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Written by USDA
Sunday, 12 June 2011
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell is encouraging kids and their families to reconnect with nature and have fun by participating in the 4th annual National Get Outdoors Day, Saturday, June 11.The event, known as ‘GO Day’, is an effort to attract new, diverse communities to outdoor activities and to motivate kids to explore their national forests and other public lands.
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USDA Releases Plan to Promote Agroforestry as Means to Improve the Environment

Written by USDA
Sunday, 12 June 2011
USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today unveiled a plan that will help farmers, ranchers and woodland owners enhance productivity, profitability and environmental stewardship by using the practice of agroforestry. Agroforestry intentionally combines agriculture and forestry to create integrated and sustainable land-use systems that take advantage of the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
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Colorado River Rescue

Written by Yuma News Now
Thursday, 09 June 2011
Yuma, Arizona - Shortly before 1:00 pm today, the City of Yuma Fire Department received a call stating there were two people in the river, near the West Wetlands boat ramp, that needed help getting out. Arriving firefighters found one man had already been pulled out of the water by a bystander, and was having a medical emergency. That man was treated at the scene and transported to YRMC for a non water related illness.
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Human Smuggling Attempt Along St. Lawrence River Intercepted

Written by Border Scope
Thursday, 09 June 2011
Wellesley Island, New York - The United States Border Patrol in partnership with the Kingston Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted a human smuggling operation on the St. Lawrence River near Lansdowne, Ontario.
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National Forest Watersheds and Grasslands Supply 20% of Nation's Drinking Water Supply

Written by USDA
Friday, 03 June 2011
Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a new map that characterizes the health and condition of National Forest System lands in more than 15,000 watersheds across the country.
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Red Cross Responding to Northwest Flooding

Written by River News Now
Thursday, 02 June 2011
Washington, DC - The American Red Cross is responding as rising rivers force people from their homes in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Red Cross workers are preparing for additional flooding in several other northwestern states as rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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Reclamation Announces Summer Tour Schedule at Shasta Dam

Written by RNN
Monday, 30 May 2011
Redding, California - The Bureau of Reclamation will start the summer tour schedule at Shasta Dam on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Daily tour times are 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents on New Flashboards at Keswick Dam

Written by River News Now
Monday, 30 May 2011
Sacramento, California - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review and comments a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (Draft EA/FONSI) on the addition of new flashboards to the spillway gates at Keswick Dam. These modifications would increase Keswick Reservoir’s volume by about 2 percent, allowing increased operation of the Shasta Powerplant during peak revenue hours.
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Meeting on Grand Calumet River Cleanup Scheduled

Written by EPA
Monday, 30 May 2011
Chicago, Illinois - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three other federal and state agencies will host a meeting June 2 to update the public on a contaminated sediment cleanup planned for the East Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, area. The cleanup, funded under the Great Lakes Legacy Act, involves the Grand Calumet River and Roxana Marsh, near the West Branch of the Grand Calumet.
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