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NRCS employee Paul Percival (left) was hosted by Arizona rancher Judy
Prosser at her 426,000-acre Diablo Trust partnership |
NRCS Employee Travels to Arizona to Walk a Mile
The Utah NRCS soil conservationist Paul Percival traveled from Price,
Utah, to Flagstaff, Arizona, recently to spend a week on the Diablo Trust
ranches in northern Arizona as part of his participation in the “Walk a Mile in My Boots”
program.
The Walk a Mile in My Boots” initiative is a work-exchange program between
agricultural producers and government employees. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Earth Team uses this program, that was
developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to provide opportunities for producers and NRCS employees to
learn more about each other’s lifestyles, issues, and operations.
Percival walked a mile with the organizers of the unique partnership of the
Diablo Trust, formed in 1993 by the Prosser and Metzger ranching families who
share 426,000 acres of private, Federal, and State lands southeast of Flagstaff.
The week began at the Prosser’s Bar T Bar Ranch where Percival learned about
their sod farm and participated in a forage resource study group. “This was a
good opportunity to do something different,” said Percival. “I might not be able
to use all the knowledge I learned right now, but I’ll keep it in the back of my
mind.”
“It’s been interesting to talk to Paul with his agriculture background,” said
Judy Prosser. “I’d like to see his part of the country.”
Back in Utah, Percival is heavily involved in the Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Program. He also has 200 acres of his own that he farms.
The NRCS Earth Team and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association coordinated this
work exchange. For more information, visit the
Walk a Mile Web page.
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