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Wetlands
Al á Alabama
Read Alabama NRCS public affairs specialist Julie
Best's interesting article on a successful stream restoration partnership effort
appearing in the
January-February edition of Land and Water The Magazine of Natural Resource
Management and Restoration.
U.S.
Army’s Fourth Highest Civilian Award to NRCS RC&D Coordinator
Jeff Sanders, NRCS Resource
Conservation & Development (RC&D) coordinator for the Hull-York Lakeland,
Tennessee RC&D Council recently received the
Commander's Award
for Civilian Service – the U.S. Army’s fourth highest civilian award – for
his work as an ag advisor during a six-month detail to Afghanistan last year.
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Web
Soil Survey Featured at Agricultural Outlook Forum
NRCS
featured its new on-line delivery system for soil survey data -- the Web Soil
Survey last week with displays and hand-on demonstrations during USDA’s
Agricultural Outlook Forum in Crystal City, Virginia.
February
is National
Black History Month
The History and Origins of National Black History Month
Black History Month had its origins in the United States and was the idea of
African American Scholar and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson was one
of the first Black Americans to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In 1922
at the age of 47, he gave up his distinguished career as a university professor
to dedicate himself to research and writing on the African American experience.
Among Dr. Woodson's publications are The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861;
History of the Negro Church; Negro Makers of History; African
Heroes and Heroines; and perhaps his most famous book, The Miseducation
of the Negro.
PedonCE,
Soils Field Data Recorder Now Available
PedonCE, an application designed for personal digital assistants (PDAs), is now
a tool for soil scientists to collect soil descriptions electronically in the
field. The soil descriptions in the PDA are then imported into the
National Soils Information System (NASIS) where they are permanently stored for
future use.
Nominate
a Farmer or Rancher for National Sustainability Award
If you know a sustainable farmer or rancher who truly is outstanding in the
field, on the range, or at the farmers market, you should consider nominating
them for the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program’s
third Madden award. Presented in memory of SARE’s first director Patrick
Madden – a well-known proponent for sustainable agriculture – the award
recognizes farmers and ranchers who raise food or fiber in ways that are
profitable, good for families and communities, and beneficial to the
environment.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights,
1400and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800)
795-3272 (voice)
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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