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News and Views

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
November 2007
In this News and Views

Message from State Conservationist

From the Field
Paint Creek trail photo

Mountain RC&D trails, Potomac Headwaters RC&D projects, Plants for Pollinators, White Hall/Morgantown Service Center, Outdoor Classroom Project in McMechen.

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Bits and Pieces
Photo of award 2007 Golden Auger Award, Forages for Horses Workshop, Thanks to you. . . the World is stronger, LincPass

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NRCS Employees See Dam Progress
Photo of Dick and Sam. Dick Judy, Louis Aspey, and Sam Ware showed state office employees and retiree's the Elkwater Fork dam on August 22. Most of the employees on the tour were involved with some aspect of the project.

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FRPP Grand Slam
Photo of FRPP group The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) played a part in permanently protecting farmland and wetland from development in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.

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Dillon Detail
photo of hay stacks

Richard Jones, Soil Scientist, in the land of 10,000 haystacks.

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Photo on tour
acrobat iconWV Conservation Partnership Congressional Tour 2007 (2717KB)

Water Concerns Addressed for Two Local Farmers with AMA
irragation photo Two local producers, one in Marion County and one in Monongalia County, have recently addressed water concerns associated with growing blueberries, apples, and truck crops.

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Conservation Education
cover of booklet

Girls Can Do!, and a new student educational publication, PA-1936 For the Good of the People, is intended for use by elementary school-aged youth to inform them about the need to have a good conservation ethic.

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Useful Web Links

Smart Growth Resource Library, Preserving the World's Seeds, NRCS Suggestion Survey Responses, Rural Development Newsletter.


Civil Rights
photo of poster
American Indian Heritage Month

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Earth Team
earth team youth award 2007 Earth Team Awards

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Meet . . .
Charles H. Delp, John R. Cox, Steve Baker

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Personnel News

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

To submit news items for the February 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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