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Alabama

from left) NRCS Deputy Chief for Science and Technology Larry Clark, Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Gary Kobylski, and NRCS National Agronomist Mike HubbsAlabama Hosts National Agronomy Conference
Agricultural professionals from across the country recently gathered in Auburn, Alabama, for the NRCS National Agronomy Conference.  According to NRCS National Agronomist Mike Hubbs, the agenda was packed with presentations and field tours that provided the latest research and technology updates from Alabama and throughout the U.S.

 

Alaska

Michael Mungoven survived attack by a full-grown grizzly (photo courtesy of the Peninsula Clarion)Alaska NRCS Soil Technician Survives Grizzly Bear Attack
Michael Mungoven and his two dogs were jogging the backcountry trail near his Anchor Point home Sunday morning when a full-grown grizzly ripped through the brush like a 400-pound bullet.

 

 


 

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USDA Announces Recipients of 2006 Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative Grants
NRCS has awarded nearly $5 million through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative, a voluntary program that provides competitive grants for state and local governments, tribes and non-governmental organizations to foster conservation partnerships. Thirty-eight entities in 24 states received grants totaling nearly $4 million. NRCS State Offices in 14 states received an additional $1 million to carry out rapid watershed assessment projects in their respective states with a broad array of partners. NRCS received 81 proposals from 35 states.

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 “USDA Announces Recipients of 2006 Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative Grants" (May 25, 2006)

2006 Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative

National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Launch Campaign Promoting Wildlife-Friendly Backyards
NRCS in partnership with the National Audubon Society today announced the launch of a new information campaign that provides conservation information to individuals and communities as tools for better management of schoolyards, backyards, neighborhoods and apartments. NRCS and the National Audubon Society are dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Initiative features posters on how to attract birds, bats, and butterflies to your backyard, and invites people to take healthy yard pledge.

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"National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Launch Campaign Promoting Wildlife-Friendly Backyards"

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Indiana Earth Team Volunteers Blazing New Trails
In the last year, more than 100 Earth Team volunteers provided more than 3,800 hours of service working on the Delphi Historic Trails and at the Canal Interpretive Center.  Read the story about their good work.
 

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WinPond logoWinPond – New Generation Pond Design Software
WinPond, a new computer program based on an NRCS Missouri pond program, is intended to assist engineers, conservationists, and engineering technicians design ponds and structures. Central National Technology Support Center agricultural engineer Tony Funderburk is actively involved in launching the computer program for the field application of pond designs.

 

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