NWTF Recognizes Four NRCS Employees

The National Wild Turkey Foundation (NWTF) recently recognized four NRCS employees by presenting them with the NRCS NWTF Partnership Award for their hard work and contributions to improving wildlife habitat for wild turkeys and other wildlife.

NRCS wildlife biologist James Spencer in Roosevelt, Utah, planned and implemented wildlife habitat improvements in the Uintah Basin Area as well as eastern Utah, resulting in over 32,000 feet of riparian fencing, 414 acres of habitat protected, and $145,000 of cost-share assistance.

NRCS District Conservationist Raymond Cocke and NRCS Soil Conservationist Reginald Arrington from the Halifax Service Center in Halifax, Virginia, have gotten the local conservation district involved and supportive of NWTF activities, especially with the support of Wild Turkey Woodland Field days held at the James Edmunds farm in South Boston.  The Halifax field office also supports implementation of wildlife habitat improvements and use of Farm Bill programs to assist private landowners with planning and contracting practice installation.

NRCS District Conservationist in Lusk, Wyoming, Edward Eitel, helped ranchers protect and enhance riparian areas in northeast Wyoming, utilizing the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program and technical assistance from the NRCS.  This project spurred interest in the NWTF in this region and helped start a local chapter in Lusk Wyoming.