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the Whittenton Pond Dam in Taunton, MassachusettsNRCS Helps Stabilize Massachusetts Dam
NRCS has approved up to $200,000 in Federal funds to be available for stabilization of the Whittenton Pond Dam in Taunton, Massachusetts. The funds are being provided to the City of Taunton through the Emergency Watershed Program (EWP) administered by NRCS. The agency will also provide technical assistance for the work.

 

members of Colleton County’s Green Pond Fire Department connect a pumper truck to a dry fire hydrantDry Hydrants Douse High Insurance Premiums
Since the NRCS South Carolina RC&D Council initiated the dry hydrant program in 1991, over 3,500 dry hydrants have been installed State-wide resulting in nearly $62 million in annual savings due to lowered insurance premiums and decreased property loss.

Team Conservation Tillage sign at the Sunbelt Ag Exposition in Moultrie, GeorgiaTeam Conservation Tillage Village
Team Conservation Tillage -- partners from NRCS, Auburn University, University of Georgia, the Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance, and other Federal agencies -- recently shared their talents, abilities, and passion for conservation tillage by setting-up a tent with exhibits and interactive activities at the Sunbelt Ag Exposition at Moultrie, Georgia.

 

Smokey the Bear and Ramona Garner, NRCS PMC manager at the Phoenix City Park’s celebration of National Public Lands day held recently at the North Mountain PreserveSowing the Seeds of Conservation
NRCS Plant Materials Center (PMC) manager in Tucson, Arizona, Ramona Garner gave out hundreds of seed packets of native plants at the Phoenix City Park’s celebration of National Public Lands day held recently at the North Mountain Preserve.


 

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"Walk A Mile In My Boots" logoUSDA Joins "Walk a Mile In My Boots" Initiative
NRCS is working with the National Association of Conservation Districts to participate in the “Walk a Mile in My Boots” initiative, a work-exchange program between agricultural producers and government employees that was developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Initial participation will involve up to 10 pilot exchanges in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

USDA Announces New Partnership with the National Older Worker Career Center
NRCS Chief Bruce Knight has announced the Agricultural Conservation Enrollees/Seniors (ACES) pilot project with the National Older Worker Career Center (NOWCC) to obtain the services of experienced workers on a temporary basis. “This cooperative partnership allows experienced older workers to support NRCS employees to meet high conservation workload demands and enables producers to receive the conservation assistance they need,” said Knight.

Alternating strips of alfalfa with corn on the contour protects this crop field in northeast Iowa from soil erosionNearly $1.7 Billion Available for Voluntary Conservation Programs
At a recent Farm Bill Listening Forum in Little Rock, Arkansas, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced the release of nearly $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2006 funding for voluntary conservation farm bill programs on working lands. Fiscal year 2006 allocations include $1.345 billion in financial assistance and $337 million for technical assistance for NRCS voluntary conservation programs. States will receive additional money after Congress makes final funding decisions through the fiscal year 2006 appropriations process.

Key voluntary conservation programs and allocations include:
Environmental Quality Incentives Program--$1,017,000,000
Ground and Surface Water Conservation--$51,000,000
Klamath Basin--$8,118,000
Wetlands Reserve Program--$245,704,302
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program--$73,500,000
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program--$43,000,000
Conservation Security Program--$245,000,000

Get the details...
USDA Logo-- news release: “USDA Announces $1.7 Billion for Voluntary Conservation Programs on Working Lands” (Oct. 14, 2005)

-- NRCS conservation programs

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Plant Materials Program’s new DVD Plant Solutions a 5-minute multi-media presentation New Plant Solutions Discovery Science Channel Documentary DVD
Now available, the Plant Materials Program’s new DVD Plant Solutions a 5-minute multi-media presentation, depicts the incredible work being carried out by NRCS Plant Materials Centers (PMC) throughout the country.
 

 

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