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In the new issue: determining not-to-exceed rates; implementing the Conservation Security Program; statements of work can guide TSPs; protecting cultural resources; grants and agreements training; and upcoming training opportunities.
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Focus on the Field

A Harvest of Goodwill
Hmong residents of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, can better grow and sell their traditional vegetables, herbs, and other produce thanks in part to the NRCS Glacierland Resource Conservation and Development, a grant from the Wisconsin NRCS Outreach Division, and Kathy Owens, a local grower and organizer of the Manitowoc Farmer’s Market.  FULL STORY

Goat Island Restoration Celebrated in Texas
NRCS and its partners are restoring Galveston Bay's Goat Island. The island will serve as wildlife habitat, be a barrier between channel and shoreline, and protect homes from ship wakes and natural wave action.

 

Tennessee Students Hit The Creek — But It’s All For Education
Biologists taught students from McDonald Elementary School a lot about water quality and watersheds at an event co-sponsored by NRCS.

Soil Survey of Ohio's Second-largest County Ready
After two decades of research, testing and editing, the results from the Ross County Soil Survey were released to the public.  The survey encompasses 443,448 acres -- the second largest in the State.

NRCS Helps Montana Couple Deal with Wetland Violations
Ranchers Jay and Colleen Meyer consider themselves good stewards of the land. As far as NRCS is concerned, Meyers are good stewards, but need help protecting a wetland on their operation.

Minnesota Students Join NRCS, District to Help Landowner Complete Water Quality Project
Fifty students planted hundreds of black ash walnut, Norway spruce trees, and cranberry bushes to help a Kenyon landowner complete a conservation project started by her late son.
 

Wyoming College Inks Land Deal for Agriculture Program
Agriculture students at Sheridan College will test new crops and study irrigation methods under a new hands-on program involving a plot of land the school is leasing. NRCS and the University of Wyoming will manage the land.

RC&D Helps 'Water Buffalo' Roll into Georgia Community
Community spirit took on a whole new look last week when a 500-gallon tank full of clean water rolled into Bean Creek.

 

EQIP Helps Iowan Meet Future Feedlot Regulations
Kevin Carstensen says his neighbors wondered what he was doing when he started hauling gravel onto one of his Sac County fields. The loads of gravel are part of Carstensen’s vegetative filter channel system he started building last summer. Half the cost for the filter channel came through EQIP.

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Word from Washington

NRCS and FSA Conduct Joint GRP Teleconference
On May 26, NRCS Chief Bruce Knight and John Johnson, FSA Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, addressed NRCS state conservationists and FSA state executive directors across the country. FULL STORY

Veneman Notes Second Anniversary Of Farm Bill Signing
On May 20, 2004, Secretary Veneman released a summary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts in implementing the 2002 Farm Bill, which was signed by President Bush May 13, 2002. "Thanks to the hard work and dedication of USDA employees across the country, we have implemented 95 percent of the bill and the few remaining provisions are nearing completion, Veneman said.

NRCS Approved Reorganization
NRCS is reorganizing to streamline the agency to better meet our growing demands for NRCS services. The changes will help build an organization better prepared to meet future conservation challenges and provide opportunities to enhance customer service.

Earth Team Volunteer News

Earth Team Joins America’s Clean Water Foundation for 2004 World Water Monitoring Day
Again this year, NRCS Earth Team volunteers will join with America's Clean Water Foundation to participate in World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD). FULL STORY

Celebrate American Wetlands Month!

Join thousands of individuals and groups celebrating the uniqueness, beauty, and importance of our Nation's wetlands. This year's theme: It Pays to Save Wetlands. NRCS links you to activities, wetland information, tip sheets, the Izaak Walton League's American Wetlands Campaign, and, of course, information about the NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program.  Click here for a by-State listing of NRCS wetlands activities in your State.

NRCS Soil Geochemistry Program Developed
A soil geochemistry program has been developed by the National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.  FULL STORY