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Alaska

beach access on Kenaitze Indian Tribal land (NRCS photo)NRCS Helps Restore Tribal Beach  Adobe Acrobat Document (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
A beach access on Kenaitze Indian Tribal land in Kenai was used as a construction staging and materials storage area as Cook Inlet platforms were being built in the 1970's.  Approximately ten acres on and above the dunes was leveled and denuded leaving only a bare face of sand and gravel. 
Florida

Asian and Pacific Islander Organization National Training Conference participants stop at a Buddist monastery on their tour of Homestead, Florida (NRCS photo -- click to enlarage)Florida Hosts the Asian Pacific Islander Organization Training Conference
Pursuing Excellence through Leadership, Diversity, and Unity was the theme for this year’s Asian and Pacific Islander Organization (APIO) National Training Conference held in Miami, Florida.
 
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Soil Survey Report for Keweenaw County Area, Michigan (NRCS photo)Soil Survey Reports  Adobe Acrobat Document (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
Check out these recently published soil survey reports for Keweenaw County Area, Michigan and Essex County, New Jersey.

 

 

 

 
Texas

Phillip Wright, Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative coordinator in Hondo, gives a water-capturing demonstration with the rainfall simulator (NRCS photo)Teachers Get Lessons in Natural Resource Conservation
The 20th annual Teachers’ Workshop, Studies in Conservation of Natural Resources was held recently at the Franklin Family Ranch in Blanco, Texas.  NRCS and the Pedernales Soil and Water Conservation District have partnered together to host this annual event.

 
West Virginia

Regional Assistant Chief Dick Coombe gets a look at the Elkwater Fork dam (NRCS photo) NRCS Showcases Mountain State Projects
Regional Assistant Chief -- East Dick Coombe recently toured West Virginia to get a first-hand look at the good work being done by NRCS in that State.

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PA-1936 For the Good of the People (NRCS Photo -- click to enlarge)For the Good of the People
Information copies of the new student educational publication, For the Good of the People (PA-1936), are being distributed to all State public affairs specialists.  The 5 ½ X 6 ½-inch, full-color publication is designed to help elementary school-aged youngsters learn about the conservation ethic.  For the Good of the People also tells the story of America’s farmers and ranchers; illustrates the importance of agricultural products in our lives; and highlights the need to conserve, sustain, and improve natural resources for future generations.  Copies may be ordered from 1-888-LANDCARE.

 


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Training on Grassland Bird Conservation Models Available This Month
Grassland bird populations are declining faster and more steadily than any other group of North American birds.  However, decision support, regionally-based habitat models that planners can use for grassland bird habitat conservation have not been available until now.

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campers make an edible watershedAll Hands-On Deckers Creek
Punishment usually awaits children who spend a day digging in wet dirt and spoiling their appetite for dinner with sweets.  However, the All Hands-On Deckers Creek camp not only accepts, but actually encourages this behavior.
 
 

 

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NRCS Directives For the Week of September 2, 2007

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This November 28, 1961, photo by Earl Caruer depicts an NRCS soil scientist and forester obtaining data for soil site correlations in Eldorado County, California (NRCS photo – click to enlarge).Gathering Data for Soil Site Correlations
This November 28, 1961, photo by Earl Caruer depicts an NRCS soil scientist and forester obtaining data for soil site correlations in Eldorado County, California (NRCS photo – 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 to fred.jacobs@wdc.usda.gov. 
 

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