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Earth Team Volunteer Brings Home the FFA National Proficiency Award in Vegetable Production

November 28, 2011 Chris Coulon, NRCS Ohio

Mallory McDevitt of Wapakoneta, Ohio, is a real go-getter. This 18-year-old high school senior has been an Earth Team Volunteer with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) since she was 14. She also serves as the Wapakoneta FFA Chapter Vice President.

Conservation

Florida Ranchers Help the Everglades. Coral Reefs and Lake Okeechobee

November 21, 2011 Gail Hendricks, NRCS, Florida

Over 100 years ago, public agencies and private landowners began to transform central and south Florida. Then an extensive system of water management implemented in the 1930s and 1940s, including irrigation, flood control, canals and other structures, interrupted historic water flows to Lake...

Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation Service Provides Assistance to Choctaw Tribe

November 18, 2011 Judi Craddock, NRCS Mississippi

November is American Indian Heritage Month and offers a great time to recognize the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for their stellar record as stewards of the environment.

Conservation

Second Generation Veterinarian Weighs in on World Veterinary Year 2011

November 17, 2011 Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer, Oklahoma

Hello, I am Dr. Rosslyn Biggs. I am a Field Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services stationed in southwest Oklahoma. My mother was also a veterinarian, so I was exposed to the profession at an early age. She later worked as a...

Conservation Health and Safety

NRCS Works with Partners to Protect Wildlife Migration Route in Wyoming

November 17, 2011 Sarah Graddy, NRCS

Earlier this month, The Conservation Fund announced the permanent protection of 1,000 acres along the Path of the Pronghorn—the longest land mammal migration route in the continental United States.

Conservation

Anaerobic Digesters Are the Sweet Smell of Success

November 16, 2011 Rey Adame, NRCS New Mexico

New Mexico is one of several states to participate in building anaerobic digesters, which use manure as fuel to create energy. The goal is to construct them over a four-year period, through USDA’s Rural Development, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA). On...

Conservation Energy

Restored Ranch Provides Recreation to Disabled Vets

November 10, 2011 Jennifer Van Eps, NRCS Washington

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.

Conservation

New Satellite Will Help USDA Provide More Information to Farmers

November 09, 2011 Ann Mills, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

Satellites orbiting the Earth help us in countless ways. For example, they allow the GPS in our smartphones to tell us where we are located and they help us watch football games on weekends. And now a new NASA satellite scheduled for launch in 2014—the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) instrument...

Conservation

US Forest Service Study Finds Sparse Marten Detections Linked to Decline in Habitat

November 08, 2011 Robert H. Westover, U.S. Forest Service Office of Communication

The wily and elusive American marten, which looks like a cross between a mink and a fox, is getting even harder to find according to recent study by the US Forest Service.

Conservation Forestry

Forest Service Northeastern Area Funding Supports Chesapeake Bay Restoration Projects

November 07, 2011 Sally Claggett, Chesapeake Forest Service Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

The Chesapeake Bay Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation recently announced this year’s recipients of the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants. This year, the program will provide about $3 million in funding, with the Forest Service contributing $300,000.

Conservation Forestry

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