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Social Sciences -Linking people and conservation

April, 2007

A draft technical report, Using Social Sciences Information in Rapid Watershed Assessments, has been released.  This report places Social Sciences Team products in the context of the Rapid Watershed Assessment process.  The report also provides guidance for when and how to use social science tools and methods to optimize community involvement and input in the Rapid Watershed Assessments.

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March, 2006

The Social Sciences Team, in conjunction with the Human Capital Strategic Planning Team, conducted an all-employee web survey on Human Capital. View the results of the survey at this web site. The survey ran from December 5 to December 20, 2005. 7,754 people responded to the survey, which represents 65% of the NRCS workforce. The findings are captured in several ways: an Executive Summary, PowerPoint, the survey questions along with percentage of respondents in each category, excel spread sheets that analyze a few variables, and word files with the respondent's unedited responses to open ended questions.

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