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Letters from Boot Camp
To wrap-up a highly successful NRCS “boot camp” season, the next several editions of NRCS This Week will feature some first-hand impressions by field training participants, instructors, and others.
 

New Jersey Boasts Largest WRP Project in the Northeast
NRCS in New Jersey can now boast the largest wetlands reserve project in the Northeast thanks to a Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easement that will help protect 2,200 of 9,400 acres of the Franklin Parker Preserve.

Women in Agriculture
The Wind Energy Center in Hendricks, Minnesota was the site for the Annual Conference for women in Southwestern Minnesota. Hosted by NRCS and several Minnesota soil and water conservation districts (SWCD), over 70 women learned what SWCD’s provide with hands-on sessions outside for soil profiles, soil textures, and use of the rainfall simulator.
 

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NRCS Assisting Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi
NRCS is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State emergency agencies to prepare for upcoming post-disaster cleanup and restoration projects in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.

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-- Hurricane Katrina Resources and Contacts
-- Find Family and Friends
-- USDA Hurricane Recovery Information

SARE 2005/2006 Farmer Grant Deadlines Approaching
Kansas rancher Jane Koger is trying an ambitious new strategy known as “patch burning” to better manage her cattle on 4,000 acres of tallgrass prairie. And in California, MaryAnn Vasconcellos, a small-scale farmer, who was feeling the pressure of growing urbanization and competition from foreign markets, teamed up with the Central Coast Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council to spearhead a “buy-local” campaign.

PLANTS Wildflower Prints Available
The National Plant Data Center is pleased to offer seven PLANTS prints for download in 8.5" x 11" or 11” x 17" formats from the NPDC Web site: NPDC Web site. The photographs have been provided through the courtesy of several image contributors to the PLANTS Database and were produced by the Conservation Communications Division.
 

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