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USDA Forest Service American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Project Stories Thursday, June 09, 2011 TABLE of CONTENTS USDA Forest Service American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Project Stories Thursday, June 09, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS ALABAMA.........................................................................................................................2 ALASKA..........................................................................................................................19 ARIZONA........................................................................................................................50 ARKANSAS....................................................................................................................85 CALIFORNIA..................................................................................................................91 COLORADO.................................................................................................................220 CONNECTICUT...........................................................................................................258 FLORIDA......................................................................................................................259 GEORGIA.....................................................................................................................284 HAWAII.........................................................................................................................306 IDAHO..........................................................................................................................308 ILLINOIS…...................................................................................................................347 INDIANA.......................................................................................................................357 KENTUCKY..................................................................................................................359 MAINE.........................................................................................................................375 MARYLAND.................................................................................................................377 MASSACHUSETTS.....................................................................................................379 MICHIGAN...................................................................................................................381 MINNESOTA...............................................................................................................399 MISSISSIPPI...............................................................................................................406 MISSOURI...................................................................................................................414 MONTANA...................................................................................................................429 NEBRASKA.................................................................................................................432 NEVADA......................................................................................................................435 NEW HAMPSHIRE .....................................................................................................453 NEW MEXICO.............................................................................................................455 NORTH CAROLINA....................................................................................................491 NORTH DAKOTA........................................................................................................532 OHIO...........................................................................................................................534 OREGON....................................................................................................................539 PENNSYLVANIA........................................................................................................618 PUERTO RICO...........................................................................................................623 SOUTH CAROLINA....................................................................................................628 SOUTH DAKOTA........................................................................................................650 TENNESSEE..............................................................................................................654 UTAH..........................................................................................................................660 VERMONT..................................................................................................................671 VIRGINIA....................................................................................................................673 WASHINGTON...........................................................................................................682 WEST VIRGINIA........................................................................................................726 WISCONSIN...............................................................................................................730 WYOMING................................................................................................................735 Forest Service Recovery Act Stories - Thursday, June 09, 2011 Alabama Program Project Name: National Forests in Alabama- Bridge Replacement & Maintenance Local Project Name: Bridge Replacement and Maintenance in Calhoun, Cleburne, Clay, Covington, Region: Southern Region Forest: NFS In Alabama Ranger District: Bankhead Nearby City(ies): Talladega Congressional District(s): AL01, AL02, AL03, AL04, AL05 County(ies): AL: Calhoun, Cleburne, Covington, Escambia, Macon, Talladega Modified Date: 7/15/2010 Story: Recovery Act Funds Support Bridge Replacement and Maintenance in Alabama Story posted 4/2/2010) The transportation system on the National Forests in Alabama includes over 1,200 miles of roads and 360 miles of trails, with bridges making up a major component of the system. Approximately 120 road and trail bridges within the national forests are in various conditions requiring annual monitoring, maintenance, and periodic restoration. Thanks to the Recovery Act projects, the public will notice improvements as they travel through four national forests in Alabama. Recovery Project funds are creating opportunities to hire people to remove culverts and litter around bridges and replace trail bridges, signs, and markers on the Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega, and Tuskegee National Forests. One successful maintenance project was located in the Conecuh National Forest where a contractor turned temporary work into permanent employment. Steve Wainwright, a general contractor with W.D. Wainwright in Prattville, Alabama, converted some of his temporary jobs that were part of the Recovery Act projects. According to Wainwright, they were awarded a contract to clean litter around culverts and drainages. “The work on the Conecuh National Forest was much needed and a great experience,” said Wainwright. “We enjoyed working with the Forest Service because the staff believes in getting it done the right way. I was so pleased with my employees and the work that I decided to hire them permanently.” The company completed project work on eight bridges and five culvert sites on the Conecuh National Forest. The National Forests in Alabama received approximately $1.4 million in Recovery Act funding that will involve clean-up and maintenance, culvert replacement, and upgrades to various trail and road bridges. “Recovery jobs are making a difference by creating jobs that are improving public lands,” said Miera C. Nagy, forest supervisor for Alabama’s national Page 2 Forest Service Recovery Act Stories - Thursday, June 09, 2011 forests. The Capital Improvement and Maintenance projects will eliminate an estimate $816,000 in deferred maintenance. Program Project Name: Regional Longleaf Pine Restoration Initiative and Fuels Management Local Project Name: Alabama – Longleaf Restoration Initiative Region: Southern Region Nearby City(ies): Alabama Congressional District(s): FL01, FL02, FL03, FL04, FL05, FL06, FL07, FL08, FL09, FL10, FL11, FL12, FL13, FL14, FL15, FL16, FL17, FL18, FL19, FL20, FL21, FL22, FL23, FL24, FL25, GA01, GA02, GA03, GA04, GA05, GA06, GA07, GA08, GA09, GA10, GA11, GA12, GA13, NC01, NC02, NC03, NC04, NC05, NC06, NC07, NC08, NC09, NC10, NC11, NC12, NC13, SC01, SC02, SC03, SC04, SC05, SC06 Page 3 Forest Service Recovery Act Stories - Thursday, June 09, 2011 County(ies): AL: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Saint Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston; FL: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee,
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