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New Jersey

Pursel’s Mill Dam in Warren County, New Jersey,on Lopatcong Creek. Cooperative Conservation Working in New Jersey
 The Warren Reporter takes a fresh look at a successful conservation partnership effort by NRCS in New Jersey to restore Lopatcong Creek.  Read more about this Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program-funded partnership program in in New Jersey.   


 

Virginia

Ann Sanders cartographic technician in the Virginia NRCS State Office and outside of the office she is ‘Tuttles the Clown' This Clown Is No Bozo
By day NRCS employee Ann Sanders is a serious, hardworking cartographic technician in the Virginia NRCS State Office.  Outside of the office she is ‘Tuttles the Clown' generating smiles and laughter at rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and community functions.
 

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Ducks Unlimited logoDU Honors Missouri NRCS Employees
At the recent Missouri Ducks Unlimited (DU) 2007 State Chairman’s Award Luncheon, DU presented plaques to 25 current and former NRCS employees for their efforts to restore wetlands in the State.
 

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Cover of Soil Survey of Live Oak County, TexasSoil Survey Publications Report for March 2007
Link to the latest on-line soil survey reports from around the U.S.

 

 

 

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Windows Media Player logo 2007 Farm Bill to Expand Help for Limited Resource Farmers
Listen to NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster explain how USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill proposals expand upon what we are already doing to help limited resources farmers.
 

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Plants database logoPLANTS Modernization Continues
The National Plant Data Center (NPDC) has been modernizing and updating modules on the PLANTS Web site. The redesigned Gallery and Characteristics modules have brand new search engines so you can customize results. 

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(left) Jim Barnes and Howie Lorenz, former NRCS Soil Scientists and current Wisconsin Earth Team volunteersWisconsin Earth Team Volunteers Still “Dig” Soil Science
Retired NRCS Soil Scientists Jim Barnes and Howie Lorenz continue to share their interest and enthusiasm for soil with students and teachers by donating their time as Earth Team volunteers in Wisconsin. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Snow-Survey Sampling Guide U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service Handbook no. 169Snow-Survey Sampling Guide
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service Handbook no. 169 (NRCS image -- click to enlarge).

NRCS This Week features a weekly historical photo and caption.  NHQ, districts, States, RC&D councils, and all other NRCS entities are invited to submit a historical photo of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency along with a caption. 

 

 

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