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Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the United States

By: Todd Gartner, James Mulligan, Rowan Schmidt, and John Gunn (editors)
Cities and towns across the United States face a growing water crisis. Aging water infrastructure, increasing demand, continued land use change, and increasingly extreme weather events are driving the costs of water management higher in the United States.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Investing-in-Forested-Landscapes-for-Source-Water-Protection-in-the-United-States/1693/

Treading Water How States Can Minimize the Impact of Power Plants on Aquatic Life

By: GRACE Communications Foundation
The power industry uses more water than any other sector of the US economy. Nearly all of this water is used for once-through cooling, an outdated process that uses enormous volumes of water and discharges it back into the environment at elevated temperatures.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Treading-Water-How-States-Can-Minimize-the-Impact-of-Power-Plants-on-Aquatic-Life/1694/

REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE - USDA Policy and Procedures Review and Recommendations - Indian Sacred Sites

By: USDA Office of Tribal Relations and USDA Forest Service
Report calls for USDA and the U.S. Forest Service to work more closely with tribal governments in the protection, respectful interpretation and appropriate access to Indian sacred sites.
https://www.landcan.org/article/REPORT-TO-THE-SECRETARY-OF-AGRICULTURE--USDA-Policy-and-Procedures-Review-and-Recommendations--Indian-Sacred-Sites/1713/

National Environmental Policy Act - Categorical Exclusions for Soil and Water Restoration Activities - Final Rule

By: USDA - Forest Service
The Final Rule The Forest Service has supplemented its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (36 CFR Part 220) with three new categorical exclusions for activities that restore lands negatively impacted by water control structures, natural and human caused events, and roads and trails.
https://www.landcan.org/article/National-Environmental-Policy-Act--Categorical-Exclusions-for-Soil-and-Water-Restoration-Activities---Final-Rule/1715/

NEWS RELEASE - US Forest Service announces final rule on restoration of soil and water resources

By: USDA - Forest Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2013 – The U.S. Forest Service today published in the Federal Register a final rule improving the agency’s ability to restore lands affected by roads, trails, structures such as levees, culverts and drainage tiles and disturbance events such as floods and hurricanes.
https://www.landcan.org/article/NEWS-RELEASE--US-Forest-Service-announces-final-rule-on-restoration-of-soil-and-water-resources/1716/

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Chapter 30

By: USDA - Forest Service
More information about the categorical exclusions for soil and water restoration can be found here.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Forest-Service-Handbook-190915-Chapter-30-/1717/

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act

On October 2, 2013 Congress passed a one year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act as part of HR 527 Helium Stewardship Act.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Secure-Rural-Schools-and-Community-SelfDetermination-Act/1726/

EPA SPCC Sample Plan

An example of a farm facility and how the farmer determines he is covered by the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule and prepares an SPCC Plan.
https://www.landcan.org/article/EPA-SPCC-Sample-Plan/1743/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tier 1 qualified facility SPCC plan template

This template is intended to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop a self-certified Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.
https://www.landcan.org/article/US-Environmental-Protection-Agency-tier-1-qualified-facility-SPCC-plan-template/1744/

Restoring the Narrative of American Envirionmentalism

By: Ben A. Minteer and Stephen J. Pyne
The conventional narrative of American environmentalism is no longer very helpful for conservationists and restorationists seeking philosophical justification and guidance for their work.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Restoring-the-Narrative-of-American-Envirionmentalism/1131/

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) - A successful start to a national program in the United States

By: Erin Muths,Robin E. Jung, Larissa L. Bailey, Michael J. Adams, P. Stephen Corn, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Gary M. Fellers, Walter J. Sadinski, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Susan C. Walls, Robert N. Fisher, Alisa L. Gallant, William A. Battaglin, and D. Earl Green
Most research to assess amphibian declines has focused on local-scale projects on one or a few species. The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is a national program in the United States mandated by congressional directive and implemented by the U.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Amphibian-Research-and-Monitoring-Initiative-ARMI--A-successful-start-to-a-national-program-in-the-United-States/1200/

Investing in California’s Watershed - Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s Proposition 84 Grant Program

By: Sierra Nevada Conservancy
This report is being provided to inform policy makers and the public about the investment that has occurred through the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s (SNC) Proposition 84 grant program.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Investing-in-Californias-Watershed--Sierra-Nevada-Conservancys-Proposition-84-Grant-Program/1213/

Biomass Energy Resources in Louisiana

By: LSU AgCenter
A description of how biomass is being used for energy in Louisiana with an emphasis on the potential for expansion in the industry. View on lsuagcenter.c ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Biomass-Energy-Resources-in-Louisiana/1214/

Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Forest Sustainability in the Wake of Emerging Bioenergy Policies

By: Jody M. Endres
Renewable energy policies generally have assumed that forests can provide a significant source of environmentally-friendly feedstocks for electricity, heat and power generation.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Barking-Up-the-Wrong-Tree-Forest-Sustainability-in-the-Wake-of-Emerging-Bioenergy-Policies/1239/

Bobwhite Basics Brochure

By: National Bobwhite Technical Committee
Bobwhite Basics is an explanation of what bobwhite quail require for habitat, food and the land management practices that create or maintain their habitat.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Bobwhite-Basics-Brochure/1435/

Growing Fish in the Arizona Desert?

By: Mary Carroll
Desert Springs Tilapia, an aquaculture farm located in Dateland, is making great strides toward sustainable farming. A unique feature of the farm is the use of a water source which has proven inadequate for raising crops, including cotton, historically grown in this area.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Growing-Fish-in-the-Arizona-Desert/1259/

ARE NEONICOTINOIDS KILLING BEES? A Review of Research into the Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Bees, with Recommendations for Action

By: Jennifer Hopwood, Mace Vaughan, Matthew Shepherd, David Biddinger, Eric Mader, Scott Hoffman Black and Celeste Mazzacano
Neonicotinoids are a group of long-lasting insecticides that are absorbed by plants and then dispersed through plant tissue, making flower nectar and pollen poisonous.
https://www.landcan.org/article/ARE-NEONICOTINOIDS-KILLING-BEES-A-Review-of-Research-into-the-Effects-of-Neonicotinoid-Insecticides-on-Bees-with-Recommendations-for-Action/1277/

Local Meat and Poultry Processing - The Importance of Business Commitments for Long-Term Viability

By: Lauren Gwin, Arion Thiboumery, and Richard Stillman
Stabilizing and enhancing meat and poultry processing for local markets requires that farmers and processors build more established and predictable business relationships, shifting from “convenience” to longer term “commitment.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Local-Meat-and-Poultry-Processing--The-Importance-of-Business-Commitments-for--LongTerm-Viability/1282/