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Flooded croplands near Gueydan, Louisiana attract thousands of geese in the winter. Partners Break Ground on Project To Save Louisiana Marshes
Gathered beneath a tent on a small bridge, State leaders commented on the missing marsh that used to lie not far from their feet, now replaced by lapping water.
 

Beaver Creek Wetlands Menifee County, Kentucky NRCS Helps Kentucky Farmer Save Wetlands
For decades in this country, bogs, swamps and other wetlands were something to be eradicated; now the government is spending millions of dollars a year to put back what many worked so hard to destroy.

 

Illinois wetlandsNRCS Illinois Soil Scientist Restores Wetland Habitat
Where some people saw only a marginal piece of farmland, Steve and Mary Anita Zwicker saw acres of marsh habitat waiting to be restored.

 

From left, director of the American Foundation for Wildlife of Bismarck, presents Roger Ristevedt, assistant director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department with the deed for 1,500 acres of land along the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers during dedication ceremonies at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Visitor Center, at the Fort Buford State Historic Site. The transaction ensures the property will remain open to the public for hunting and fishing. Image by Pete Ressler, Williston HeraldNorth Dakota Partners Create New Wildlife Management Area
A conservation treasure will remain open to the public after two tracts of land that were recently sold were dedicated at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers.
 

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satellite photo of Earth used as Earth Day logoEarth Day 2005 Photo Features
See selected Earth Day 2005 photo features from NRCS events across the country.

 

 

Public Service Recognition Week 2005 logoCelebrate Public Service Recognition Week
NRCS will help to celebrate the 20th annual Public Service Recognition Week activities to be held on the National Mall, May 5-8. The event, cosponsored by Public Employees Roundtable and the President’s Interagency Council on Administrative Management, will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 5 and end on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

NRCS Receives Ethics Awards
NRCS received three awards for its Ethics Program at a recent Ethics Retreat sponsored by USDA’s Office of Ethics. These include one individual and two agency awards. NRCS was recognized for a variety of initiatives to improve and enhance its Ethics Program.

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wind turbines in the western U.S.Wind Turbine Impacts on Birds and Bats
Wind turbine energy developments are becoming  commonplace across the U.S.  Although providing a clean source of electrical power, these structures have the potential to kill both birds and bats.


 

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