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The day doesn't start until after breakfast 🥞

A moment like this doesn’t ask for attention. It just exists, quietly beautiful 🌸

The sun will rise and so will you ☀️

Sunsets whisper peace to the heart and color to the soul 🌅
#cozyvibes #outdoors #positivevibes

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Happy Sunday 🌿
#positivevibes

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A soft rain may not make a sound, but it brings life just the same ☔️

I made some homemade bagels 🥯 they are soo good!

#baking

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Even in the dark, seeds are still growing

Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging – The Washington Post

An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production. — Read on…

#Butterflies 🌱

The U.S. Government Wants Your Dead Butterflies Residents of six states have been asked to send dead butterflies, moths and other Lepidoptera to help scientists study population declines.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/butterfly-moths-dead-mail.html

Residents of AL, KS, OK, NE, GA and TX are asked to send in butterflies

From: Strickland, Sharon-REE-ARS <Sharon Strickland@usda.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:26 PM To: ARS-NEA-ALL-AO <ARS-NEA-ALL-AO@usda.gov»; ARS-NEA-ALL-FTS <ARS-NEA-ALL-FTs@usda.gov>; <ARS-NEA-ALL-PSA@usda.gov>; ARS-NEA-ALL-CD-LC-RL <ARS-NEA-ALL-CD-LC-RL@usda.gov> Cc: Anderson, Scott - REE-ARS <scott.anderson@usda.gov>; Rich, Joseph - REE-ARS <joseph.rich@usda Peterson, Brian - REE-ARS <brian.peterson@usda.gov>; Long, Julie - REE-ARS <julie.long@usda.gov> Subject: Search Key Terms for Agreements I Exceptions Request to the Agreements Moratorium List Hi All, I am sharing this with you, so you are aware of what is expected before submitting the agreements c exceptions list due to the moratorium. The following list of key words must be used when evaluating all urgent and critical agreement subm before including them on the Exceptions Request to the Agreements Moratorium List. When evalua agreements, those entries that include these terms or similar terms cannot be submitted. This revie ensure that we maintain compliance with the Administration's EOS. DEI: search terms: equity OR DEI OR DEIA OR equitable OR inclusive OR BIPOC OR "people of color" OR disadvantaged OR "social justice" OR "environmental justice" OR underserved OR underrepresente justice40 OR "justice 40" OR lesbian OR gay OR bisexual OR pansexual OR transgender OR "non-bin "two-spirit" OR queer OR QT OR (diversity AND equity) OR (diversity AND accessibility) OR (diversit OR (diversity AND DEIA) OR (diversity AND inclusion) OR (diversity AND equitable) OR (diverse AND (diverse AND accessibility) OR (diverse AND DEI) OR (diverse AND DEIA) OR (diverse AND inclusion AND equitable) OR inclusion OR accessibility OR accessible OR black OR indigenous OR asexual OR "non-conforming" OR trans OR vulnerable OR gender OR gendered OR *gender OR *gendered CLIMATE: climate OR "climate change" OR "climate-change" OR "changing climate" OR "climate consulting" modeling" OR "climate models" OR "climate mode…

OR "wind power" OR "nuclear energy" OR "nuclear power" OR "bioenergy" OR "biofuel" OR "biogas" OR "biomethane" OR "ethanol" OR "diesel" OR "aviation fuel" OR "pyrolysis" OR "energy conversion" Clean transportation: electric vehicle, hydrogen vehicle, fuel cell, low-emission vehicle Affordable Housing: "affordable housing" OR "affordable home" OR "low-income housing" OR "subsidized housing" OR "transitional housing" OR "housing affordability" OR "housing efficiency" OR "prefabricated housing" Pollution Remediation: "runoff" OR "membrane filtration" OR "microplastics" OR "water pollution" OR "air pollution" OR "soil pollution" OR "groundwater pollution" OR "pollution remediation" OR "pollution abatement" OR "sediment remediation" OR "contaminants of environmental concern" OR "CEC" OR "PFAS" OR "PFOA" OR "PCB" OR "nonpoint source pollution" Water infrastructure: "water collection" OR "water treatment" OR "water storage" OR "water distribution" OR "water management" OR "rural water" OR "agricultural water" OR "water conservation" OR "water efficiency" OR "water quality" OR "clean water" OR "safe drinking water" OR "field drainage" OR "tile drainage" Thanks! Sharon Strickland Northeast Area Financial Management Travel Agreements Section Head Administrative and Financial Management mobile: (202) 981-4964 sharon.strickland@usda.gov U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service

From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social A leaked memo reveals a huge list of terms banned by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, including “climate,” “vulnerable,” & “safe drinking water.” The department is responsible for monitoring crops to make sure they are not diseased and can be used for food

🐝 Did you know Bees can recognize faces! Honeybees can remember human faces using pattern recognition, similar to how we do

BREAKING: Deadly H5N1 Mutation Detected in U.S. Dairy Herds Experts Warn of Rising Pandemic Risk

Scientists are alarmed by a newly identified H5N1 mutation found in four U.S. dairy cow herds, raising concerns about its potential spread.

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Supreme Court Weakens EPA Ability to Limit Discharge of Raw Sewage Into Water San Francisco’s case against the EPA’s sewage regulations was supported by conservative and mining groups.

The Supreme Court ruled to weaken the EPA’s authority to regulate raw sewage discharge into water, siding with San Francisco and conservative groups. Environmental advocates warn this could harm public health and water quality.

Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species

Trump's EO to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades the Endangered Species Act.

This move is similar to instructions by Trump to use the "God Squad" to push through fossil fuel projects even if they imperil at-risk species. Experts have said this overriding of the ESA is probably illegal.

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After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.

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433 Protests at 433 Park Sites
#BlueEarth 🌐 #ResistanceEarth

DOGE Coup Math just doesn’t add up!

They want to end $4 billion in fed. government spending on the U.S. National Parks System. But parks & small, local businesses take in $50 billion in tourist dollars.

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Leave the road, take the trails 🍂

#hiking #outdoors

Cute bee pattern to inspire your next craft 🐝💕

#knitting #crochet #craftideas

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There's nowhere to go but up 🚶‍♀️

My boots are so dirty need some love 😊

Happy New Year ✨️🌿

#hike #outdoors