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Colorado News and Information Contact:
Petra Barnes Walker, State Public Affairs Specialist
655 Parfet Street, Room E200C
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 720.544.2808 Fax: 720.544.2965

2008 News Releases Download With
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NRCS Continues Its Call for Proposals Process for WHIP in 2009 09/15/08
Colorado NRCS Approves Approximately $540,000 in Conservation Innovation Grants for Fiscal Year 2008 07/28/08
Nutrient Management 06/13/08
NRCS…Committed to Conservation Planning 06/13/08
March 20th is National Ag Day 06/13/08
NRCS Encourages Landowners to Apply by July 3, 2008 05/22/08
NRCS Makes History in Colorado 04/07/08
Nationwide CSP Sign Up Begins April 18 Adobe Acrobat Document 03/26/08
$1 Million in Colorado NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants...Apply Today Adobe Acrobat Document 02/07/08
NRCS Offers $20 Million in Nationally Funded Grant Opportunity Adobe Acrobat Document 01/07/08
NRCS  Provides $500,000 to Combat Colorado’s Invasive Species Adobe Acrobat Document 01/07/08
New Era for Soil Survey Adobe Acrobat Document 12/11/07
NRCS New Watershed Assessments Prove Popular Adobe Acrobat Document 10/12/07
NRCS Encourages Landowners to Apply by November 2, 2007 Adobe Acrobat Document 10/12/07
NRCS Offers $1 Million through Call for Proposals Process to Fund FY 2008 EQIP Colorado Invasive Plants Program Adobe Acrobat Document 10/02/07

 

2007 News Releases Download With
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Coordinated Effort Treats Approximately 532 Acres of Tamarisk from Fremont to Bent Counties
Photo of Helicopter Spraying Tamarisk		 Adobe Acrobat Document 9/26/07
Colorado NRCS Allocated Additional EQIP Dollars to Lower Arkansas River Watershed for Resource Recovery Adobe Acrobat Document 8/27/07
NRCS Announces Initial Cut-off Date to Apply for Wetlands Reserve Program Adobe Acrobat Document 8/27/07
NRCS Prioritizes Conservation Planning Adobe Acrobat Document 8/24/07
Four Range Schools Scheduled for Eastern Colorado Adobe Acrobat Document 08/06/07
Colorado NRCS Approves Approximately $618,000 in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Adobe Acrobat Document 07/13/07
USDA Deputy Under Secretary Mast Honors San Juan Conservation District During Its
60th Anniversary and Billion-Acre Day		 Adobe Acrobat Document 06/27/07
Colorado NRCS Allocates Money to Lower Arkansas River Watershed for Resource Recovery Adobe Acrobat Document  06/22/07
Southeast Colorado RC&D Receives Grant For Farm Based Bio-Fuel Project

Photo of Matt Heimerich, Southeast Colorado RC&D Chair receiving grant check from Thomas Dorr, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development.

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Johanns Unveils 2007 Farm Bill Proposals Adobe Acrobat Document  03/23/07
NRCS Promotes Observance of Ag Day Celebration on March 21, 2007 Adobe Acrobat Document  03/04/07
NRCS Extends Sign-up Period for 2007 Conservation Innovation Grants to April 13, 2007 Adobe Acrobat Document  03/13/07
NRCS Approves 20 Project Areas to Receive Funding under Fiscal Year 2007 EQIP
Colorado Invasive Plant Program		 Adobe Acrobat Document  03/02/07
NRCS Announces Fiscal Year 2007 Sign-up for up to $800,000 in Conservation Innovation Grants Adobe Acrobat Document  02/23/07

 

2006 News Releases Download With
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USDA Provides $2.3 Million for New Healthy Forests Reserve Program  Adobe Acrobat Document   11/30/06
USDA's New Web-Based Awareness Tool Estimates Energy Use for Animal Housing  Adobe Acrobat Document   11/21/06
Agriculture Secretary Johanns Appoints New NRCS Chief  Adobe Acrobat Document   08/24/06
Colorado NRCS Approves more than $450,000 in Conservation Innovation Grants  Adobe Acrobat Document   07/06/06
May 30, 2006-Range Management School to be Held July 22  Adobe Acrobat Document   05/30/06
April 21, 2006-NRCS Holds Colorado Invasive Plant Program Sign-up Period from May 1-19, 2006  Adobe Acrobat Document   04/21/06
February 1, 2006-USDA Announces Sign-Up for 2006 Conservation Security Program Adobe Acrobat Document02/02/06

2005 News Releases Download With
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November 22, 2005-USDA Provides 75%-100% Cost Share through Wetlands Protection Program  Adobe Acrobat Document  11/22/05
November 17, 2005-Environmental Quality Incentives Program Funding Deadline Announced  Adobe Acrobat Document  11/17/05
July 27,2005-Colorado Receives $2.1M for Conservation Security Program (CSP)  Adobe Acrobat Document  07/27/05
April 29, 2005-NRCS Offers Funding to Animal Feeding Operations  Adobe Acrobat Document  04/29/05
April 25, 2005-Governor Bill Owens Presents Denver School with 2005 Earth Day Award  Adobe Acrobat Document  04/05/05
March 30, 2005-Colo. NRCS Announces up to $500,000 Available in Conservation Innovation Grants   Adobe Acrobat Document 03/30/05
March 22, 2005-Sign-up for USDA's Conservation Security Program: It Rewards Land Stewardship Adobe Acrobat Document 03/22/05
January 27, 2005-USDA Provides $1 Million in Conservation Partnership Initiative Grants
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January 27, 2005-USDA Provides $15 Million for Innovative Conservation Approaches
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January 19, 2005-Are You Eligible for Colorado's Conservation Security Program? Adobe Acrobat Document 01/19/05

2004 News Releases These files require Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat Document11/24/04 - 2005 EQIP Funding Deadline Announced
Adobe Acrobat Document11/03/04 - New Dawn of Conservation Arrives in Colorado
Adobe Acrobat Document10/01/04 - USDA Offers Financial Assistance to protect Colorado’s Playa Lakes
Adobe Acrobat Document09/20/04 - NRCS Assumes EQIP Administrative Responsibilities
Adobe Acrobat Document08/05/04 - $1 Million Available in CPI Grants
Adobe Acrobat Document02/01/04 - USDA Announces Minority Scholarship Programs: Asian-Pacific Islander and Tribal
Adobe Acrobat Document02/01/04 - USDA provides $3 million dollars for conservation projects that benefit coral reefs

2003 News Releases
Dec 2003 - International Exchange of Knowledge Between NRCS and Israel
Sep 2003 - NRCS Participates in Environmental Analysis
Mar 2003 - Record Blizzard Helps Drought, But Doesn't Fix Drought Problem
Mar 2003 - NRCS Provides 22 Million in Assistance to Colorado Landowners
Feb 2003 - Funding for Ground and Surface Water Conservation in High Plains Aquifer

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