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CSP Fits Iowa Farm to a 'T'
At a Conservation Security Program meeting last June, Iowa farmer Gene Meister and son Mark heard NRCS describe the type of farm eligible for the program. "Mark and I looked at each other and said, 'This is our farm.'''
 

South Carolina Farmer Sees a Future in WRP
Providence farmer Carl Thompson sees grandchildren on the horizon. With this upcoming generation in mind, Thompson entered about 700 acres of his land into the Wetlands Reserve Program.

NRCS Improves Irrigation at Utah Heritage Center
The American West Heritage Center doesn't worry about having enough irrigation water. Getting to it is a different matter. With NRCS help, will soon be easier.

NRCS Gives Computers to Arkansas Schools
The Natural Resources Conservation Service, along with two other U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies, donated more than 40 computers to schools in Little Rock and Pine Bluff.



 

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NRCS Provides $4 Million and Requests Proposals for Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program
On May 16, NRCS announced $4 million for Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program partnership proposals that restore and protect habitat for migratory birds and other wetland dependent wildlife. Of these funds, $500,000 will be available for proposals that address bog turtle habitat in the east and $500,000 for Ivory-billed woodpecker habitat in Arkansas. NRCS issued a request for proposals.  USDA news release

National Wetlands Month NRCS Photo Features
See selected National Wetlands Month photo features from NRCS events across the country.

Turtle Population Demography: Planning Considerations for Addressing Human Impacts and Declines in Long-lived Organisms
An evaluation of the literature on turtles consistently demonstrates the necessity of protecting breeding adults to be successful in reversing population declines.

 

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