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NRCS rangeland management specialist Karin Sonnen (left) explains methods of snow surveying to youngsters participating in the Girl Scout's Women in Science dayScouting-Out Science Careers
NRCS rangeland management specialist Karin Sonnen was recently asked to participate at the third triennial “Women in Science” day held at the Islands and Ocean Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska.  During the six-hour event, Girl Scout troops circulated through six different learning stations gaining insight into what kinds of science jobs exist in the in the community.

Arkansas NRCS Assistant State Conservationist for Operations Anderson Neal Jr. during his recent service in Iraq as a Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force's 188th Fighter WingKeep’em Flying!
Arkansas NRCS Assistant State Conservationist for Operations Anderson Neal Jr. also keeps F-16’s flying in Iraq during extreme heat, dust storms, and daily mortar attacks.

 

 

Old Baldy" now protected by NRCS Farm and Ranchlands Protection ProgramNebraska’s First Farm and Ranchland Protection Program Easement Helps Protect Historical Site
A nationally historic site in Nebraska described in the journals of Lewis & Clark over 200 years ago is now protected forever thanks to the NRCS Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP).  NRCS worked with the Northern Prairies Land Trust (NPLT) to enter into the first FRPP easement agreement in Nebraska.

 

NRCS snow survey team at work in the mountains“Hot-dang,” says Utah NRCS State Snowpack Specialist Randy Julander
 “These are excellent, excellent conditions.” Like the rest of Northern Utah, Cache Valley had a wet January with above-average precipitation for the month. The two Logan, Utah, snow telemetry stations topped the list for the wettest stations in the State according to preliminary data from the State climatic summary, recording 252 percent and 238 percent of normal.
 

members of the Lightsey family -- winners of the 15th Annual National Environmental Stewardship Award15th Annual National Environmental Stewardship Award Winner Named
The Lightsey Cattle Company was recently announced as the 2005 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) national winner. The prestigious award program, sponsored by NRCS, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), and Dow AgroSciences, is now in its 15th year.
 

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We are committed to ensuring that our programs and services are accessible to all our customers, fairly and equitably, with emphasis on reaching underserved farmers and ranchers.


 

This year's theme of African American History Month, "Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, and Civic Institutions," recognizes the African-American groups that have worked to confront injustices and expand opportunities.February is National Black History Month
The History and Origins of National Black History Month
Black History Month had its origins in the United States and was the idea of African American Scholar and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson was one of the first Black Americans to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In 1922 at the age of 47, he gave up his distinguished career as a university professor to dedicate himself to research and writing on the African American experience.  Among Dr. Woodson's publications are The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861; History of the Negro Church; Negro Makers of History; African Heroes and Heroines; and perhaps his most famous book, The Miseducation of the Negro.

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Vegetative Treatment Systems
Vegetative Treatment Systems (VTSs) are designed to infiltrate runoff from feedlots. They are often proposed as an alternative to traditional storage and land application systems.

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