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A Big Thing in a Little Township

August 31, 2011 Alec Lloyd, Public Affairs, Rural Development

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...

Initiatives Rural

Students Monitor Urban Wood for Knowledge and Experience

August 31, 2011 Robert Fitzhenry, US Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

District of Columbia science classes help in an enhanced pest detection program. The Challenge – Non-native wood-boring insects and pathogens that infest and kill trees pose a serious threat to our nation's forests. But monitoring trees to look for emerging insects is time-consuming and resource...

Forestry