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Los Padres National Forest Seeks to Preserve Remote Sacred Native American Sites

August 02, 2012 Joe Pasinato, Los Padres National Forest

Deep inside the San Rafael Wilderness, employees from the Los Padres National Forest are working to inventory centuries-old Chumash sacred sites impacted by devastating wildfires. Despite closure orders that restrict public access in America’s first congressionally designated wilderness, forest...

Forestry

What’s Ahead for Global Food Security?

August 02, 2012 Stacey Rosen and Shahla Shapouri, Economists, Food Security and Development Branch, Economic Research Service

The Economic Research Service (ERS) has, since the late 1970s, reported annually on food security in a number of developing countries. A key indicator is the number of food-insecure people (those who each consume less than a nutritional target of 2,100 calories per day). In the latest report, we...

USDA Results Health and Safety

USDA-Funded North Valley Health Center in Minnesota Expected to Improve Rural Quality of Life

August 02, 2012 Adam Czech, Minnesota USDA Public Affairs Specialist

Ground was broken on the new 43,000 square-foot North Valley Health Center on July 26. It will be located next to the Good Samaritan Nursing Home and will feature a larger physical therapy department, full handicap accessibility and covered entrances, among other enhancements.Community members came...

Rural