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The 9th Annual Poudre River Forum is approaching quickly! Have you bought tickets yet? Mark your calendars for March 1 at AIMs Welcome Center in Greeley, CO. Register today at https://ow.ly/Ky7650QpeKx This year's theme will focus on "The Cost of Water" concerning infrastructure, storage, treatment, delivery, agriculture, food, housing and more! To create an ideal environment for productive conversations around the cost of water, the PRF will bring together industry professionals and community members who farm, deliver water, recreate, and advocate for river health to learn from one another and explore how to move from conflict to collaboration to make the Poudre River "the world's best example of a healthy working river."

How are Pacific salmon doing? Today, PSF releases its first-ever State of Salmon Report to summarize the state of Pacific salmon and steelhead in British Columbia and the Yukon. This breakthrough report provides an accessible format to explore how 6 species are doing in 9 regions, providing a clear picture of where salmon are declining, recovering, and where they need our help. Learn more: stateofsalmon.ca 

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐞-𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! If you are a member you should have received your monthly e-newsletter yesterday. Check your junk folder as sometimes they end up in there! If you haven't received it, let us know and we can check that your contact details are up-to-date. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭: - 👉2025 changes to agricultural payments made simple (well, simpler...); 👉Our full press release on the Value of Crofting report; 👉A Soil Association project that could enable crofters to benefit from natural capital and ecosystem services schemes; 👉Loads of upcoming events - SCF Roadshow, Gathering, Land Justice, and many more! 👉And, finally, the opportunity to vote for your favourite tagline. To receive our monthly e newsletter join here - https://lnkd.in/eyfSBm4X

What are Sami and Indigenous values of resource management? How are they practiced and implemented? Asking these and other questions today at the first of three webinars preparing for the Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering. https://lnkd.in/d-8H7_nF

When words alone can’t describe Michiganders’ deep ties to the #GreatLakes, numbers help. Check out some of the key facts and figures from the latest State of the Great Lakes report, released end of 2023: https://bit.ly/47zic9k To view the full report, visit: https://bit.ly/47b1sVM #MIHealthyClimate #MIEnvironment #MICleanWater

The first of three webinars in preparation for discussing the role of Indigenous Peoples in watershed and salmon governance happens today at 5 pm CET+1.

Join Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) for a Better Working Conditions Workshop on May 16. Learn about applicable federal and state laws concerning farm work. Ask questions and learn from a panel of farmers, workers, and advocates to improve on-farm working conditions. https://ow.ly/BUbL50REA6M

The 2023 Michigan State of the Great Lakes Report outlines the health and ongoing work to protect the world’s greatest surface freshwater system. Check out some of the key facts and figures!

My key take-aways from today’s “What’s In It For Rural? Accessing rural resources in the IIJA, CHIPs and IRA” webinar co-hosted by Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group and International Economic Development Council: From Tony Pipa, The Brookings Institution: - 2.3% of funding in these three streams are “rural-exclusive” ($24B); - $464B is “highly significant” to rural; - most of this is in the IIJA; - most of the funding specifically for rural is flowing through USDA; - about 50% of the funding will be received by and deployed through State agencies; - 43% of funding programs are part of Justice40; - “Believe that you matter because what you do matters.”

Stable, multi-season opportunities are needed to address the historic and structural inaccessibility of land, credit and markets for farmers of color. By strengthening the economic power of farmers of color, this partnership with The Good Acre also addresses hunger as it exists today while building generational wealth for longer-term stability. In 2023, the food bank purchased over 300,000 pounds of produce from 48 different BIPOC growers through The Good Acre. Learn more about how this produce partnership has impacted Robert's life: https://bit.ly/42YgGwM