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NRCS Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Information

Updated 09/23/2005

Hurricane Katrina Relief Information
Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Information for USDA Employees

NRCS is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State and federal agencies, and local units of government to conduct post-disaster cleanup and restoration projects in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
 

Louisiana
flooded bridge in New Orleans NRCS employees, working with other personnel, rescued and provided assistance to more than 300 people in New Orleans stranded by Hurricane Katrina.

Louisiana NRCS
is awarding Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) contracts to assist with recovery efforts. Much of the work deals with debris removal.


Mississippi
James Johnson, area conservationist, Greenwood visits with Ben Burkett, member of the Indian Springs Cooperative in Petal Mississippi NRCS set up Disaster Recovery Centers in five coastal counties to provide information and coordinate NRCS assistance.

Left: James Johnson, area conservationist in Greenwood, visits with Ben Burkett, member of the Indian Springs Cooperative in Petal. Many specialty crop farmers in the southern part of the state have lost their market for vegetables due to Hurricane Katrina.


Florida
Miami/Dade District Conservationist Christine Coffin, State Conservationist Niles Glasgow and Area Conservationist Jeff Schmidet look at damage done to a nursery in the aftermath of Hurricate Katrina. Much of the destruction in Florida was to fruit trees and fields. Florida NRCS says the Emergency Watershed Protection Program can be used to clean debris from canals and waterways in the aftermath of the storm.

Left: Miami/Dade District Conservationist Christine Coffin, State Conservationist Niles Glasgow and Area Conservationist Jeff Schmidt look at damage done to a nursery.


Alabama
Alabama State Conservationist Gary Kobylski (r) talks with landowner Darrell Driskell about damage to the cotton crop. It's estimated that fifty percent of the cotton crop in the hurricane counties is lost.


 

 Alabama NRCS employees are assessing the damage to watersheds, agriculture and timber in the areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.

Left: Alabama State Conservationist Gary Kobylski (r) talks with landowner Darrell Driskell about damage to the cotton crop.