USDA Receives Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award
Accepting the ACHP Award for Federal Preserve America Accomplishment given for a series of youth summits in Colorado at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation quarterly business meeting in...
View ArticleNFL Quarterback Sam Bradford, Secretary Vilsack Urge Native Children to Get...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (at podium) and St. Louis Rams Quarterback Sam Bradford (blue shirt, left) met at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 27, 2011,...
View ArticleHealthy Kids, Healthy Communities
Cross posted from the Let’s Move! blog: Last week, Secretary Vilsack joined St. Louis Rams quarterback and Cherokee nation member Sam Bradford in the USDA People’s Garden to talk about the importance...
View ArticleLet’s Move! in Indian Country Launches on the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin
A Menominee girl enjoys the sackrace fun with her classmate friends. More than 300 children joined the First Lady’s Office and other administration officials recently for the launch of Let’s Move! in...
View ArticleUnited We Stand—In Support of Fish Habitat
The new box culvert and open channel to Long Island Sound, which restored fish passage and tidal flows to the salt marsh. Volunteers installed the dune grass plantings. We have a lot to learn from...
View ArticleForest Service Lines up 500 Jobs for Young Conservationists
When President Obama recently called on federal agencies to help young people find more work in the great outdoors, the U.S. Forest Service – with 193 million acres of prime outdoor space —responded...
View ArticleU.S. Public Lands Continue to Create Jobs and Boost Local Economies Through...
Cross posted from the White House blog: America’s national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other outdoor spaces are treasured for their beauty, their enjoyment, and for their value to our culture...
View ArticleVolunteer Ken Lair Puts Conservation First
Ken Lair teaches a group of student volunteers about conservation. (Photo courtesy Jackie Lindgren) At 6’6”, Ken Lair is a gentle giant of conservation. Shaking off injuries and setbacks that would...
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