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Looking Beyond Forest to Individual Trees
Eco-Friendly Reforestation Efforts Win Friends |
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Ed Pfister points out completed stream
bed stabilization efforts in front of Bldg. 21. |
It's official: At NIH we shall never see a stormwater
drain "as lovely as a tree." With apologies to poet Joyce Kilmer,
the following is part ode to ecology, part nod to economy. It's
about planting roots (not Alex Haley's) and appreciating duff (not
Hilary). It's planning for the future by returning to nature, and
using high-tech gadgetry to manage woodland wizardry. And, as is
the nature of NIH, it's about being way ahead of the curve.
Our story starts with an autumn 2004 tree survey that garnered
NIH rave reviews for several successful groundskeeping projects
around campus.
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DFAS Day Approaching Fast
Pay Close Attention to Your Pay Slip |
| By Carla Garnett |
"Pay change." Few other phrases can get an employee's
attention faster. For at least the next few months, the Office
of Human Resources is banking on that, as NIH and the rest of the
Department of Health and Human Services move on Apr. 17 to a different
payroll system — Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).
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