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Ohio


(Left to right) Mary Reddan, Terry Cosby, and Dave Lytle, sign the MOU in Columbus, Ohio.Forest Owners to Benefit From Interagency Collaboration
A pioneering Memorandum of Understanding, the first of it’s kind in the country, was signed by three agencies responsible for forest conservation in Ohio.  NRCS, the USDA Forest Service, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry will explore ways to provide additional financial and technical assistance to landowners bordering the Wayne National Forest for management of forest resources.

 
South Carolina

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Chief Lancaster releases an osprey in the Four Holes Swamp in Dorchester County, South CarolinaNRCS and Audubon Society Celebrate Permanent WRP Easement
See highlights of NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster and National Audubon Society Chief Operating Officer Robert Perciasepe's recent visit to South Carolina for a Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) ceremony in the Four Holes Swamp in Dorchester County.  The Four Holes Swamp is the world’s largest virgin cypress-tupelo swamp forest.


 
Wisconsin

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Wisconsin's interesting and informative PowerPoint presentation depicting birds sighted at a recently restored Wisconsin wetland is now available.  Those who would like a copy of the presentation can download from the NRCS Wisconsin FTP site.

 

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Laura Bush (right) and Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer, wife of NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, stroll through native wildflowers Coreopsis (yellow), and Lemon Horse-Mint (purple) in front of the Bush home in Crawford, Texas. Tall native prairie grass rings the lake. Photo courtesy Fox News by Shealah CraigheadFirst Lady Talks NRCS to Fox News
Efforts by NRCS public affairs specialist Sylvia Rainford and the NRCS Science and Technology Deputy Area resulted in a piece featuring First Lady Laura Bush that aired on Fox News recently.  Mrs. Bush explains efforts to restore native grasses on the Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.

 

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Richard Vigil, State Conservationist, Nevada, will be detailed to the Office of the Chief, Outreach DivisionVigil Detailed to Office of the Chief, Outreach Division
Effective February 4, 2008, Nevada NRCS State Conservationist Richard Vigil will be detailed to the Office of the Chief, Outreach Division to assist with the creation of a strategy to recruit and retain minority employees.

California NRCS Assistant State Conservationist (Field Operations) Curtis Tarver will serve as Nevada Acting State Conservationist.

 

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Major Land Resource Area Explorer
The NRCS National Soil Survey and National Geospatial Development Centers recently released Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) Explorer, a Web application that displays the USDA Agriculture Handbook 296 (Land Resource Regions and Major Land Resource Areas of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin-2006) in an online interactive format.

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 NRCS Directives for the Week of January 27, 2008
 

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 This March 1938 photo depicts a Pasadena resident digging his car out of mudslide debrisCar Caught in Mudslide
This March 1938 photo depicts a Pasadena, California resident digging his car out of mudslide debris from an arroyo near Bridgen Boulevard (NRCS photo -- 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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