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Connecticut

Pomperaug Project
Watch this interesting Waterbury-American multi-media slide show that documents an NRCS riverbank restoration project along the Pomperaug in Connecticut.

Idaho

urban conservationist Skip Vetten explains to a youthful crowd that everyone can take steps to protect and enhance natural resourcesConservation Education Shifts to Urban in Ada County
Taking on conservation education can be a bit of a challenge — especially in the urban areas of the Treasure Valley, Idaho, where farms and traditional agricultural vistas are disappearing. 


 
Illinois

NRCS Illinois soil scientist Dr. John Doll (retired) and Chief Lancaster log soils data (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)Chief Lancaster Gets a Soils Lesson
Chief Lancaster recently got a “crash course” in soils at the University of Illinois (U of I) South Farms during a demonstration by NRCS soil scientists on soil mapping, classification, and “tools of the trade.”

 
Texas

wildlife watering facilities on rangeland sites Managing Small Species in a Big Way
NRCS funded a bobwhite habitat restoration project through Mississippi State University in 2004 for a three-year study.  Texas Tech University received the grant and was awarded funding for research on the habitat and management of the Northern Bobwhite and Scaled Quail in the High Plains of Texas.

 

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new publication PA-1937, "Rapid Watershed Assessments – Helping landowners and communities set priorities to achieve conservation goals" (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)New Rapid Watershed Assessments Publication
A new brochure, Rapid Watershed Assessments – Helping landowners and communities set priorities to achieve conservation goals PA-1937, is on its way to the printer.  The new brochure will describe Rapid Watershed Assessments and how these can help local leaders, landowners, conservation district personnel, and other stakeholders set priorities and determine the best actions to achieve their conservation goals.

Initial supplies are being sent to NRCS State rapid watershed assessment contacts; additional copies may be ordered from 1-888-LANDCARE.
 

 


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Earth Team volunteers Angela Butler (left) and Wallace Westervelt check pH levels of a water sample (Tulsa World photo by Mat Barnard)Earth Team Volunteers Monitor Water Quality in Tulsa County
Read how Earth Team volunteers are helping monitor water quality in the creeks and streams of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.


 

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Bill Gradle

Bill Gradle

Effective July 29, 2007, Bill Gradle will serve as Acting Director of the Operations Management and Oversight Division until further notice.  Mr. Gradle is currently Illinois NRCS State Conservationist.

Dan Runnels

Dan Runnels

Department has approved Dan Runnels reassignment as Associate Deputy Chief for Management.

James E. Johnson will serve as Acting Illinois NRCS State Conservationist effective July 29, 2007, until further notice.  Mr. Johnson is currently Area Conservationist of NRCS Area 4, Greenwood, Mississippi.

 

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NRCS district conservationist assists a landowner (USDA photo by Bob Nichols -- click to enlarge)Developing Fish and Wildlife Technology for the Field
 The NRCS Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is currently working with retired NRCS public affairs specialist Lynn Betts, through a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Project with Iowa State University to develop one-page summary notes that highlight the main points of the Technical Notes produced by the Center. 
 

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Curtis F. Marbut became head of the Soil Survey in 1911Soil Survey Pioneer
 Curtis F. Marbut, who became head of the Soil Survey in 1911, had his first formal association with the Soil Survey as a field agent appointed to map Missouri soils in 1909.  (negative no. 114-G-90702  Records of the NRCS, Record Group 114; National Archives, College Park, Maryland -- click to enlarge)

NRCS This Week features a weekly historical photo and caption.  NHQ, districts, States, RC&D councils, and all other NRCS entities are invited to submit a historical photo of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency along with a caption. 
 

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