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Florida Hurricane Victims Cheer NRCS-funded Debris Removal Project
The buzz of chain saws was music to the ears of residents along Phlox Drive in San Carlos Park.  That noise meant that debris left behind from Hurricane Charley is being removed from 18 miles of canals in the East Mullock Drainage District, thanks to a federal grant.

Maine Family Farm Expands and Thrives with Help from Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
Escalating land values and development pressures threatened to put an end to Lakeside, which once encompassed 5,000 acres but now grows apples on only 189 acres.  When Marilyn and Steve Meyerhans, who own a 45-acre orchard in Fairfield, leased Lakeside, they researched the possibility of selling off their development rights.

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NRCS Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Natural Resources Conservation Service, also known as the Soil Conservation Service, will mark its 70th anniversary on April 27, 2005. The agency will celebrate the anniversary throughout the year using the theme, A Partner in Conservation Since 1935.

Chief Knight Presents the NRCS Excellence in Conservation Award to the Partnership for Turtle Creek
Chief Knight presented the agency’s prestigious Excellence in Conservation Award to the Partnership for Turtle Creek (PFTC), a watershed management group from Sullivan, Indiana. PFTC was recognized for its efforts to identify resource problems, stabilizing shoreline on Turtle Creek Reservoir, and keeping 2,300 tons of sediment from entering the Wabash River.

Stewardship Week 2005: Celebrate Conservation
April 24-May 1, 2005, is Soil and Water Stewardship Week, an annual recognition of natural resource conservation and the people and groups that make it happen. NRCS is proud to be a partner with the nation’s farmers and ranchers, conservation districts, resource conservation and development councils, state and federal agencies, tribes and nongovernmental organizations.

Ross Braun Receives Prestigious Award
NRCS natural resource specialist, Ross Braun was recently presented with the Government Employees Insurance Company’s (GEICO) Public Service Award for physical rehabilitation by GEICO President and CEO Tony Nicely at a special ceremony held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Collecting Ecological Site Information for Forestland
How do field office employees develop recommendations for planting a riparian forest buffer under the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program? Most would consult the Riparian Forest Buffer standard and specification in the Field Office Technical Guide.

Professional Development Workshop for USDA Southern Region focuses on Managing Livestock, Natural Resources
Do you want to learn more about a systems approach to livestock production, including well-tooled rotational grazing management and efficient transitions to organic production? Consider attending the Putting it All Together: Using Livestock to Manage Natural Resources, workshop designed for NRCS, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and other agency employees who work with farmers on cattle and small ruminant production.
 

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