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Welcome to the NRCS West Virginia state web site.
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The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is
shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the
land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion
is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private
lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved
soils and abundant wildlife habitat.
Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible
through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to
conservation.
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
announces the 2008 Conservation Security Program (CSP) sign-up is extended for
two additional weeks in the Lower Kanawha watershed.
The sign-up now ends on May 30, 2008. The watershed includes parts of
Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, and Roane Counties. CSP is a
voluntary conservation program that supports ongoing stewardship of
private agricultural working lands and rewards those producers who meet
the highest standards of conservation and environmental management.
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West Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is the land
that drains into the Potomac River and its tributaries and a small area
that drains into the James River. Like all of the Bay States, West
Virginia has been actively involved in pollution reduction programs for
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| Abram Creek, part of the Chesapeake Bay
watershed in Grant County, is being restored. Acid mine drainage
from previous mining activities in the area has resulted in the loss of
aquatic life in Abram Creek and many of its tributaries. |
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The goal of the project is to improve water quality―restoring
aquatic life and recreational fisheries. In 2006, NRCS provided $60,000
through WHIP to improve aquatic habitat. West Virginia State Conservationist, Kevin Wickey
(third from left) joined Governor Joe Manchin III and other partners
announcing the Abram Creek Restoration project on April 19, 2008.
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On May 2, USDA honored more than 40 Department employees, including
Bill O'Donnell and 13 other NRCS
personnel, for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Bill O'Donnell detailed to Mazar-e-Sharif,
Afghanistan from August 2004 - February 2005.
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership
in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural
resources and environment.
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