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Georgia

sign marking the R.E. Hendrix Vidalia onion farmEQIP and Onions Go Well Together
R.E. Hendrix volunteered to try conservation tillage on Vidalia onions.  Read about the results of his experiment and how NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program cost-share funds helped.
 
Iowa

Iowa NRCS biologist Jennifer Anderson-CruzNRCS Biologist Talks About Wetlands
Read this Des Moines Register article that features Iowa NRCS biologist Jennifer Anderson-Cruz discussing grasses and flowers that grow in Iowa's wetlands that are being preserved through programs like the Wetlands Reserve Program.

 
Maine

NRCS district conservationist Mary Thompson demonstrates soil quality assessment tool at IPM Workshop/TourIntegrated Pest Management and Conservation Farm Workshop/Tour
Maine Department of Agriculture and the University of Maine Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (UMCE) organized an integrated pest management (IPM) and conservation workshop/tour held recently at two farms in Maine.  Approximately 60 people participated in the farm workshop/tour that focused on how IPM and conservation practices complement one another and benefit vegetable production.

 
New Jersey

Bill Skaradek from the NRCS Cape May PMC examines test plots of U.S. Government grown plants at the Wanchese Harbor restoration site (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Chuck Wilson Photo)The Army Joins the Cape May PMC
The NRCS Cape May Plant Materials Center (PMC) is assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with restoration at Wanchese Harbor in South Carolina.
 

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NRCS Engineers Receive National Recognition
Four NRCS engineers recently received national recognition by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers at their 2007 annual international meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 

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NRCS soil scientist Carolyn Olson demonstrating COMET-VR (CarbOn Management Evaluation Tool -- Voluntary Reporting) at the NRCS National Leadership Team Meeting in Washington D.C. (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)National Leadership Team Meeting Held in Washington
NRCS State Conservationists converged on Washington DC last week to attend the National Leadership Team Meeting.
 

 


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(from left) Don Gohmert, Chief Arlen Lancaster, and Dorothy Harris (NRCS photo -- click to enlarge)Louisiana Wins Chief’s Cup Award a Fourth Time
Former Louisiana NRCS State Conservationist Don Gohmert (now Texas NRCS State Conservationist) and Acting Louisiana NRCS State Conservationist Dorothy Harris accepted congratulations and the National NRCS Earth Team Volunteer Service Award – Chief’s Cup from Chief Lancaster at last week’s National Leadership Training.  During Fiscal Year 2006, 542 volunteers in Louisiana worked 31,078 hours that equaled over $500,000-worth of donated time.

The National NRCS Earth Team Volunteer Service Award – Chief’s Cup is presented to the State that does an outstanding job of using the Earth Team resource to meet the mission of NRCS.

 

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Dr. Sheryl Kunickis
 

NRCS soil scientist and landscape analyst Dr. Sheryl Kunickis has been selected as the Resource Inventory Program Manager for Resources Inventory and Assessment Division.  Her program management duties include the National Resources Inventory, Conservation Effects Assessment Project, geographic information system (GIS) and imagery. 

 

Leonard Jordan
 

Leonard Jordan has been reassigned as Acting Deputy Chief for Strategic Planning and Accountability pending Departmental approval.  Mr. Jordan has served as Acting Deputy Chief since July 15, 2007.

 

 

 

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NRCS Directives for the Week of July 15, 2007

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this September 1936 photo of a log check dam was taken by an NRCS employee named Hufnagle on the Cedar County, Nebraska, property of Gerhardt and Florence HeineNebraska Log Check Dam
This September 1936 photo of a log check dam was taken by an NRCS employee named Hufnagle on the Cedar County, Nebraska, property of Gerhardt and Florence Heine.  As a part of the Albion Project serviced by Hartington Camp, the log check dam was located at the head of a formerly active gully.  Notes written on the back of the photo describe the structure as, “adequate to check any further soil washing until the vegetative control is established permanently.  Vegetation and trees will be planted to achieve the purpose of this log dam.” (NRCS photo  -- click to enlarge) 

Thanks to Nebraska NRCS Lewis and Clark Natural Resource District Secretary Diane Wieseler who sent us this photo.  Diane is related to the Heine family and currently lives about five miles from the site where the photo was taken.  

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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