2008 Selected Speeches

August 25, 2008
Practicing Precision Conservation for the National Accountability Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. (Delivered by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)

July 31, 2008
Expanding Our Conservation Toolbox to Help People Help the Land for the NRCS National Leadership Team, Tucson, Arizona. (Delivered by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

July 28, 2008
The Message of Soils for the 2008 Annual Conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Tucson, Arizona. (Delivered by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

June 26, 2008
Creating a Buzz about Pollinators for use in addressing Pollinator Field Day attendees at the Natural Resources Conservation Service National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, Maryland (Talking points prepared for Gary W. Mast, USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment)

May 19, 2008
Putting Research to Work: Helping People Help the Land for the Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations conference at Iowa State University, Des Moines, Iowa (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

April 30, 2008
Dee River Ranch: True Excellence in Conservation for the NRCS 2008 Excellence in Conservation Award Ceremony, Montgomery, Alabama (Remarks prepared for delivery by Gary W. Mast, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment)

April 25, 2008
Coon Creek: Celebrating 75 Years of Cooperative Conservation for the ceremony celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Coon Creek Watershed Demonstration Project, Village of Coon Valley, Wisconsin (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)

February 12, 2008
NACD and NRCS: A Shared Passion for Conservation for National Association of Conservation Districts’ Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada  (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Hear Chief Lancaster's NACD Address (4.1M WMA file)

January 19, 2008
Pheasants Forever: 25 Years of Leadership and Achievement for the Pheasants Forever National Pheasant Fest 2008 Banquet, St. Paul, Minnesota (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Hear Chief Lancaster's address to the Pheasants Forever National Pheasants Fest (2.8M WMA file)

December 11, 2007
Bringing Conservation Back to the Bayou: Unique Opportunities in Unique Landscapes for the National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees annual training conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Remarks prepared for delivery by Dana D. York, Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)

November 20, 2007
> Norm Berg: A Steady Hand for the reception marking the launch of the Norm Berg Collection webpage on the Farmland Information Center website, Washington, D.C. (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)

October 11, 2007
Partnering Locally to Conserve our National Wetlands Heritage for the Audubon South Carolina’s Francis Beidler Forest Wetlands Reserve Program Easement Dedication Ceremony, Harleyville, South Carolina, (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)

October 10, 2007
From Snow Surveys to SCAN: USDA’s Commitment to Wise Water Use and Drought Mitigation for the 2007 Drought Monitor Forum, Portland, Oregon, (Remarks prepared for delivery by Arlen L. Lancaster, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service)