Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about urging people to report woodland arson. More information can be found on our web site at: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/05142007.html A daily report on Florida’s wildfires can be found on the Division of Forestry’s web site. Report (1:00 wma)
Burn Program Extension in Alabama
The 2007 Hurricane season is almost here, but some recovery efforts are still on-going from 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. Alabama state conservationist Gary Kobylski with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service says one is helping removed downed timber from forestlands. Report (2:00 wma)
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Division of Forestry calling for an end to the burning of all yard waste by homeowners. More information about yard trash burning can be found on this web page: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/05082007.html. A daily report on Florida’s wildfires can be found on the Division of Forestry’s web site. Report (1:00 wma)
FL Helping Forest Landowners
Getting information to landowners across Florida about forest practices was the purpose of a meeting held this week.  Report (1:30 wma)
Florida Wildfire Updates
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is posting a wildfire update every morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. on the department’s main web page as well as the department’s Division of Forestry web page. This update will provide the latest information about major wildfires, including the number of acres burned and the percentage of containment of each fire, as …
Keeping Alabama Forests Healthy
Keeping Alabama forests healthy often starts right in your own backyard, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:30 wma)
SE Projects Get Energy Grants
Two Southeastern cellulosic ethanol projects received grants last week from the US Department of Energy. Range Fuels, Inc., was awarded a $76 million grant to fund the research and construction needs of an ethanol plant in Soperton in Treutlen County Georgia. Once completed, the plant will produce about 40 million gallons of ethanol per year, and 9 million gallons per …
Prescribed Burning as a Management Tool
Prescribed burning is just what the doctor ordered to keep forest ecosystems healthy here in Alabama according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Report (1:00 wma)
More Kids in the Woods
A new pilot program from the US Forest Service aims to get more kids outdoors and connecting with nature. Report (1:00 wma)
December is Tree Planting Time
It’s tree planting time in Alabama and state forester Tim Albritton says USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has some programs available to assist landowners. Find out about Alabama NRCS programs at www.al.nrcs.usda.gov. Report (1:00 wma)