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Delaware

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Habitat Coordinator Jennifer Jones places sticks on top of the mats in several nesting basketsWildlife In Delaware Now Have a New Place to Call Home
We all know there’s no place like home.  Now, Great Blue Herons and Egrets in Delaware have a new, exclusive nesting place on Middle Island to call home.  With funding from the NRCS, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) recently completed construction of four unique nesting structures to help increase heron and egret wildlife habitat in Delaware.
 

 
Indiana

Secretary Vilsack announces the availability of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)Secretary Vilsack Visits Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently visited Terre Haute, Indiana, to announce that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds are available to support 289 floodplain easements and 28 watershed operations sites nationwide.  Secretary Vilsack made the announcement in the Honey Creek Watershed project area that is receiving funds as a watershed operation site.  During his visit, the Secretary recognized farmers and residents affected by the funding announcements who were in attendance.
 

 

 
Nebraska

“Weed flaming” was demonstrated at a recent organic agriculture field tour in Hamilton County (NRCS photo by Randal Gunn -- (click to enlarge)The following requires  Adobe Acrobat.
Organic Agriculture Heats Up
With the new Organic Initiative available from NRCS through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Nebraska hopes to see an increase in organic agriculture across the State. 

 

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Jimmy Henry, former manager of the NRCS Plant Materials Center in Elsberry, Missouri USDA/1890 National Scholars Program
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program offers scholarships to U.S. citizens who are seeking a bachelor's degree at one of the seventeen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University to study agriculture, food, or natural resource sciences, and related majors.

 

 

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Andrea Rodríguez-Cruz -- NHQ Earth Team Volunteer (NRCS photo by Fred Jacobs -- click to enlarge)Andrea Rodríguez-Cruz -- NHQ Earth Team Volunteer
NRCS NHQ’s newest Earth Team volunteer came all the way from Puerto Rico to Washington D.C. to donate her time and talents.
 

 

 

 

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three new products developed by AWCC (NRCS image by Fred Jacobs -- click to enlarge)Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) Update
The AWCC has developed and published three new products highlighting new techniques to improve fish and wildlife habitat intended for field staff to help landowners apply NRCS conservation practices.

 

 

 

 

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USDA colorist Elsie Sellers USDA Colorist Elsie Sellers
This August 1922 photo depicts USDA colorist Elsie Sellers making posters and lantern slides for fairs and conventions throughout the country (Library of Congress photo -- 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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