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Alabama

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Listen to how Alabama landowners who would like to see more bobwhite quail on their property can get cost share help though the Alabama NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program.
 

Kansas

NRCS rangeland management specialists like Chris Tecklenburg (right) can now provide immediate access to natural resource data, such as soils, range sites, aerial photography maps, and Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) information to help develop a conservation plan and identify appropriate conservation practices on-site for landowners like Derek Zongker Kansas NRCS Goes Mobile
 Enhancing NRCS customer service is the concept behind the new “mobile” field office, a Kansas pilot project that enables NRCS employees to use technology and scientific information in helping landowners voluntarily address resource concerns and meet conservation goals for their land.   

 

Louisiana

Chief Lancaster prepares to exit the front of a crawfish boat on the Durand Farm in south Louisiana after a first-hand look at a crawfish pond and crawfish harvest operation (from left) Daniel Durand, landowner; Don Gohmert, NRCS State Conservationist; Chief Lancaster; and Gregory Durand, landowner.Chief Visits Crawfish Farm in Louisiana
NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster recently visited rice-crawfish farms in Louisiana to evaluate habitat created for waterfowl.  Since the Louisiana coastal marshes—traditional habitat for waterfowl and wading birds—have not fully recovered from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many of the birds have moved to rice-crawfish farms located only a few miles from the coast. 
 

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National Volunteer Week 2007 logoIt's National Volunteer Week!
National Volunteer Week provides an opportunity to recognize NRCS Earth Team volunteers.  Last fiscal year, more than 45,000 Earth Team volunteers donated nearly a million hours of service helping NRCS achieve its mission to help people conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources and environment.  NRCS thanks its Earth Team Volunteers for giving so generously of their time and talent.

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The President's 2007 National Volunteer Week Proclamation

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NRCS will participate in Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) activities to be held on the National Mall, May 10-13, 2007.  The event, celebrated the first Monday through Sunday in May since 1985, is a yearly opportunity to recognize the good work of public servants and to honor the men and women who serve America as Federal, State and local government employees.



 


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honey bee with pollen on its legsAgroforestry Helps Sustain Native Bee Habitat
The U.S. has suffered devastating losses of its honeybee populations from what is known as “colony collapse disorder.”   This event has placed greater importance on protecting and enhancing native bee and other native pollinator populations.  The USDA National Agroforestry Center has collaborated with The Xerces Society to develop a series of four technical notes describing how agroforestry practices can be used to aid native bees.


 


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 1922 photograph of USDA Bureau of Soils staff on the National Mall.Bureau of Soils Staff
This is a 1922 photograph of the USDA Bureau of Soils staff on the National Mall.  First standing row, center, is the first Chief of the Bureau of Soils Milton Whitney (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 of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency along with a caption. 
 

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