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Nebraska

NRCS Resource Conservationist Anita Nein (left) helps (NRCS photo by Joanna Pope)Beginning Farmer Restores Grassland Adobe Acrobat Document (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
After seven years of watching her wheat crop struggle to grow, Duel County farmer Lesa Franken knew she needed to do something different.
 

 
Vermont

cows enjoying the comfort of a compost bedded pack barnManure-o-nomics
NRCS is teaming-up with Highfields Institute ― a non-profit organization that promotes and advances soil security ― to establish a composting bedded manure pack demonstration site using materials commonly found on dairy farms so farmers and government agencies could learn more about on-farm composting practices.
 
National

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Check out these recently published soil survey reports for Cattaraugus County, New York; Butte Area, California, parts of Butte and Plumas Counties; Nez Perce National Forest Area, Idaho (not yet posted to NRCS Web site); and Erie County, Ohio.

 


 

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Judith Doerner (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)Judith Doerner Honored at SWCS
Vermont NRCS State Conservationist Judith Doerner was recently honored with the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) President’s Leadership Award for her work as chair of the SWCS Leadership Development Committee that conducted the annual chapter awards program and two successful leadership development and conservation leadership workshops.
 

 

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(from left) NRCS civil engineering technician Nancy Sheard; Earth Team volunteers Leonora Baddoo, Meghan Irving, Ida Ngambeki, June Young; and NRCS planning engineer Dennis Verdi (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)Earth Team Volunteers Help Restore the Weir Creek Salt Marsh
Earth Team volunteer engineering students from Smith College recently partnered with NRCS in Massachusetts to design a culvert to help restore the Weir Creek Salt Marsh.
 

 

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Pacific Islands Area NRCS Director Larry Yamamoto
Larry Yamamoto

While Anthony Kramer is in training, Pacific Islands Area NRCS Director Larry Yamamoto will serve as Acting Associate Deputy Chief for Programs from September 5 to October 5, 2007. 

California NRCS Deputy State Conservationist Carlos Suarez
Carlos Suarez

California NRCS Deputy State Conservationist Carlos Suarez will serve as Acting Director of the Pacific Islands Area from September 5 to October 12, 2007. 

 

 

 

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NRCS Directives For the Week of August 12, 2007

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1935 SCS photo shows a (flood or erosion) control structure built by the Civilian Conservation CorpsSCS and CCC in Arizona
This 1935 SCS photo shows a flood/erosion control structure built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) — supervised by SCS engineers — near the Gila River in Arizona.   Earth-filled sacks were used as concrete forms (NRCS photo – 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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