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Protecting Waterways Means Preserving a Way of Life for People Living in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Delaware River Basin

May 08, 2023 Xochitl Torres Small, USDA Rural Development Under Secretary

Water has always shaped where we plant our communities and how they grow. If you farm, fish, or live in rural America, you know that healthy waterways are vital to ensuring that communities, large or small, can continue to thrive.

Equity Rural

Hurricanes: Challenging People and Institutions to Sustain Services and Learn to Adapt

November 27, 2017 William Gould, Director, USDA Caribbean Climate Hub, US Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Last September when hurricanes Irma and Maria passed through the Caribbean they caused catastrophic damage to communities and infrastructure affecting homes, businesses, farms and forests across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the aftermath of this devastation the two great challenges...

Climate