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Florida

NRCS Regional Assistant Chief for the East Region Richard Coombe at a ceremony to recognize NRCS for their financial and technical assistance relative to the restoration effort on the Mallory Swamp Wetlands Reserve Project (WRP) in Lafayette County Florida (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)Mallory Swamp WRP Event in Florida
NRCS Regional Assistant Chief for the East Region Richard Coombe and Florida NRCS State Conservationist Niles Glasgow were on hand for a ceremony to recognize NRCS for its financial and technical assistance relative to the restoration effort on the Mallory Swamp Wetlands Reserve Project (WRP) in Lafayette County, Florida.


 
Iowa

(from left) Laura Wilden, Bremer County NRCS District Conservationist; Doug Chafa, Iowa DNR Biologist at the Sweets Marsh Wildlife Unit; John Shimek, Iowa DOT Construction Technician; John Moyna, President, CJ Moyna and Sons Inc.; Al Ehley, NRCS Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations; Mike Webster, NRCS Wetland Specialist; and Charlie Scherf, C. J. Moyna & Sons Finish Dozer OperatorBremer County Project Saves Money, Improves Environment   Adobe Acrobat Document (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
It sounds strange, but it's true.  Taxpayers will save around $500,000 on a road reconstruction project in Bremer County, Iowa, and at no additional cost, get a wetland that will reduce flooding on the Wapsipinicon River, clean the water, and protect threatened and endangered species.

 
Rhode Island

historic mill on the Woonasquatucket RiverFish Return to Once-Polluted River   Adobe Acrobat Document (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
Environmental conditions in the long-dirty Woonasquatucket have rebounded to the point that fish are starting to swim upriver and use the area as a breeding ground again after more than a century of damage done by mills, commerce, and debris.  It’s a breakthrough moment for local river keepers.

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Chief Norm Berg beng interviewed by USDA Radio (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)Chief Norm Berg Honored
USDA, NRCS, and the American Farmland Trust paid tribute to former NRCS Chief Norm Berg on the creation of the new American Farmland Information Center’s (FIC) Norm Berg Collection.

 

 

NRCS 2007 American Indian Heritage Month Poster is entitled, "We are One Family Dedicated to Protecting Mother Earth” (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)November is American Indian Heritage Month
In 1986, President Reagan designated November 23-30 as "American Indian Week."  Four years later, President Bush proclaimed the first National American Indian Heritage Month. Each year since, U.S. Presidents have proclaimed November as "American Indian Heritage Month."

The NRCS 2007 American Indian Heritage Month Poster is entitled, We are One Family Dedicated to Protecting Mother Earth.  The artist captures the image of a Care Taker who represents American Indians and all populations as the stewards of the land.  The message is clear; we are all Care Takers who are in charge of protecting and preserving the gifts of Mother Earth — water, air, wildlife, and land.  The artist is LaDon Smith, a member of the Choctaw Nation, Boswell, Oklahoma.

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 Read the President's 2007 National American Indian Heritage Month Proclamation.

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Nielsen grist mill, Wayne County, UtahDocumenting Resource Concerns with Digital Photography
Using digital photography to document resource concerns and illustrate conservation applications is now commonplace throughout NRCS offices.  The relative ease of capturing, editing, printing, transmitting, and storing digital images has made photographic documentation easier than ever before in our conservation history.  A few reminders, however, are useful when using digital photography as a documentation medium.

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NRCS Directives for the Week of November 18, 2007

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February 1951 Issue of Soil Conservation MagazineFebruary 1951 Issue of Soil Conservation Magazine
This photo is the cover of the February 1951 edition of Soil Conservation magazine.  "Gladioli on contour on loamy sand of the Elmer Gandy farm, Cumberland County, New Jersey...the farm is in the South Jersey Soil Conservation District."   (NRCS photo by Harry R. Slayback -- 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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