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California
 EQIP
Helps Southern California Dairy Goat Operation
NRCS is playing an integral role in assisting one of the few dairy goat
operations in Southern California to be sustainable.
The slopes on Kira Ezis’ hilly 64-acre property in northern San Diego County
burned last fall after wildfires ravaged them, nearly wiping out her entire
farm.
Florida
 "Home
Brew" Biofuels Workshop
NRCS field personnel and local producers along with and RC&D Coordinators from
three offices participated in a biofuels workshop held by NRCS and USDA’s Risk
Management Agency to educate agricultural producers on the production of
biodiesel from crops, vegetable oil, and animal fat.
Maine
 Winterport,
Maine Culvert to Benefit People, Fish
(from the Bangor Daily News) NRCS and other federal and local
partners are working together to give a small but ecologically important
tributary of the Penobscot River a face-lift. The results should benefit
both the stream’s aquatic inhabitants and residents of Winterport.
 Iowa
Public Affairs Team Recognized by Local SWCS Chapter
The Iowa NRCS Public Affairs Team recently received the Iowa Soil and Water
Conservation Society (SWCS) Chapter’s Presidential Citation award for its
support of the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI)
-- an annual seven-day event held during July.
 NWTF
Recognizes Tim Malone for Outstanding Wildlife Partnerships
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently recognized Tazewell County,
Illinois
District Conservationist Tim Malone with its 2008 NWTF/NRCS Partnership
Award at the NWTF Annual Convention and Sport Show in Atlanta, Georgia.
 Hispanic
Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 (through October 15) the anniversary of independence
for five Latin American countries — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16
and Chile on September 18.
Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974,
when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic
Heritage Week into a month-long observance. The theme for this year's
Hispanic Heritage Month is "Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community,
Our Nation."
Learn more about the National
Association of Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation Service
Employees.
Links…
Read
the President's 2008 National Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation.
 It's
RC&D Week!
This week, 375
resource conservation and development (RC&D) councils
across the country
are celebrating RC&D Week, declared in recognition of the anniversary of
the designation of the first 10 RC&D areas. In the past 44 years the
program has grown from that first 10 to 375 designated areas that cover over 85
percent of the United States and its territories.
 Della
Moen -- Illinois NRCS Earth Team Volunteer
Della Moen has been an Earth Team Volunteer for more than 15 years in the NRCS
field office in Freeport, Illinois. Among her many tasks, the most notable is
writing her newspaper column “So What Can We Do” through the Stephenson County
Soil and Water Conservation District.
 Civilian
Conservation Corps Reveille
Circa 1930's photo of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) volunteer playing
reveille on phonograph at a CCC camp SCS 5 in Yadkinville, North Carolina
(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.
Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion
The purpose and
passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS
employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared
by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through
the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all
enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant
wildlife habitat.
Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible
through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to
conservation. |
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