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News and Views

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
February 2007
In this News and Views
Message from State Conservationist
West Virginia Farewell
Xavier Montoya was Acting State Conservationist of West Virginia from November 26, 2006 to January 20, 2007.

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From the Field
Johanns Unveils 2007 Farm Bill Proposals

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2007 Farm Bill proposals (USDA news release).

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Chief Lancaster Visits WV
Arlen Lancaster (NRCS Chief), Bill Puckett (Deputy Chief), and Michael Golden (Director of the Soil Survey Division) visited WV on December 18.

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Fall Engineering and Technology Symposium (FEATS)

 WV hosted the annual Fall Engineering and Technology Symposium (FEATS) for the North East.

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Our Future Flies on the Wings of Pollinators
pollinators poster The posters build awareness of the importance of pollinators to our survival and to provide information for access to additional information concerning pollinators.

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The National Ash Seed Collection Initiative
The loss of all of America’s ash trees is a real possibility. An effort is underway to gather seed from populations of native ash tree species nationwide—The National Ash Seed Collection Initiative.

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Bits and Pieces

2007 Appalachian Grazing Conference, 2007 Environthon, New Emergency Watershed Protection Program brochure

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Useful Web Links

Civil Rights

Random Acts of Kindness Week, Black History Awareness Month and Women’s History Awareness Month

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Retirements
photo of parking lot workers Roger Boyer retired from the Potomac Headwaters RC&D office after 16 years.

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Meet

Jude Jardine, Tammy Egerstrom, and Jackie (Stewart) Byar.

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Personnel News
Upcoming Events  

The WV Master Calendar is now a shared calendar in Outlook for all employees to view. This calendar will be updated daily, weekly and/or monthly as the editors add information.

See WEST VIRGINIA BULLETIN NO: WV330-6-9 at acrobat iconhttp://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/intranet/archive_bulletins/fy-06/330-6-9-MasterCalendar.pdf (231 KB) for instructions to access the master calendar.

To submit news items for the May News and Views, please send an e-mail message to Carol Lagodich

The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.

NRCS West Virginia State Office
 75 High Street Room, 301, Morgantown, WV 26505
 304-284-7540 | fax 304-284-4839
http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/

Kevin Wickey, West  Virginia State Conservationist

NRCS field offices are located throughout West Virginia
Visit http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/ for addresses and phone numbers.

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