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