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Colorado

Jenny Castagno and Terry Gonzales taking snow survey readings of sample tube in the Absaroka Mountains, WyomingSnowpack Melting Quickly
On the heels of T-shirt temperatures, the Statewide snowpack had fallen to 85 percent of average Thursday, "about as low as it's been all season," said Mike Gillespie, snow survey supervisor for NRCS.

Florida

from left) Florida NRCS State Conservationist Niles Glasgow, NRCS National Wetlands Reserve Program Manager Tony Puga, Director, NRCS Easement Programs Division Robin Heard, Florida NRCS State Resource Conservationist Greg Hendricks, NRCS Assistant State Conservationist Ken Murray, Florida Florida NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program Specialist Ron Howard, USFWS Fish and Wildlife Biologist Heath Rauschenberger, USFWS Fish and Wildlife Biologist Jay Herrington Florida NRCS Hosts Wetland Site Showing
National headquarters and Florida NRCS officials along with two U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologists recently looked at potential and existing Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easements in Central Florida.

Mississippi

Brybena Wyatt NRCS Assistance for Mississippi Small Farmer
Brybena Wyatt lights up when she talks about her farm. It is her livelihood but it is also a source of great pride. And thanks to NRCS, her operation is in better shape than ever.
 

 

 

New Mexico

Soil Survey of McKinley County Area, New MexicoSoil Survey of McKinley County Area, New Mexico
New soil survey report for Mckinley and parts of Cibola and San Juan Counties, New Mexico
 

 

 

 

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Maine NRCS biologist Jeff Norment, USFWS biologist Mark McCollough, and Maine NRCS State Conservationist Joyce Swartzendruber (NRCS photo)Maine Presents 2006 Cooperative Conservation Awards
Maine NRCS State Conservationist Joyce Swartzendruber recently presented two Cooperative Conservation Awards for 2006 to Mark McCollough of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Steve Koenig of the Salmon Habitat and River Enhancement (SHARE) project.

 

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“COOL!” and “WOW!” were the most common comments from the girl scouts with 3-D glasses as they reached out to "touch" a three-dimensional landscape anaglyph (NRCS photo)NRCS Helps Girl Scouts Learn About Soil
Against a backdrop of vintage aircraft, NRCS headquarters staff from Soil Survey and Legislative and Public Affairs, participated in a Girl Scout Day at the National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, in northern Virginia. Several thousand Girl Scouts, their families, and others attended the March 17 day-long event.
 

 

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This photo depicts a January 1941 SCS poster, Secured Soil Is Good Security located in the National Archives — reference # 114G-C-9613. (NRCS image -- click to enlarge) Historic SCS Poster
This photo depicts a January 1941 SCS poster, Secured Soil Is Good Security located in the National Archives — reference # 114G-C-9613.  (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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rangeland in Washington StateRangeland Health Reference Sheets Integrated into ESIS
To facilitate national access and format consistency, a rangeland health reference sheet module has been incorporated into the Ecological Site Information System (ESIS). The Grazing Lands Team, working with the Information Technology Center, developed the module in ESIS to provide states with a method for entry, storage, editing, and retrieval of the reference sheet information.
 

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