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USDA Unveils Major Investments in Forest Resilience, Wildfire Preparedness, and Agricultural Disaster Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a series of initiatives last week aimed at bolstering wildfire prevention, improving forest health, expanding domestic timber ...
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The ambitious plan to protect Northern California’s Plumas National Forest from wildfires

A white-headed woodpecker stirs the dawn quiet, hammering at a patch of charred bark stretching 15 feet up the trunk of a ponderosa pine. The first streaks of sun light the tree’s green crown, sending ...