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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Historic Investment in Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and Rural Projects – Hear What They’re Saying

Sep. 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70…

Concord Monitor

$30 million project wonders if forests can store more carbon and still be useful

Sep. 19, 2022

We live in a capitalist society, for better or worse, so if we want something done we need to attach some money to it. One of the things we want done in the face of the climate emergency is to have…

WMUR 9

United States Department of Agriculture to fund push to store carbon in New England forests

Sep. 18, 2022

PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a major push to try to store more carbon in New England’s forests. The agency said Wednesday that the New England…

U.S. News & World Report

USDA to Fund Push to Store Carbon in New England Forests

Sep. 15, 2022

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a major push to try to store more carbon in New England’s forests. The agency said Wednesday that the New England…

Portland Press Herald

USDA to fund push to store carbon in New England forests

Sep. 15, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a major push to try to store more carbon in New England’s forests. The agency said Wednesday that the New England Climate-Smart Forest Partnership…

Bangor Daily News

USDA to fund push to store carbon in New England forests

Sep. 15, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a major push to try to store more carbon in New England’s forests. The agency said Wednesday that the New England Climate-Smart Forest Partnership…

The Associated Press

USDA to fund push to store carbon in New England forests

Sep. 15, 2022

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a major push to try to store more carbon in New England’s forests. The agency said Wednesday that the New England…

Maine Congressional Delegation

Delegation Announces $385 Million to Support Maine Farmers, Loggers and Mitigate Climate Change

Sep. 15, 2022

$35 million for Wolfe’s Neck Farm and $30 million for the New England Forestry Foundation will help create market opportunities for Maine farmers and loggers using climate-smart production…

Maine Public

USDA grants $30 million for increased carbon storage in New England forests

Sep. 14, 2022

The U.S Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday funding for what’s being called a potentially transformational pilot program to help forest landowners in Maine and the rest of New…

Press Release

$30 Million USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Award to Increase Carbon Storage in New England’s Forests

Sep. 14, 2022

Media Contact: Andrea Colnes, NEFF Deputy Director & Climate Fellow, acolnes@newenglandforestry.org September 14, 2022 – Marking a transformative investment in our region’s forests, the…

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment in Partnerships for 70 Climate-Smart Commodities and Rural Projects

Sep. 14, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected…

Mountain Times

Hartland’s Cedar Mountain Farm in the running for conservation award

Sep. 14, 2022

Kerry Gawalt and Stephen Leslie, who operate Cedar Mountain Farm in Hartland, are Northeast Region finalists for the 2022 Leopold Conservation Award, the winner to be announced in a few weeks,…