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Earth Team Volunteers
Since the organization of local conservation districts in the 1930s, people
have volunteered their time and talent to assist the NRCS in getting conservation
on the land. Through the decades, volunteering has remained an important part of America’s
conservation movement. Expanding the volunteer concept, congress passed legislation in
1981 that provided authority for NRCS to use volunteers.
It wasn't until 1985, when the Farm Bill increased the agency's workload,
that leadership encouraged all states to begin using the National Volunteer
Program to help achieve the agency's mission.
In 1985, the National Volunteer Program became the Earth Team – the volunteer
arm of NRCS. The purpose of the Earth Team is to expand NRCS services by
using volunteer time, talent, and energy to help meet agency needs.
Earth Team Volunteer Stories
Awards
Links
Contact
Jan Klaus
Last Modified:
07/25/2008
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