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California

Molly Pulsifer of the Tahoe Resource Conservation District measures impervious areas to develop a BMP retrofit plan to assist Lake Tahoe (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)NRCS Helps to Deliver Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Lake Tahoe
For the past several years, the NRCS, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, and the Nevada Tahoe Conservation District have been providing conservation assistance one property owner at a time in attempt to slow run-off into Lake Tahoe, considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the United States.

 

 

Delaware

Bill Seybold, Delaware Forest Service (l.) meets with landowner Bill Jester and NRCS' John Bushey to discuss conservation planningPartnering for Cleaner Water
A cooperative partnership between the Delaware Forest Service and NRCS promises to generate new benefits for forest planning and improved water quality throughout the region.
 

 

Iowa

Bill and Babetta Lucke stand in front of their no-till planter with NRCS District Conservationist Russ Kurth and Soil Conservationist Weston Dittme -- the Luckes are hosting a no-till field day on their farm June 17, I-80 Exit 29, June 17, 2008 (NRCS photo by Dick Tremain)Farmer's Field Day Showcases No-Till
Bill Lucke is so sold on no-till farming that he wants others to see for themselves the time-savings and environmental benefits of no-till. Open to all, he’s hosting a no-till field day June 17 at his farm near Minden, Iowa.
 
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 Soil Survey Reports 
Check out this recently published Soil Survey of Lee County, Texas.

 

 

 

 

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NRCS soil scientist Paul Reich (left) shows school children 3-D anaglyphs of soil formations at the NRCS exhibit during Public Service Recognition Week (NRCS images -- click to enlarge)NRCS Exhibits on the National Mall
NRCS participated in Public Service Recognition Week activities held on the National Mall this month.  The event, celebrated during May since 1985, is a yearly opportunity to recognize the good work of public servants and to honor the men and women who serve America as federal, State and local government employees.

Mary Podoll and Chief Lancaster (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)New Mexico Area Conservationist Winds-Up Leadership Detail
NRCS New Mexico Northwest Area Conservationist Mary Podoll wraps-up her first-of-a-kind NHQ leadership detail this week. The 20-year NRCS veteran, has been in NHQ on a leadership detail that began April 28 and afforded her an opportunity to shadow Chief Lancaster and Associate Chief Dana York, sit-in on Farm Bill meetings, and participate in the a salary and expense feasibility study.

 

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USDA National Agroforestry logoFitting Agroforestry to the Landscape
Agroforestry practices are typically planned and implemented on individual farms and ranches. Understanding how individual sites contribute to the larger landscape will help to identify where to locate and how to design agroforestry practices that will efficiently produce landscape-scale environmental benefits.

Technology Briefs...New CEAP Study
A Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) study, Assessment of Ecological Services Derived from U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Regional Estimates and Functional Condition Indicator Models, has been posted on the CEAP public Web site.  The report was released as an interim finding by USGS, which led the study.  Findings include estimates of selected metrics for  ecosystem services including supporting suitable fish and wildlife habitat, regulating pollutants, regulating  greenhouse gases, and supporting ecosystem structure and function to conserve and sustain native biota.  A national bulletin announcing availability of this publication is in the works.
Your contact is NRCS wetland ecologist Diane Eckles at 301-504-2312.

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This May 5, 1940, image depicts Yanceyville, North Carolina, Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees releasing a queen bee in a new hiveCivilian Conservation Corps Enrollees
This May 5, 1940, image depicts Yanceyville, North Carolina, Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees releasing a queen bee into a new hive.   Honey from these hives was provided to the camp mess (NRCS image — click to enlarge). 

NRCS This Week features a weekly historical photo and caption.  NHQ, districts, States, RC&D councils, and all other NRCS entities are invited to submit a historical photo of activities or individuals who have worked or are working for the agency along with a caption. 

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