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Despite warm weather and heavy melt, snowpacks remain above normal in much of the Interior, Southeast and portions of Southcentral Alaska. The snowpacks on the Kenai Peninsula and in Northern Cook Inlet remain lackluster.

NRCS partnered with the State of Alaska Plant Materials Center to perform a large-scale field trial to show the effects of cover crops on soil properties. Interest has caught on as more farmers are excited to try more cover crop mixes!

NRCS is looking for producer volunteers who are passionate about conservation and teaching to partner with new NRCS employees and conservation district staff for mutually-beneficial mentoring opportunities.

A new partnership project will help protect critical wetland sites on private lands adjacent to Eielson Air Force Base through conservation easements.