Iowa Woman Receives National Civil Rights Awards

NRCS soil conservationist Angela Biggs recently received a national Outstanding Special Emphasis Program Manager award from Chief Bruce Knight and Civil Rights Division Director, Andrew Johnson, Jr. at a civil rights meeting in Reno, Nevada. Biggs, who serves as Iowa’s NRCS Asian American/Pacific Islander Program Manager, was recognized for her outreach work with the Hmong community and projects that encourage the participation of Asian Pacific Islanders in NRCS-sponsored programs and activities.

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A Hazelton, Iowa, resident, Biggs devotes 80 percent of her time working with Buchanan County farmers and land owners on conservation measures that protect the environment and improve farm productivity while the remaining 20 percent of her time is spent on outreach efforts and Asian American/Pacific Islander programs.

Biggs has served as a special emphasis program manager since she joined NRCS in 2002 and recently moved to Hazelton after working three years in Warren County, Iowa.
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