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Kansas
Kansas
Leads U.S. in GRP Acres
(from the Wichita Eagle) Kansas
leads the nation in the number of acres that ranchers have enrolled in the
Grassland Reserve Program, according the latest figures from the NRCS.
New Hampshire
NRCS Soil Scientist in Afghanistan Talks to President Bush
(from the New Hampshire Union Leader) Read how NRCS soil scientist Gary Domain
got a chance to tell President Bush about his work in Afghanistan.
South Carolina
 WHIP
Helps Protect and Improve Thousands of Acres
NRCS and other cooperative conservation partners of the Indian Creek Wildlife
Habitat Restoration Initiative recently hosted a guided tour of the project in
Newberry County, South Carolina. The event highlighted partnership efforts among
Federal, State, and local agencies/organizations which are in the process of
restoring and improving habitat for declining species that depend on grasslands
and similar habitats.
 Passing of Chief
Emeritus Norm Berg
Chief Emeritus Norm Berg passed away on Tuesday, March 18 (read
Chief Lancaster's statement on the passing of Chief Emeritus Norman A. Berg).
Norm Berg worked for the
first Chief of NRCS, Hugh Hammond Bennett, and then steadily rose through the
ranks. He became associate administrator in 1969 and served as Chief from 1979
until 1982. Upon retirement from public service, Berg became active with
American Farmland Trust and the Soil and Water Conservation Society, both
national, nonprofit conservation organizations. But Norm Berg's professional
achievements have done more than track an emerging movement — his contributions
and leadership charted the movement's course.
 March 2008 Is Women's History Month
The theme of this year's Women's History Month is Women’s Art: Women’s Vision.
The history of women and art is quintessential women’s history. It is the story
of amazing women’s accomplishments acclaimed at the time but written out of
history. Join us in ensuring that their accomplishments are never forgotten.
Two New Surveys from the Social Science Team
The Social Sciences Team has assisted on two recent surveys, which yielded
different and unanticipated results based on the customers surveyed. The first
survey, entitled
Adoption
of BMP’s, investigated the adoption of conservation practices and
obstacles that may be hindering adoption.
NRCS
Directives for the Week of March 16, 2008
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