50 ways to explore and support Georgia nature in 2026

A seasonal guide to hikes, paddles, wildlife events and local harvests connecting Savannah residents to nature in 2026.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Physicians Committee Has Given Grants to Farmers Who Are Growing Health-Promoting Fruits and Veggies While Phasing Out Animal Agriculture

WASHINGTON— the Physicians Committee, a nonprofit public health advocacy organization with 17,000 doctor members, is ...
Capital Press

USDA offers aid to flood-damaged Washington farms, ranches

Washington farmers and ranchers who suffered losses in flooding in December may be eligible for compensation or low-interest loans from the USDA. USDA officials encouraged producers contact USDA ...
Farm Progress

These students get more than a healthy lunch

Maconaquah’s Farm-to-School initiative allows students to learn agricultural concepts in the classroom, then get hands-on ...
WDTV

Applications now open for West Virginia Century Farm Program

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) -The West Virginia Century Farm Program is accepting applications for 2026. The program honors ...
Washington Examiner

Trump to announce $12 billion farm aid program

The aid package was also necessary due to losses from the “past three crop years,” exceeding $50 billion, according to John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at the ...
Des Moines Register

LSI buys Dogpatch Urban Farms to grow its refugee farming program

Lutheran Services in Iowa has found a new home for its program that seeks to educate families on farming and help them launch their own businesses, selling the plants and produce they learned to grow.
Mongabay

In Mexico, world’s smallest turtle faces big threats from trafficking, habitat loss

The Vallarta mud turtle, the world’s smallest turtle, lives only in temporary lagoons in the Mexican city of Puerto Vallarta, which poses a huge challenge for its conservation. By the time scientists ...
Agri-Pulse

Farm bill extension included in measure to end shutdown

A new stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government includes a one-year extension of farm bill programs that were left out of a budget reconciliation bill earlier in the year. The continuing ...
AOL

The Turtle Facing Critical Endangerment and How You Can Help

As recently as August 2024, researchers in Greece documented the non-native Chinese stripe‑necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) on the island of Lesbos during fieldwork, finding three adults co-occurring ...
The News-Press

Southwest Florida's premiere wildlife hospital still recovering after Hurricane Ian

A royal tern was hit by a car in 1968 along the then-new Sanibel Causeway. That single accident led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Southwest Florida's most beloved creatures and the ...
Tampa Bay Times

Tampa’s sea turtle hospital, pushed to the limit, fights to save a record number of rescues

Frigid seas trap turtles in deadly waters — and put Florida veterinarians on the front line of a climate emergency. Frigid seas trap turtles in deadly waters — and put Florida veterinarians on the ...