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United States Department of Agriculture

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USDA & National Drought Mitigation Center Host PR & USVI Drought Monitor Forums - September 2016
Community Gardens Sprout in St. Croix - September 2016
Reducing Erosion on Coffee Plantations to Protect Coral Reefs - August 2016
UPR Student Volunteer Highlighted in NRCS Earth Team Showcase - July 2016
Shade Coffee Benefits Farmers and the Environment - July 2016
Happy National Pollinators Week! - June 2016
Secretary Vilsack Announces New Promise Zone Designation for Puerto Rico - May 2016
PR Soil Diversity Highlighted on Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Cientificas TV Show - April 2016
NRCS Honors our Caribbean Area Earth Team Volunteers - April 2016
Celebrating Collaborative Conservation in Aguada - January 2016

2015

USDA Hosts On-Site Hiring Event at University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez - December 2015
Puerto Rico Works with USDA to Strengthen Local Food Systems - November 2015
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting Highlights Caribbean Watershed Restoration - November 2015
NRCS is Investing in Water Conservation in the Caribbean Area - October 2015
USDA Designates St. Croix, USVI, as Drought Disaster Area - September 2015
USDA Declares Drought Disaster in Puerto Rico - August 2015
USDA StrikeForce Helps Alturas de Peñuelas Community Gardens Grow - July 2015
80 Years of Helping People Help the Land - May 4, 2015
Puerto Rico Joins USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth & Opportunity - April 2015
CONSERVE OUR ISLANDS: This Earth Day, We Salute the Soil - April 22, 2015
Caribbean Conservation Volunteers Honored During National Volunteer Week - April 12, 2015
Puerto Rico Contra al Fuego (Wildfire Prevention) - March 1, 2015
NRCS Welcomes USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden to the Caribbean Area - February 4, 2015
USDA Selects First Projects of New, Innovative Program - January 14, 2015
International Year of Soils - Celebrating our Living Soil - January 13, 2015

2014

USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015 - December 5, 2014
2014 National Disability Employment Awareness Month - October 1, 2014
NRCS Award Grants to Further Conservation Efforts in the Caribbean Area - September 17, 2014
2014 National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15, 2014
Back to School with NRCS! - September 1, 2014
Puerto Rico's First Lady Promotes Community Gardens, Starting with Her Backyard - August 22, 2014
USDA Reaches Out to Farmers with Sweet Conservation Incentives - August 8, 2014
Celebrating National Pollinator Week - June 16, 2014
NRCS Caribbean Area staff host Regional Conservationist, James Tillman - May 12-16, 2014
Earth Day 2014: The Hope in Healthy Soil - April 22, 2014
Mayagüez Field Office Celebrates National Volunteer Week - April 9, 2014
Young Farmers Plan Ahead with COVER CROPS - April 2, 2014
NRCS Signs Agreement with Local Government, District to Boost VI Agriculture - March 28, 2014
Lending Our Neighbors a Helping Hand: NRCS Trains Haitians in the Science & Art of Soil Surveys - March 2014
Caribbean Area Staff Promote NRCS Careers at PR College of Engineers Job Fair - February 22, 2014

2013

Recognition for La Fortaleza People's Garden - December 16, 2013
NRCS Celebrates World Soil Day! - December 5, 2013
Greening Storm Water with Rain Gardens - November 30, 2013
Promoting NRCS Careers at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Job Fair - September 26-27, 2013
NRCS Pitches in to Help Clean Up Our Coasts! - September 21, 2013
¡Feliz me de la Hispanidad! (Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!) - September 15 - October 15, 2013
NRCS Recognizes Conservation Efforts for National Estuaries Week - September 23, 2013
Shade-Grown Coffee Protects Puerto Rico Bay Coral Reefs - April 2013
People's Gardens in the Caribbean Area - February 2013
Guanica Watershed Initiative Briefing Paper (PDF, 228 KB) - January 2013
USVI Coral Reef Initiative Update (PDF, 327 KB) - January 2013

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Rio Loco Update (PDF, 138 KB) - August 2012
Greening Stormwater with Rain Gardens - February 2010