BLACKSBURG, Va., May 23, 2006 Beginning this fall, Virginia Techwill offer a one-of-a-kind Ph.D. program in geospatial and environmental analysis. "This interdisciplinary doctoral program, based in the College of Natural Resources, is designed to meet one of the great challenges of the twenty-first century the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources," explained geography department head Larry Grossman.
BLACKSBURG, Va., April 24, 2006 - A new partnership in the state, the Master Naturalist Program, is a grass-roots effort to train a cadre of volunteers who will work in their local communities to improve the environment. Virginia is basing the program on a model that is proving highly successful in other states and that is similar to the Master Gardener Program.
An Interactive Video Train-the-Trainer Program for State and University Extension Wood Utilization Specialists, Consultants & Industry Associations.
The Woods and Wildlife Conference for owners of large and small tracts of land will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 in Roanoke for individuals, families, managers and interested persons to learn about woods, wildlife and other natural resources. The day will provide participants with multiple links to information, new ideas to implement, and a better understanding of their natural resources.
Please plan to join us for the January edition of the USDA ForestServiceUrban Natural Resources Institute (UNRI) Informational Webcast,which aims to bring to you up to date on the work of Forest Servicescientists, and ourcooperators, who are working on urban natural resource research anddevelopment projects.
The Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of Agriculture on the urban and community forestry program.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2005 - Scientists from the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture Forest Service today reported that Hurricane Katrinadamaged or destroyed approximately 19 billion board feet of timber estimated ata value of $5 billion in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
On Friday, USDA and EPA signed a partnership agreement to establish andpromote water quality credit trading markets through cooperativeconservation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2007 -- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced plans to propose $1.6 billion in new funding for renewable energy, with a focus on cellulosic energy research and production, as part of the Administration's 2007 farm bill proposals. This funding will support President Bush's goal of reducing gasoline usage by 20 percent in the next ten years and will compliment an array of renewable energy-related efforts underway at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2005 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced a proposal to dedicate $800 million in hurricane recovery funds for agricultural and timber producers, rural low-income housing assistance, restoration of natural resources and national forests, commodity food assistance programs, and rebuilding of USDA facilities.
