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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, comprised of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Interior (DOI) today announced

 three new areas designated as sentinel landscapes, where natural and working lands thrive alongside military installations and ranges. These landscapes play a key role in strengthening the nation’s military readiness while addressing natural resources concerns

 like climate change and contributing to the </span><a href="https://www.doi.gov/priorities/america-the-beautiful"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#005782;background:white;text-underline:none">America</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#005782;background:white">

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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The three new sentinel landscapes are the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape in Texas, Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape and Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape.

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Link to article: <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1886222" id="LPlnk860422">

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https://sentinellandscapes.org/<br>

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