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500 Florida School Kids Adopt New Skills Learned in the Great Outdoors

January 30, 2012 Susan Blake, National Forests in Florida, and Jane Knowlton, U.S. Forest Service Office of Communication

What makes 500 middle and high school kids from area schools near Tallahassee, Fla., happy? Getting outside and embracing the great outdoors during a week-long U.S. Forest Service event known as ‘ More Kids in the Woods.’ During the five-day outdoor event , the kids developed new skills related to...

Forestry

USDA Staff in Mississippi Honor the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King with a Day of Service

January 30, 2012 Megan Pittman, USDA Mississippi Public Information Coordinator

On January 12, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack recognized and celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday by declaring a National Service Day for all USDA employees. The National Service Day honored Dr. King’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Events were held simultaneously at all USDA...

Rural

Meet Face (and Hands) of Food Safety Bridgette Keefe-Hodgson

January 30, 2012 Catherine Cochran, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service

“Food safety worker” may bring to mind images of scientists in lab coats, inspectors at processing plants, or investigators checking out what’s on supermarket shelves. A crucial but less recognized component of protecting the public from foodborne illness, however, rests on the shoulders of those...

Health and Safety