At April’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler called on the General Assembly for funding to help rebuild the state’s Forest Service as wildfires continue to burn across the state.
Rollins toured the Blue Ridge Parkway damage, attended a wildfire operations briefing, and participated in a US Forest Service roundtable with local leaders and community members in Asheville.
Troxler told lawmakers he has never seen a year like 2024 in agriculture.
US Forest Service crews are making progress containing wildfires in NC's national forests.
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler talked about the wildfires crews have been battling across the state at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting. They come at a time when there are at least 100 open positions at North Carolina Forest Service.
As California faces devastating fires and North Carolina experiences a drought, a report argues that controlled burns prevent fuel buildup, protect communities, and lessen the catastrophic impact of recurring wildfires.
Hyperbole is alive and well in Raleigh. The superlatives, at one point this week, were flying. Tuesday, lawmakers unanimously approved a $200.9 million disaster relief package for North Carolinians whose lives were uprooted this fall by Hurricane Matthew and western wildfires. The package, as we reported, includes $20 million to the Housing Trust Fund for...
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