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USDA Announcing Action Plan on Interagency Coordination and Collaboration for...
As part of President Obama’s commitment to honoring Government-to-Government relationships with Tribal Nations, the federal government is continuing to strengthen its relationships in Indian Country....
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Colorado StrikeForce Meeting Draws a Crowd
May 2nd dawned a majestic spring day in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado as rural and tribal stakeholders from the Four Corners region descended upon the San Juan National Forest...
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A Thorough Discussion about Protecting America’s Forests
Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Arthur “Butch” Blazer moderating a panel on forest health at the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum. USDA Photo by Bob Nichols. Agroforestry....
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USDA Deputy Under Secretary Promotes Environmental Justice Goals
Deputy Under Secretary Butch Blazer delivers the keynote address at the 2014 Environmental Justice Conference in Washington, DC. USDA Photo by Bob Nichols Late last month, I was privileged to deliver...
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Meeting the Next Generation Who will Carry the Torch as Wilderness, Natural...
Youth who were part of the filming of “Untrammeled” marvel at the stars appearing overhead, as twilight descends on camp in the Scapegoat Wilderness. (U.S. Forest Service) While my days of adventuring...
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Employment and Mentoring Opportunities Support Youth and Veteran Programs...
A recent tree planting and habitat restoration service project at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge was part of activities to announce $6.7 million in grants to support conservation employment...
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USDA Marks 50th Anniversary of the Job Corps
Daniel Stevenson, carpentry student of the Harpers Ferry Job Corps Center shows Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service a map he created of the 28 Job Corps Centers in the United States at the 50th...
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Pollinators-An Indicator of a Healthy Mother Earth
Often I am asked to participate in events in my role as a Deputy Undersecretary. Other times I participate based on my heritage, as a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe. Sometimes, the lines blur,...
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Honoring my Teachers, Sharing Traditions on the San Carlos Apache Reservation
USDA Deputy Under Secretary Arthur “Butch” Blazer is all smiles with a group of San Carlos Apache Reservation fourth graders as they hold up their Every Kid in a Park passes. Smokey Bear got in on the...
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Urban Youth Discover Conservation can be Life Changing
Deputy Under Secretary Butch Blazer visits with members of the Greening Youth Foundation while hiking at Cascade Springs. Photo credit: Michael Williams A peaceful forest setting mixed with sounds of...
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