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Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They’re Actually Making Climate Change Worse

Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They're Actually Making Climate Change Worse

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

USDA Offers New Forest Management Incentive for Conservation Reserve Program

USDA Offers New Forest Management Incentive for Conservation Reserve Program

As reported below, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is paying people to engage in innovative forestry practices on private land. USDA says these practices reduce fire hazards, increase water retention in soil, and benefit habitat and the wildlife it supports. Meanwhile, next to Pitchstone Waters in Idaho, the