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."
   
  

• USDA Forest Service Statement on Death of Law Enforcement Officer
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  USDA Forest Service Statement on Death of Law Enforcement Officer
   
   
  

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• USDA Forest Service Will Host Public Events on Development of The New Planning Rule
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  USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today announced a series of events to provide opportunities for public discussion on the development of a new Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning Rule.
   
   
  

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• Forest Service and BLM Announces Grazing Fee
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  The Federal grazing fee for 2010 will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the Forest Service.
   
   
  

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• Two Forest Service Scientists Honored for Contributions to Climate Change Research
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  USDA Forest Service scientists Connie Millar of Albany, Calif., and Linda Joyce of Ft. Collins, Colo., are winners of this year’s Forest Service Deputy Chief’s Distinguished Science Award.
   
   
  

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