Earth Team Volunteers

NRCS needs people who are willing to commit their time and talent to conserving and protecting soil, water, and wildlife for their community and everyone in it.

History of the Earth Team

Recognizing that many Americans wanted to do their part to protect the environment, Congress passed a law allowing USDA agencies to use volunteers to help them accomplish their missions.

Since 1990, nearly 12,000 Virginia Earth Team volunteers have contributed approximately  400,000 hours to keeping our water and air clean, and our land productive for humans and wildlife.

Why Become A Volunteer?

As an Earth Team volunteer, you will gain valuable work experience that can help accelerate your career in the various fields of natural resources conservation.  About ten percent of Virginia NRCS employees began their careers as Earth Team Volunteers.  These Earth Team volunteers have moved up to become great NRCS employees! Read more...

National Network of NRCS Earth Team Volunteers

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