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January-February edition of Land and Water The Magazine of Natural Resource Management and RestorationWetlands Al á Alabama
Read Alabama NRCS public affairs specialist Julie Best's interesting article on a successful stream restoration partnership effort appearing in the January-February edition of Land and Water The Magazine of Natural Resource Management and Restoration.

 

 

Jeff Sanders, NRCS RC&D coordinator for the Hull-York Lakeland, Tennessee RC&D Council recently received the Commander's Award for Civilian Service – the U.S. Army’s fourth highest civilian awardU.S. Army’s Fourth Highest Civilian Award to NRCS RC&D Coordinator
Jeff Sanders, NRCS Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) coordinator for the Hull-York Lakeland, Tennessee RC&D Council recently received the Commander's Award for Civilian Service – the U.S. Army’s fourth highest civilian award – for his work as an ag advisor during a six-month detail to Afghanistan last year.

 

 

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NRCS Web Soil Survey theme artWeb Soil Survey Featured at Agricultural Outlook Forum
NRCS featured its new on-line delivery system for soil survey data -- the Web Soil Survey last week with displays and hand-on demonstrations during USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum in Crystal City, Virginia.

 

This year's theme of African American History Month, "Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, and Civic Institutions," recognizes the African-American groups that have worked to confront injustices and expand opportunities.February is National Black History Month
The History and Origins of National Black History Month
Black History Month had its origins in the United States and was the idea of African American Scholar and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson was one of the first Black Americans to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In 1922 at the age of 47, he gave up his distinguished career as a university professor to dedicate himself to research and writing on the African American experience.  Among Dr. Woodson's publications are The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861; History of the Negro Church; Negro Makers of History; African Heroes and Heroines; and perhaps his most famous book, The Miseducation of the Negro.

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pedon data imagePedonCE, Soils Field Data Recorder Now Available
PedonCE, an application designed for personal digital assistants (PDAs), is now a tool for soil scientists to collect soil descriptions electronically in the field.  The soil descriptions in the PDA are then imported into the National Soils Information System (NASIS) where they are permanently stored for future use.

 

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Ron Macher, a diversified crop/livestock farmer in Clark, Missouri, was a 2004 Madden Award winnerNominate a Farmer or Rancher for National Sustainability Award
If you know a sustainable farmer or rancher who truly is outstanding in the field, on the range, or at the farmers market, you should consider nominating them for the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program’s third Madden award.  Presented in memory of SARE’s first director Patrick Madden – a well-known proponent for sustainable agriculture – the award recognizes farmers and ranchers who raise food or fiber in ways that are profitable, good for families and communities, and beneficial to the environment.
 

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