WASHINGTON — Today [February 8, 2024], the Bureau of Land Management announced a $41 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration. This funding will support 74 projects in 16 states, building on proven programs and partnerships to protect cherished wildlife and natural resources while creating good-paying jobs to strengthen communities. […]

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $197 million in 100 project proposals benefiting 22 states and seven tribes, as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program helps communities, tribes, […]

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands, informed by the best-available science and input from local, state, federal and Tribal partners. The draft plan is built on decades of partnership, research, and on-the-ground knowledge and experience in maintaining, protecting […]

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Winter wheat acres planted in Idaho are estimated at 720,000 acres, unchanged from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 670,000 acres, up 2 percent from 2020. In Oregon, acres planted to winter wheat are estimated at 720,000 acres, down 20,000 acres from the previous year. Acres to be harvested are forecast […]