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![Feb 2013 Water Supply Forecast](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1081350.jpg) |
Feb. 13, 2013 |
Less-than-average precipitation during January could mean a reduced spring and summer water supply for much of the West.
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![Whooping Cranes in Flight - Credit: Mark Trabue](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1080189.jpg) |
January 31, 2013 |
From a population of just 15 in 1941, restored wetlands by farmers, ranchers and landowners help the whooping crane on its way back from the brink.
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![NFWF Conservation Partners Program](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1081471.jpg) |
Jan. 28, 2013 |
This year's partnership assists more than 4,200 farmers and ranchers to restore or protect 1.2 million acres in areas with conservation concerns.
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![Spring and Summer Streamflow Forecasts](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1078290.jpg) |
Jan. 22, 2013 |
Many drought-affected states could see less-than-average streamflows this spring/summer, while parts of the Northwest could see some relief.
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![Feature Cutliff with Farm](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1077275.jpg) |
Jan. 16, 2013 |
Facing the possibility of reducing herd size in the because of drought, the Cutliffs instead turned to their local NRCS office for a better alternative.
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![Snow surveyors approach SNOTEL site on Mount Hood](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1076980.jpg) |
Jan. 10, 2013 |
Julie Koeberle travels over mountains by helicopter and horse, snowshoes and skis to collect data for monthly water supply forecasts, vital to the West.
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![St. Helena Island farmer Sara Reynolds enjoys a laugh with her young volunteer.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075626.jpg) |
Jan. 7, 2013 |
Landowners partner with NRCS to protect St. Helena Island’s natural beauty, keep lands healthy and productive and sustain a way of life for many on the island.
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![Cane Creek ARRA Project](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075398.jpg) |
Dec. 17, 2012 |
The largest stream watershed stabilization project in U.S. history helped a rural Tennessee town fight devastating erosion and prevent hundreds of thousands of tons of sediment from entering the Gulf of Mexico.
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![Conservation Stewardship Program Hits 50 M Acres](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075399.jpg) |
Dec. 13, 2012 |
As the Conservation Stewardship Program reaches 50 million acres, Kris Wernimont continues as a leader in conservation in the face of challenging circumstances.
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![Farmers, Ranchers Tackle Drought with Conservation](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075400.jpg) |
Dec. 13, 2012 |
Conservation is having two great impacts in the Great Plains — making farmers and ranchers more resilient to drought and preserving the vital aquifer of the region.
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![NRCS Celebrates 20 Years of the Wetlands Reserve Program](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075401.jpg) |
Dec. 11, 2012 |
NRCS celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the Wetlands Reserve Program, the nation's largest federal wetlands conservation effort.
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Dec. 8, 2012 |
Farm Bill programs like the Wetlands Reserve Program have helped populations of the Louisiana black bear increase in Mississippi. Biologists estimate the state to be home to 120 black bears.
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![At The Wilds, visitors learn about conservation education and creating healthy landscapes.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075403.jpg) |
Nov. 14, 2012 |
The Wilds, a safari and conservation center, sets atop 14 square miles of reclaimed surface mines. Wilds partnered with NRCS to evaluate prairie grasses on this 10,000-acre living laboratory.
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![Restored Wetlands Provide Recreation to Disabled Vets](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075423.jpg) |
Nov. 14, 2012 |
For disabled military veterans who used to be sportsmen but thought they no longer had the same access to the great outdoors, the 2,000-acre Barker Ranch in West Richland, Wash. provides the opportunity to rekindle that experience.
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![Maryland Landowner Creates Wildlife Haven & Keeps Property in the Family](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1075424.jpg) |
Nov. 14, 2012 |
A Maryland landowner looks to the Wetlands Reserve Program as a way to save the family farm and provide benefits to wildlife and the community alike.
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![s.k. worm caricature](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216175724im_/http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/nrcs143_023090.jpg) |
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Conservation Education Material for Teachers K-12 |