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Alaska's Chugach National Forest Provides a World-Class Training Ground for Olympic Hopefuls

October 21, 2013 Sara Boario, Chugach National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

America’s elite, Olympic-bound Nordic skiers have a high-altitude secret they hope will give them an edge in Sochi, Russia, during the 2014 Winter Olympics in late February. Team members take a 10-minute helicopter ride from sea level up to Eagle Glacier on Alaska’s Chugach National Forest, the most...

Forestry

One Seed at a Time: Plant Materials Center in Los Lunas, New Mexico Helps Restore the Grand Canyon's South Rim

October 21, 2013 Mark A. Smith, Natural Resources Conservation Service, New Mexico

For more than 20 years, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been growing seeds for the Grand Canyon National Park and other national parks. When the National Park Service renovated the Grand Canyon’s South Rim visitor center in 2008, they looked to the NRCS Plants Materials...

Conservation

Secretary Vilsack: Why I’m Proud of Our USDA Employees

October 21, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

USDA employees across the country and around the world do critical work that impacts millions of lives. I am proud of our employees for many reasons, and I want to share just a few of their great accomplishments under the Obama Administration.

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