News & Media

• Rob Langford elected to the Board of Trustees of Maclay School
  
  Maclay School, a college preparatory school in Tallahassee, has elected Rob as a new Board member beginning in September 2009.
   
    
• Rob Langford elected to the Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of North Florida.
   
   
• Bud Holleman appointed Chairman of United Way for Bainbridge/Decatur County.
  "United Way is a national network of more than 1,300 locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive changes in communities and people's lives. Building on more than a century of service as the nation's preeminent community-based fundraiser, United Way engages the community to identify the underlying causes of the most significant local issues, develops strategies and pulls together financial and human resources to address them, and measures the results. United Way of America is the national organization dedicated to leading the United Way movement. While local United Ways tackle issues based on local needs, common focus areas include helping children and youth succeed, improving access to health care, promoting self-sufficiency, and strengthening families. "
  

• Rob Langford appointed to the Tall Timbers Development Committee.
  The Board of Tall Timbers Research recently appointed Rob Langford to its Tall Timbers Development Committee. Rob also serves on the Tall Timbers Foundation Development Committee. The Tall Timbers Research organization serves "to foster exemplary land stewardship through research, conservation, and education."
   
  

• Interior and Agriculture Departments Announce Joint New Climate Change Research Projects on SE and NW Freshwater Systems
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  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced joint scientific research projects that address the effects of climate change on freshwater systems and sensitive aquatic species in the northwestern and southeastern United States.
   
   
  

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• USDA Forest Service Releases New Roadmap for Responding to Changing Climate
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  The USDA Forest Service today announced the release of the National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change and a new system for performance accountability in response to the USDA's 2010-2015 Strategic Plan that sets a goal of ensuring that our national forests are made more resilient to climate change.
   
   
  

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• Report shows economic, health benefits of America’s forests, grasslands
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  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the release of a USDA Forest Service report showing the economic importance of America’s National Forests and Grasslands to rural communities across the country.
   
   
  

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• Forest Service Takes Significant Step in Pursuit of Forest Restoration
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  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 15 advisory committee members to evaluate Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration proposals.
   
   
  

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• Virginia Beach third-grader draws top poster in 2010 Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest
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  USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today presented 9-year-old Matalynn Clark with a trophy during a special ceremony at the Forest Service Headquarters in Washington, D.C., naming her the 2010 National Grand Prize Winner of the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest.
   
   
  

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