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Utter madness, destroying the Forest Service. The regional offices maintain close and coordinated relations with State #natural #resource agencies and with #Tribes. The Regions are critical components of national and state wildland #fire programs and response.The Regions maintain close relations with forestry and natural resources research entities at the Land Grant universities. All of this is critical infrastructure.

mountainjournal.org/forest-ser

Mountain Journal · Forest Service to Abandon Nine Regional OfficesBy Robert Chaney

Internet in a Box - Mandela's Library of Alexandria

Internet-in-a-Box “learning hotspots” are used in dozens of countries, to give everyone a chance, e.g. in remote mountain villages in India.

It works without internet — like a community fountain, but for the mind — wirelessly serving anyone nearby with a smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Now you too can put the internet in a box and customize it with the very best free content for your school, clinic or family!

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/07/01

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This question crops up regularly on the fediverse, so here is a cheat sheet that should help anyone interested in finding fedi music and connecting with fedi musicians to get started.

TL;DR

  • Bonkwave Community (bonkwave & notbonkwave hashtags): What is Bonk Wave? What is not Bonk Wave? That’s right, and it’s also a thriving community of fedi musicians.

Essential Background Info

Further Resources

NHAM · “How do I connect with artists on the Fediverse?” Cheat Sheet
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Free Pet Boarding/Fostering

Helping Survivors & Their Pets Find Safety Together

pralinesbackyardfoundation.org

At Praline’s Backyard Foundation, we believe that no survivor should have to choose between their safety and their pet’s well-being. More than 65% of domestic violence survivors delay leaving abusive situations due to lack of safe options for their pets. That’s why we’re here—to provide a safe refuge for pets, so survivors can escape to safety without hesitation.

Praline’s Backyard FoundationFree Pet Boarding Services for Domestic Violence SurvivorsWelcome to Praline’s Backyard Foundation! Join us in our mission to empower domestic violence survivors by providing free pet boarding!

USDA 2024 Aerial Imagery Now Available For Download In Texas!🛩️🛰️
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datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ <-- shared USDA Geospatial Data Gateway (download the raster aerials here)
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“The USDA has released its 2024 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery, providing high-resolution, 1-meter data for all 254 Texas counties…
✅ Newly built bridge and highway infrastructure
✅ Stormwater & drainage evaluations (newly built drainage infrastructure)
✅ Right-of-way assessment (environmental analysis)…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #RemoteSensing #NAIP #USDA #SpatialAnalysis #GISCommunity #AEC #AerialImagery #GISchat #InfrastructurePlanning #CivilEngineering #TransportationPlanning #LandSurveying #EnvironmentalAnalysis #EngineeringInnovation #opendata #Texas #USA #imagery #infrastructure #stormwater #drainage #rightofway #environmental #bridge #highway #planning #management #resource #reference
@USDA @NRCS

What Exactly Is The [NOAA] Sea Level Calculator And Why Would You Want To Use It?
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coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/to <-- link to tool
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“It allows you to:
👉 Understand sea level change scenarios and visualize potential impacts on a map
👉 Explore water level and flood frequency trends
👉 See the top 10 flood events for your location
👉 Determine what time of the year your community is most likely to experience a flood..”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #digitalcoast #coast #coastal #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #climatechange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #waterlevel #flooding #flood #stormsurge #risk #hazard #planning #management #subsidence #model #modeling #tool #resource
@NOAA

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(U.S. Specific) Trans Youth Emergency Project

The Trans Youth Emergency Project is here to help families navigate this complex and exhausting maze, offering logistical and financial support. Our team provides 1-on-1 custom patient navigation services and supports families of transgender youth with emergency grants to help them travel out of state for care.

southernequality.org/tyep/

Campaign for Southern EqualityTrans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans YouthSupporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.
#LGBTQIA#LGBT#Trans