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Alaska
 Three
New SNOTEL Sites Installed During Summer Field Season
Three SNOw TELemetry (SNOTEL) sites were installed in the summer of 2007 by
Alaska's Snow Survey staff. The first was Sugarloaf Mountain near Valdez
above the Solomon Gulch hydro-electric project.
Idaho
 Successful
Conservation Partnership Tour
Fifteen partners, congressional representatives, and State legislators recently
visited four conservation sites in the Treasure Valley during a conservation
tour hosted by the Idaho Association of Conservation Districts.
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 Californian
Receives Secretary's Honor Award
California NRCS soil conservationist and State Air Quality Coordinator
John T. Beyer was recently presented with a USDA Secretary’s Annual Honor Award
for Individual Achievement. Under the category of Protecting and Enhancing the
Nation’s Natural Resource Base and Environment, John was recognized for
successfully pioneering agricultural air quality conservation measures in
California that yieded technical and policy models for USDA conservationists
nationwide.
 USDA
Agricultural Outlook Forum Date Set
The theme for USDA’s 84th Agricultural Outlook Forum is “Energizing Rural
America in the Global Marketplace” to be held February 21-22, 2008, at the
Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. USDA holds the forum to
provide timely forecasts of farm prospects and insight into developments
affecting the farm economy. Speakers include top government officials,
industry analysts, farmers, business leaders, and other experts in
agriculture-related fields. The public is invited to attend the event where last
year more than 1,800 participated.
Program details are available on the forum’s website.
Your contact is Ted Kupelian,
NRCS public affairs specialist, at 202-720-5776.
 October
is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The theme for this year's National Disability
Employment Awareness Month is Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning
Team. National Disability Employment Awareness Month is an opportunity
to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Americans with
disabilities and to underscore our Nation's commitment to advancing employment
opportunities for all our citizens.
Links…
Learn more about the Association of Persons
with Disabilities in Agriculture.
Calendar of USDA events
for 2007 National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Read
the President's 2007 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation.
Read the Chief's National Disability Employment
Awareness Month Letter
 NSSC
Reaches Out
As part of the
National Soil Survey Center (NSSC)
ongoing outreach effort to introduce NRCS web-based tools to a non-traditional
customer base, NSSC staff recently exhibited at The American Society of
Landscape Architects national conference in San Francisco, California.
Earth Team Volunteers Help Curb Spread of Invasives in Arizona
Eastern Arizona College is an example of a
program where education and service learning have been incorporated into a
management strategy to help the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the
Forest Service in battle the spread of invasive species.
NRCS Directives For
the Week of October 14, 2007
 Hugh
Hammond Bennett in Maine
This
August 1951 photo depicts the first NRCS Chief
Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett (right)
and Hudson Bearce from Aroostook County, Maine, examining a sawdust mulch on a
raspberry patch (NRCS photo -- click to
enlarge).
Thanks to Maine NRCS State Public Affairs Specialist Elaine Tremble for sending
in this historic photo.
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.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its
programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs,
reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any
public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of
program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of
discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272
(voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
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