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Minnesota SWCD battles oak wilt
Minnesota’s Morrison County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is awaiting legislative approval for a grant that would allow the district to treat oak wilt along the northwestern edge of the disease in Minnesota before it strikes state forestland. “This area is a strategic spot to control oak wilt,” state Department of Natural Resources (DNR)… [...]
Continue ReadingAlabama field day helps educate hundreds
Thanks to its relationship with Saloom Properties LLC, Conecuh County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is able to educate Alabama landowners about a variety of programs available for their forestland. Conecuh County SWCD coordinated with Saloom Tree Farms to hold a field day in September that drew more than 300 people on a rainy… [...]
Continue ReadingHinkhouse Selected to Chair Joint Forestry Team
CONTACT: Sara Kangas, NACD Director of Communications (202) 547-6223; sara-kangas@nacdnet.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mar. 21, 2019 HINKHOUSE SELECTED TO CHAIR JOINT FORESTRY TEAM WASHINGTON – Wyoming’s Jennifer Hinkhouse has been selected to chair the Joint Forestry Team (JFT) for 2019. Hinkhouse is the district manager of the Campbell County Conservation District and serves as a supervisor for neighboring Crook County… [...]
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