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		<title>Brush reduction in Paisley Woods area</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting July 12, contractors will be clearing thick brush from the longleaf forests near Paisley in the Ocala National Forest to restore the habitat to one more suitable for red cockaded woodpeckers and other species who need the open understory that a healthy longleaf pine forest provides.
This project is funded by the American Recovery Act. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Order of the Arrow Event June 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ocala National Forest is fortunate to host the Boy Scouts of America premiere honor society, the Order of the Arrow, this week. Working on a variety of projects throughout the forest as part of  &#8220;FourCorps 2010,&#8221; , these young men will be honored at a special event on Wednesday June 16 at River Forest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Deputy Ranger to Come on Board in Apalachicola National Forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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The National Forests in Florida is preparing to welcome a new Deputy District Ranger to the Apalachicola National Forest.  Beginning June 7, Allen Smith will be stationed on the Apalachicola Ranger District in Bristol, Fla.

Smith, a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service, started his career as a forester trainee in 1984 on the Ouachita [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Gum Swamp Wilderness Wildfire Contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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A 56-acre wildfire caused by a lightning strike in the southwest corner of Big Gum Swamp Wilderness in the Osceola National Forest was 100-percent contained by U.S. Forest Service firefighters at 8 p.m. on May 10.
Aerial ignitions from a helicopter will be used today to prevent spot fires.
The wildfire was discovered at about noon on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osceola National Forest Firefighters Respond to Wildfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Olustee, Fla. &#8212; A team of U.S. Forest Service firefighters immediately responded to and safely secured a wildfire in the southwest corner of Big Gum Swamp Wilderness that was discovered at approximately noon on May 9.
The fire was secured last night but the Forest Service will conduct a 3,000-acre burnout today on the western [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescribed Burn on Apalachicola National Forest Today (May 7)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release:
The Apalachicola National Forest is prescribed burning approximately 377 acres starting at about 10 a.m. today.  See MAP for location.
The prescribed burn will take place in the area between US 319 on the west, State Highway 260 in the south, Woodville Highway on the east and Capital Circle in the north.  The burn will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apalachicola National Forest to Host Kid&#8217;s Fishing Derby</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Register now through April 30th. 
The Apalachicola National Forest is hosting its 4th Annual Kid&#8217;s Fishing Derby on May 1 from 8 a.m. to noon for children ages one to 16 years old.  The event is free and open to the public.
The derby location is Buttermilk Pond off of State Road 12 in Liberty County, just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Forest Service Continues Efforts in Requesting Public&#8217;s Assistance in Solving Ocala National Forest Incidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations Unit is continuing its efforts in requesting the public&#8217;s assistance for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those involved in posting threats and vandalizing government property in the Ocala National Forest.  See the Press Release for more details.
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		<title>Apalachicola National Forest Begins Prescribed Fire Season Oct. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalforestsinflorida.com/apalachicola/apalachicola-national-forest-begins-prescribed-fire-season-oct-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Tallahassee, FL – Residents and passersby may see some smoke in the air beginning Oct. 1 when the U.S. Forest Service starts its prescribed fire season of approximately 100,000 acres in the Apalachicola National Forest to prevent wildfires and promote a healthy forest for plants and animals.
Prescribed fire plays an integral part in reducing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explore the Outdoors &#8212; U.S. Forest Service Offers Fee-Free Day For National Public Lands Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Tallahassee, Fla. – In recognition of the 2009 National Public Lands Day, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees to the public on Sept. 26 at select day-use recreation areas in the Apalachicola, Osceola and Ocala National Forests.
National Public Lands Day was established to encourage citizen stewardship and visitation to public lands managed by the [...]]]></description>
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