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POSSIBLE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS IMMINENT — POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON US FOREST SERVICE CONTRACTS AND 2023 FARM BILL FORESTRY PROVISIONS

Government shutdown ‘incredibly disruptive,’ Vilsack warns: At a White House news conference, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said food aid to new mothers, loans to farmers and public access to national forests could be casualties in a shutdown by Marc Heller (E&E News PM Sept. 25, 2023) E&E NEWS PM | Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack turned up pressure…

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US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANNOUNCES THAT IT WILL PROVIDE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTIONS TO THE FOOTHILL YELLOW-LEGGED FROG (WITH EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN LOGGER-RELATED ACTIVITIES)

(MESSAGE FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE) Good morning,   Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will provide Endangered Species Act protections to four of the six geographically and genetically distinct population segments (DPS) of the foothill yellow-legged frog. After reviewing the best scientific and commercial information available, the Service determined endangered…

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! PLUMAS-SIERRA CHAPTER “SUMMER GATHERING” WILL CLOSE OUT SUMMER AT LAKE ALMANOR ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 WITH PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST SUPERVISOR CHRIS CARLTON AS GUEST SPEAKER — ALL ACL MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS ARE INVITED!

Plumas-Sierra Chapter Chair Doug Stoy invites everyone to a “ (late Summer)…Summer Gathering” to close out the summer and to honor the slot usually taken by the chapter’s “Spring and Summer Round-Up.” PLEASE TAKE NOTE: SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER Doug has a guest speaker lined up – Plumas National Forest Supervisor Chris Carlton.  Chris will speak to future plans…

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“FYI”: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR “NORTH COAST FOREST BIOMASS STRATEGY GRANTS” — OF INTEREST TO NORTH COAST LOGGING COMPANIES..AND OTHERS

EDITOR’S NOTE: This announcement leads to links regarding requests for proposals on the “North Coast Forest Biomass Strategy.” On first review, it does not look like logging companies are meant to apply, but ACL believes that logging companies on the North Coast should be aware that this project exists, and that local Rural Conservation Districts(RCDs)…

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