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Lazarus Creek and Del Clark Dedication
The recent Lazarus Creek dedication marked the completion of the Lazarus Creek flood control and Del Clark projects. For the NRCS Minnesota State office and area office in Marshall, Minnesota, the project dedication meant the culmination of a lot of hard work over the last several years to make these projects become reality.

Festival Park Restoration of Coastal Marsh and Maritime Forest
The NRCS Plant Materials Center in Cape May, New Jersey, helped restore 1,500 feet of coastal marsh and maritime forest along Festival Park's eroding shoreline.  Not only was this Wilmington, North Carolina area marsh an important habitat for oysters, fish, sea grass, and wildlife but it also supported commercial fisheries.  

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USDA Signs Agreement with Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, Inc.
USDA has signed an agreement with CPESC that will allow farmers and ranchers who need technical assistance with soil erosion and sediment control and storm water quality to obtain that assistance from certified technical service providers (TSPs) or third-party vendors. NRCS Chief Bruce Knight and CPESC Executive Director David Ward signed a three-year memorandum of understanding during the Soil and Water Conservation Society’s annual conference. CPESC’s experts will be able to help private landowners plan, design and implement conservation practices such as buffers, conservation tillage, vegetative land stabilization and channel and stream stabilization.

Gary Mast Named Special Assistant to the Chief
Former President of the National Association of Conservation Districts Gary Mast recently joined NRCS as a Special Assistant to Chief Knight. Gary will be involved in program delivery liaison work with conservation districts and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will also assisting the Chief in other capacities as well. Gary is no stranger to NRCS having worked in conservation since 1980; he is familiar with the agency’s people, programs, and policies.

National Geospatial Development Center Established
The result of a collaborative effort between NRCS and West Virginia University (WVU), the newly created National Geospatial Development Center (NGDC), located in Clark Hall on WVU’s downtown Morgantown, West Virginia campus, will support the natural resource business needs of NRCS through the innovative use of geographic information science technology (Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools).
 

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