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Alaska

digital soil mapping conceptual diagramAlaska Soil Predictions May Be Possible with Techniques Under Evaluation
Learn how the Soil survey in Alaska is moving into a new era using tools and techniques that they have been developing in recent years.

 
California

NRCS public affairs specialist Paul Laustsen (right) demonstrates one of the new on-line energy estimator tools to an NACD Annual Meeting attendee (NRCS photo)NHQ and California Staff Exhibit at NACD 61st Annual Meeting
NRCS staff from national headquarters and California recently exhibited at the National Association of Conservation Districts' (NACD) 61st Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California.

 
Nebraska

Creighton Preparatory School, one of two winners of the Science Bowl Competitions NRCS in Nebraska Working with Science Bowl
Read how NRCS Nebraska staff combined the NRCS Science Bowl and Civil Rights Committee recruiting activities.

 

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New Mexico

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Gary W. Mast, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,USDA Announces Appointment of Mast as Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
Secretary Mike Johanns announced the selection of Gary W. Mast as Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.  As Deputy Under Secretary, Mast will oversee NRCS and work closely with NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster and Under Secretary Mark Rey on conservation policy and operations issues.


 

2007 Black History Month posterFebruary 2007 Is Black History Month
To recall and celebrate the positive contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week.  The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of Black abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.  In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month.

 

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on September 17, 1953, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, Guy D. Smith looks for Tonhautchan in B horizon of Clarion loam. (NRCS image — click to enlarge)Smith Looks for Tonhautchan
September 17, 1953, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, Guy D. Smith looks for Tonhautchan in B horizon of Clarion loam.  (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 along with a caption of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency.  

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an experimental soybean plot designed to simulate insect populations in fields buffered by different flower species or combinations of speciesConservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Maryland Style
 Considering that erosion-prone areas are less productive for farming, and Maryland’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) assists landowners who want to protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed, installation of buffers should be a win-win situation.  Yet Galen Dively, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service specialist and entomologist at the University of Maryland, and his co-researchers are discovering that designing the perfect riparian grass buffer is much more complex than previously thought.

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NRCS Directives for the Week of February 11, 2007


 

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