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Lee Township is a small community tucked into Michigan’s southwest corner in the rural area between Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lake Michigan. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the township officially broke ground on a new fire station – though construction work has already begun. The project was made possible...

A day in the life of a U.S. Department of Agriculture photojournalist is never the same. This one was no exception. It started out testing a new memory card that transmits photos from a digital camera to our Flickr social media gallery ( www.USDA.gov and click the Flickr link). After making the card...

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website: Ross Racine is the Executive Director of Intertribal Agriculture Council. He assumed those duties in January 2001. He served as the IAC Natural Resources Director beginning in 1991, and as the IAC Director of Programs since 1999.

Recovery Act funding spurs a renaissance in backcountry trail maintenance. This year, visitors to the Los Padres National Forest, near Goleta, Calif., are seeing widespread wilderness trail improvements thanks to Recovery Act funds. Nearly $2.3 million was allocated to the forest for wilderness...

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website: Deborah is the Vice President of Food and Farms at Ecotrust, a non-profit organization based in Oregon.

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: On August 4, the Farmers Market by the White House was bustling with individuals celebrating World Breastfeeding Week and National Farmers Market Week. The festival’s purpose was to recognize the value of farmers markets and the role that nutritious fruits and...

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website: Ruth Hambleton is the founder of Annie’s Project in Illinois. Annie’s Project is a non-profit organization that concentrates on education for Farm Women.

As part of the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station’s Recovery Act program, the Station’s Focused Science Delivery Program has entered into an agreement with the University of Washington’s School of Forest Resources to create leadership and learning opportunities for Native Americans...

The Ohio State Fair is a unique and exciting showcase of Ohio’s agriculture, livestock and natural resources. At the fair, I had the opportunity to visit with members of the Ohio FFA. These young people were impressive and demonstrated a true commitment to agriculture and Rural America. It is these...

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