West Virginia NRCS
News and Views

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
May 2007

In this News and Views

• Message from State Conservationist
• Quarterly Summary
• From the Field
• WV NRCS Employees Participate in Avian Flu Emergency
• RC&D Awards
• Soil Survey
• Key Findings of the 2003 NRI in West Virginia
• PMC ‘Panbowl’ River Alder
• Conservation in the Mountain State
• Call Before You Dig
• WV Agricultural Statistics
• Bits and Pieces
• Conservation Education

• Useful Web Links

• Civil Rights
• Earth Team
• Meet . . .
• Personnel News
• Upcoming Events 

Message from State Conservationist

Quarterly Summary

From the Field

WV NRCS Employees Participate in Avian Flu Emergency

Test results for samples collected from turkeys at a farm in West Virginia indicated exposure to H5N2, a low pathogenic strain of avian influenza (LPAI) virus. West Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) was called upon to recommend burial sites to dispose of a million pounds of carcasses.

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RC&D Awards The Coordinator of the Year Award went to Kurt Simon of the Little Kanawha RC&D Council. ...More Info

Soil Survey

The eleventh Soil Scientist Field Week was held at Camp Washington−Carver. Soil That's Suitable for Framing. Should we be spending more time playing in the dirt? ...More Info

Key Findings of the 2003 NRI in West Virginia

A statistical survey of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. non-Federal lands. ...More Info

PMC ‘Panbowl’ River Alder

The cultivar ‘Panbowl’ was released by the Appalachian Plant Materials Center in 2007. Foundation plants are available to commercial and government nurseries from the Appalachian Plant Materials Center in Alderson, West Virginia to establish seed orchards. ....More Info

Conservation in the Mountain State

Kevin Wickey, West Virginia State Conservationist, appeared as a guest on Conservation in the Mountain State a television show featuring news and information about many conservation issues. ....More Info

Call Before You Dig

WV Agricultural Statistics

Bits and Pieces Farm Bill Summary, NRCS Logo, Backyard Conservation booklet is again available, LANDCARE staff, NRCS Logo, Official Font, COMET-VR. ....More Info

Conservation Education

WV Grassland Evaluation Contest, WVU Soil Judging Team Endowment Fund, Envirothon ...More Info

Useful Web Links

Civil Rights

Are you an Indian? National Women's Health Week.

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Meet

TJ Burr in Iraq, Charlotte A. Elliott-Friend, Rebecca MacLeod.

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Personnel News

Upcoming Events 

The WV Master Calendar is now a shared calendar in Outlook for all employees to view. This calendar will be updated daily, weekly and/or monthly as the editors add information.

See WEST VIRGINIA BULLETIN NO: WV330-6-9 at http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/intranet/archive_bulletins/fy-06/330-6-9-MasterCalendar.pdf (231 KB) for instructions to access the master calendar.

To submit news items for the August News and Views, please send an e-mail message to Carol Lagodich.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.

NRCS West Virginia State Office
 75 High Street Room 301, Morgantown, WV 26505
 304-284-7540 | fax 304-284-4839
http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/

Kevin Wickey, West  Virginia State Conservationist

NRCS field offices are located throughout West Virginia
Visit http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/ for addresses and phone numbers.

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Last Modified 05/31/2007