Oklahoma Highlights and Stories

Larry Caldwell, watershed specialist, has been selected as the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) nominee for the 2009 Federal Engineer of the Year Award (FEYA).

Joy Martin, NRCS soil conservationist for the Newkirk Field Office, returned recently from a seven-week temporary detail assignment to the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Despite good hearted razzing from fellow employees about such a “terrible” assignment location, Martin carried out a lot of the same job duties that she completes daily in Oklahoma, only on different crops.

Each year, NRCS celebrates its diversity through special emphasis months. November is designated as American Indian Heritage Month. This provides an opportunity to create a greater awareness of the history of American Indians and their contributions to the world.

American Indian Alaska Native (AI/AN) and Asian American Pacific Islander (AA/PI) Special Emphasis Program Managers (SEPM) from across the nation received training recently in Spokane, Washington.

The LeFlore, Haskell and Latimer Counties, along with the Talihina Conservation District hosted a meeting for poultry producers and small businesses at the Choctaw Family Investment Center in the Poteau Industrial Park.