. Initial results are promising and they hope to start demonstrations this week.
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