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Floodway
Spares Minnesota Town from Major Damage
Thanks in part to NRCS engineering assistance and Public Law 566 Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Program funding for the Snake River Watershed
Project, the residents of Warren, Minnesota, were spared serious flooding when
the Snake recently crested five feet over flood stage.
Passing
of former State Conservationist Cliff Maguire
We are all saddened by the passing of Cliffton Arthur "Cliff" Maguire,
Wisconsin NRCS State Conservationist from 1980-1989.
White
River Streambank Restoration
Through the cooperative efforts of Vermont landowner Ruth Shumway, the White
River District, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and NRCS, over 4,600 feet of
riparian area along the Second Branch of the White River in Randolph has been
enhanced in through a Wildlife Habitat Restoration Agreement.
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USDA
Announces Funding Availability To Construct Firebreaks in Hurricane-Stricken
States
USDA will provide Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program funds to help
communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama protect life and property from
fires. A firebreak is a strip of bare land or vegetation that slows down or
buffers a fire. The firebreaks will be funded with a portion of $300 million in
supplemental appropriations approved by Congress in December 2005 for six
hurricane-stricken states. NRCS will pay landowners and landusers up to 75
percent of the costs, or up to $150 per acre, to remove dead or dying timber
adjacent to important community structures, such as schools and homes.
Find out more...
Emergency Watershed
Protection Program
NACD
Soil Stewardship Week 2006
The theme for the National Association of Conservation District's (NACD) Soil
Stewardship Week – April 30 - May 7, 2006
– is Water Wise. Whether you act as a
conservation district volunteer, a county or State association official, a
member of a conservation organization, a representative of a government agency,
or a concerned individual, we can all can help share the important message of
conservation stewardship.
Find out more...
NACD
2006 Soil and Water
Stewardship Week Website
Earth
Day 2006
Earth Day 2006 is next week. See what is going on in
your State to observe this important day.
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Culturally
Significant Plant Plays Important Role
Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) is a native grass traditionally used by
American Indian cultures for a variety of purposes. The source of sweetgrass’s
vanilla-like aroma is coumarin – a plant compound
extracted over hundreds of years for its fragrance and medicinal properties.
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NRCS
Employees Recognized by Quail Unlimited
Missouri NRCS State Biologist Pat Graham and Kentucky NRCS Webster County
District Conservationist Mike Andrews were recently recognized by Quail Unlimited
and the Southeast Quail Study Group for their
outstanding action in helping implement and promote the
Northern Bobwhite Conservation
Initiative (NBCI) .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its
programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs,
reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any
public assistance program. (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 to USDA, Director, Office of Civil
Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call
(800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
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