Audio by Melani Harig | U.S. Army Soldier For Life | 05.27.2025
If you are going through the Army medical retirement/separation process (we're including Soldiers, their families AND their Army commanders in that "you"), there is a LOT to know and do, but like everything we talk about, there are MANY resources out there to help. On this Soldier for Life Podcast, Mr. Lemuel (Lem) Chance from the U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency walks you through......
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dakota Nack | AFN Rota | 09.11.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (September 12, 2025) Representatives from the Fitness Center on Naval Station Rota can into AFN to talk about upcoming events and fitness classes. NAVSTA Rota provides U.S., NATO and allied forces a strategic hub for operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces......
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dakota Nack | AFN Rota | 09.16.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (September 17, 2025) AFN Rota radio spot from U.S. Naval Activities Spain/U.S. Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota commanding officer Capt. Charles Chmielak, providing public service announcement concerning school attendance. NAVSTA Rota provides U.S., NATO and allied forces a strategic hub for operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. NAVSTA Rota is a force......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 10.28.2024
What plants can survive fire, can displace native plants, and are difficult to manage? Among others are these eight nonnative species in the western United States: buffelgrass, cutleaf blackberry, diffuse knapweed, Himalayan blackberry, Sahara mustard, spotted knapweed, ventenata, and yellow starthistle. Unfortunately, one of the reasons that invasive plants are so hard to manage is because......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 09.08.2025
In a study led by Katie Driscoll, two stream restoration techniques were evaluated for their effectiveness in recovering degraded riparian ecosystems. The research focused on the use of Beaver Dam Analogs and plug-in ponds to address issues caused by channel incision and lowered water tables due to livestock overgrazing. By analyzing plant traits, the study aimed to assess changes in community......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 08.22.2024
Livestock grazing is a common use of rangelands that can be managed to support rangeland health, including the wide array of ecosystem services that benefit society from public lands and private lands. This requires careful allocation of naturally occurring forage on large landscapes for both domestic and wild herbivores. Managers know grazing can sustain rangeland health as long as they time......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 09.13.2024
An extreme multi-year drought with extensive bark beetle outbreaks in California from 2012 to 2016 killed an estimated 147 million trees. This included ponderosa pine, incense cedar, white fir, and pinyon pine, rapidly changing forests over vast areas. Recently published work by Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) researchers Sharon Hood and Charlotte Reed found that major tree mortality......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 07.23.2024
Limber pine is an ecologically vital species that provides food for wildlife, facilitates the establishment of other tree species, and grows where other species struggle. A nonnative disease, white pine blister rust (WPBR), and native bark beetles are killing limber pines faster than they can grow back....
