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Iowa

NRCS Iowa Employee and Farmer Perseveres After Accident
(from  The Gazette) NRCS employee and farmer Gary Fedler realized at least two things in the hours it took for emergency responders to reach him after he was crushed by a falling horse: he might never walk again, and he would have to find a way to get back to work regardless of that.

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Minnesota

front l. to r. Executive Director, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources John Jaschke, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts LeAnn Buck, Minnesota NRCS State Conservationist William Hunt, FSA State Executive Director Perry Aasness, and Minnesota DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife Director Dave SchadNRCS participates in National Pheasant Fest 2008 and MOU Signing
Chief Arlen Lancaster joined Minnesota NRCS employees and Earth Team volunteers who staffed a booth last week at the 25th Anniversary Convention and National Pheasant Fest 2008 at the RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota.  This outreach effort provided NRCS with an opportunity to share technical information with landowners.

 

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l. to r. Acting USDA Secretary Chuck Conner, first acre (enrolled in CREP) landowner Anna Bowers, and FSA Administrator Teresa Lasseter (USDA photo -- click to enlarge)USDA Enrolls 1 Millionth Acre in CREP
Acting Secretary Chuck Conner last week announced that USDA recently enrolled the one millionth acre in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).  "Enrolling the one millionth acre is an important milestone in the history of USDA's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program," said Conner.


 

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New NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project Website
The NRCS Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center has announced a new website for the USDA -NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project.  The project, in its last year, was initiated by the Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) and Managed by Mississippi State University (MSU).  It encompasses 11 individual projects in nine States across the northern bobwhite’s range and is intended to elicit recommendations to help NRCS improve conservation practices implemented on private lands to improve habitat for northern bobwhite and other wildlife.

 

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 Snow survey supervisors and assistants at the west wide snow survey conference, January 17, 1973, at the Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen, Colorado (click to enlarge).Snow Survey
 Snow survey supervisors and assistants at the west wide snow survey conference, January 17, 1973, at the Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen, Colorado (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. 

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