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Alaska

Satellite telemetry provides herders with the locations of their herds in real-time through the internet. The website and map production database are maintained by the Reindeer Research ProgramSatellite Telemetry Used for Nunivak Island Reindeer
Satellite telemetry provides herders with the locations of their herds in real-time through the internet. The website and map production database is maintained by the Reindeer Research Program. The location retrieval system is independent of weather and terrain and can provide herders with monitoring capabilities that they would otherwise not have during inclement weather situations.

 
Florida

Southeast Agnet's Cindy Zimmerman interviews NRCS Direcotr of Legislative and Public Affairs Doug McKalipCommodity Classic 2007
NRCS staff from Fort Collins, Colorado; National Headquarters; and the Florida NRCS State and Palmetto Area 3 offices recently participated at the 2007 Commodity Classic in Tampa, Florida.  

 
Iowa

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Michael Luebbers is a soil conservation technician with NRCS who lives and works in Butler CountyIowa Profile
Michael Luebbers is a soil conservation technician with NRCS who lives and works in Butler County, Iowa.  Hear him describe growing up on a Butler County farm, how he became interested in working for NRCS, and his work with the agency.

 

 

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NRCS 2007 Women's History Month posterMarch  2007 Is Women's History Month
The 2007 theme, Generations of Women Moving History Forward, celebrates the wisdom and tenacity of all generations of women.  It recognizes the power of generations of women working together.




 

Gilbert Guerrero, Ron from left -- Williams, Jay Mar, Chief Lancaster, Jack Kuhn, Dianne GuidryMentoring Partnership for Conservation Leadership
Participants in the Mentoring Partnership for Conservation Leadership program recently gathered in Washington D.C. for a day-long meeting that included remarks by Chief Lancaster followed by lunch and a Q&A with the Chief.  Mentors and protégés from throughout the agency learned about mentor roles and responsibilities, protégé roles and responsibilities, and how both can sharpen their skills to maximize the benefits of the program.

ag outlook forum 2007 logoNRCS Features New Energy Exhibit at Agricultural Outlook Forum
Last week, more than 1,800 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum attendees — the most ever to attend — got a chance to get some hands-on experience with the Web Soil Survey, NRCS’s on-line delivery system for soil survey data.

 

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 Attendees of SCS snow survey training school in McCall, Idaho, January 18-22, 1954Snow Survey Training School
Attendees at SCS snow survey training school in McCall, Idaho, January 18-22, 1954.  (NRCS image — 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 along with a caption of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency.  

 

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NRCS and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Draft Action Plan
NRCS and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Core Team have drafted an action plan to be used to implement the National Partnership Agreement that was signed by NRCS and USACE in 2005, and to monitor the benefits of accomplished collaborative efforts among both agencies that improve the management of water and related natural resources. The action plan identifies initiatives that both agencies can collaboratively and cost-effectively pursue.

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