BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: The new water year has started, bringing with it the first snows of the season. While its Snow Telemetry system (SNOTEL) is busy collecting data about the snow (depth, weight, etc.), the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Snow Survey team in Idaho is hard at work, making sure everything is in order. Equipment is operating, presentat  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 4: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Board of Tax Appeals The Board of Tax Appeals is a quasi-judicial state agency whose statutory mission is to resolve equitably, fairly, expeditiously and independently any state tax dispute between individual, corporate and other taxpayers and state agencies including the Department of R  more

OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi, Dec. 1 -- The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium issued the following news: A little over two years ago, you may have read a blog by Dr. Marcus Drymon about Sea Grant scientists' efforts to better understand the habitat use of tarpon in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In summer 2018, we attached satellite tags to 10 individuals and tracked their movement patterns. Since then, in addition to tagging more tarpon, we've had time to sit down and analyze the data tran  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 2: The National Park Service today announced $2,208,110 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 169.03 acres of America's Civil War battlefields. The grants will be used to acquire portions of Mississippi's Brices Cross Roads, Raymond, and Vicksburg battlefields, as well as tracts at Bentonville Battlefield in North Carolina and at Virginia's   more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 5 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Dec. 4: The final text of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, released today by House and Senate negotiators, will provide crucial support for advancing restoration and resilience efforts and will benefit wildlife across the country. "This forward-thinking bill will better prepare the nation for extreme weather, elevating nature's ability to protect communities and helping to level th  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 4 (TNSMon) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded Nicholls State University $150,000 to establish a cybersecurity and cyber-defense training program. Using on-campus knowledge, local nonprofits and economic agencies, Nicholls will create a sustainable program that expands cybersecurity training and cyber-defense knowledge. Nicholls Continuing Education will work together with the Institute for I  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: An office with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District was honored at a national awards ceremony Friday for outstanding contributions. The USACE Vicksburg District's Small Business Office was recognized for achieving top metrics agency-wide at the annual USACE Small Business Awards. The USACE Office of Small Business Programs recognized the district as pa  more