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California

cover of Soil Survey of Butte Area, California. Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties (NRCS photo)New Soil Survey Report Released
In cooperation with the Regents of the University of California and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, NRCS in California has released the Soil Survey of Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties
 

 

 
Indiana

NHQ Legislative and Public Affairs Division intern Dena Bunnel, Secretary Johannes, and Indiana NRCS grassland conservationist Susannah Hole by the NRCS booth at the FFA Career Show in Indianapolis (NRCS photo)NHQ and Indiana Staff Exhibit at National FFA
 NRCS staff from NHQ and Indiana recently exhibited at the national FFA Convention and Career Show in Indianapolis, Indiana.  An estimated 55,000 FFA students and advisors attended the Career Show event at the Indiana Convention Center where NRCS staff answered questions about the agency and careers with NRCS as well as distributing hundreds of informational posters and brochures. 

Mississippi

(from left) Mississippi landowner Tommie Jean Washington was first to “Take the Healthy Yard Pledge,” Mississippi NRCS district conservationist Bill Russell, Jackson Audubon Club president Mary Stevens, and NRCS public affairs specialist Jeannine May (NRCS Photo)NRCS in Mississippi Partners with Audubon in Taking the Pledge
 Mississippi NRCS staff recently partnered with a local Audubon chapter to challenge participants at local events to the “Take the Healthy Back Yard Pledge” as part of the new Audubon/NRCS campaign.

 

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l. to r. Paul Leishman from Wellsville, Utah; Dee Alan Waldron from Morgan, Utah; and Gary Mast, NRCS Chief of Staff (NRCS photo)Walk-A-Mile Comes to Washington, D.C. Redux
Through a unique partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts, the Walk-A-Mile in My Boots program has resulted in a number of exchanges between producers and NRCS.  One of the most recent provided an opportunity for two ranchers from Utah to visit and work with NRCS National Headquarters leadership in Washington, D.C. 

two girl scouts prepare to view three dimensional landscapes anaglyph with 3-D glasses (NRCS photo)NRCS Provides Hands-On Learning Activity For Girl Scouts
NRCS staff from the Soil Survey and Legislative and Public Affairs divisions recently participated in the first Girl Scout Expo held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

ripe corn in illinois (NRCS photo)Fiscal Year 2006 Conservation Achievements
NRCS and its partners made Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 a banner year for “Helping People Help the Land.”

“Our partners and everyone who cares about conservation should be proud of these accomplishments and feel optimistic about the future of conservation,” said NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster.

In FY 2006, the conservation partnership: reduced soil erosion by more than 75 million tons; created, restored, or enhanced 318,000 acres of wetlands; and planned conservation systems and practices that cover more than 50 million acres—a 60 percent increase over 2001.

Find more facts and figures on the FY 2006 Conservation Accomplishments Web Page.
 

NRCS American Indian Heritage Month poster (NRCS photo)November is American Indian Heritage Month
In 1986, President Reagan designated November 23-30 as "American Indian Week." Four years later, President Bush proclaimed the first National American Indian Heritage Month. Each year since, U.S. Presidents have proclaimed November as "American Indian Heritage Month."
 

 

 

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Jeff Knowles (standing), Hawaii NRCS district conservationist, gives a seminar about cover cropsHawaiian Demo Showcases Conservation, Unusual Fruit
Farmers in Hawaii are learning about new crop options and conservation strategies from an ambitious new project known as “12 Trees,” a demonstration site featuring a dozen tropical tree fruits with commercial potential. The SARE-funded project, which has been embraced by the community for its uniqueness as well as its unexpected status as a tourist destination, received a boost when California NRCS District Conservationist Jeff Knowles joined the team managing the site.
 

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Roemer’s fescue (NRCS photo)Native Plant “Roemer’s” to Repopulate the West Coast
Habitat loss has severely depleted the range of Roemer’s fescue (Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri), a native grass found exclusively west of the Cascade Mountains in Washington, Oregon, and northwestern California. And its remaining populations are highly fragmented.

 

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