Natural Resources Conservation Service

Georgia

United States Department of Agriculture

Bees, Butterflies and Others Help Farmers

You may have heard that bees are disappearing and bats are dying. These and other animal pollinators face many challenges in the modern world.

Bees,butterflies and other invertebrates help pollinate our flowers and vegetables.

Conservation Client Gateway offers a new way to interact with NRCS

Conservation Client Gateway, a new public website, allows you to request technical and financial assistance, review and sign conservation plans, request and track payments for your completed contract items, and much more.

CONSERVE GEORGIA: This Earth Day, We Salute the Soil

During the 1930’s, the Dust Bowl days were a period during which huge dust storms ravaged the Midwest because of years of overplanting, poorly managed crops and severe drought conditions.

Dust storm moving in on a western town during the Dust Bowl era.

USDA Helps Plant a Seed for a Healthier Next Generation of Inner City Students

On this made-to-order, cool and clear morning a group of volunteers arrived at Miller Grove Middle School in Lithonia, were they gave a hands-on outdoor lesson on how to build, plant and maintain a school garden to a group of Atlanta metro-area students.