Aero Applicators of Sterling, CO
Briggsdale Classic Open Jackpot Show
CCTA's High Plains No Till Conference
CO FFA Association
CO FFA Foundation
Colorado 4H Foundation
Colorado Association of Wheat Growers
Colorado Beef Council
Colorado Corn
Colorado Farm Show
Colorado Preps Radio
Colorado State Fair
Cowboy Bible Church of Brush, CO
High Plains Livestock Exchange, LLC.
iHigh.com
National Western Stock Show
Pletcher Enterprises LLC
Silver Spur Trailers, a division of FARMCO, Incorporated
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The BARN’s Monthly CO-NRCS Interview ARCHIVES
CLICK HERE for more NRCS-CO Monthly Archived Audio Reports…
Click the mp3 audio link below to listen to past interviews with select CO-NRCS Guests inside the BARN
March 2013 Interview
NRCS-CO State Conservationist Phyllis Philipps
DRIP Applications are due by April 19, 2013
(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) March 20th, 2013 - Producers in Colorado are facing one of the worst droughts in U.S. history. In 2012, over 50 percent of Colorado was in exceptional (D4) or extreme (D3) drought, and drought monitor indications show that this drought is continuing in 2013. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide $6 million in Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) funds to help producers address the impacts of current drought such as declined soil health on croplands, extreme soil erosion, water supply limitations that threaten cropping systems, and declined rangeland health. This effort is being referred to as the Drought Resilience Improvement Project (D.R.I.P)…032013_NRCS-DRIP_CO-Philipps_8m32s
RELATED STORY: NRCS’s Drought Resilience Improvement Project (D.R.I.P) Helps Producers Tackle Drought with Conservation
For additional information about USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado and the DRIP Project, please visit your local NRCS Office or log on to: www.co.nrcs.usda.gov or please call 720-544-2810.
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February 27th, 2013 -The Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently approved $9 million in targeted conservation proposals to assist Colorado landowners to help plan and implement locally developed conservation projects that address identified priority resource concerns within the state. Of the 48 proposals submitted, there were 16 approved projects which will address traditional natural resource issues concerning agriculture such as water quantity, water quality improvement, livestock nutrient management, grazing lands, forest health, and soil resource management. The projects also address emerging natural resource issues including agricultural air emissions, energy conservation, soil health, and market-based approaches to conservation…022713_NRCS-CO_Phillips_2PSAs_7m32s
August 8th, 2012 - Joining the BARN by telephone to discuss the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program Funding for High Park Fire Recovery Efforts is Todd Boldt, District Conservationist, Fort Collins NRCS Field Office…080812_NRCS-CO_ToddBoldt_HighParkRecovery_9m45s…To learn more about NRCS-CO’s efforts in the High Park Burn Area and other wildfire recovery efforts around the state - CLICK HERE
March 30th, 2012 - Joining the BARN by telephone is Petra Barnes-Walker, Public Informations Officer with the Natural Resources Conservation Service here in Colorado, discussing the importance of conservation education and how NRCS is helping meet the need to inform and education our youth about the agricultural landscape and the importance of conserving it. To listen to the entire interview with NRCS-Co’s Petra Barnes-Walker, please click on the mp3 audio link below…033012_NRCS-CO_Education_Petra_12m08s
February 28th, 2012 - Joining the BARN by telephone is Phyllis Philpps, Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist discussing the different types of Conservation Initiatives available to producers like the Air Quality Initiative & the Organic Initiative…022812_USDA-NRCS-CO_PhyllisPhilipps_7m17s
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The deadline to apply for the Air Quality Initiative is March 30th. This deadline for the Organic Initiative is June 1st.
February 9th, 2012 - Joining the BARN by telephone is Mage Skordahl, Assistant Snow Survey Supervisor with the Natural Resources COnservation Service here in Colorado, discussing this week’s latest Snow Pack Survey & Basin Outlook Report. Skordahl says the snowpack is below normal as of Feb 1st…020912_NRCS-CO_MageSkordahl_SnowSurveyBasinOutlook_6m49s
For more on February’s Snow Pack Survey – CLICK HERE
For more on the Feb 1st Colorado Basin Outlook Report – CLICK HERE
December 20th, 2011 -The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado recently named Phyllis Philipps as its new State Conservationist who began working in that capacity back in September of this year. On this month’s interview, she will be discussing the following topics:
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 2012 Signup
- Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) 2012 Signup
- DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JAN 13th, 2012 – RANKING CUTOFF DATE
To listen to the interview with NRCS-CO State Conservationist Phyllis Phillips, click the mp3 audio link…
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October 4th, 2011 -The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado recently named Phyllis Philipps as its new State Conservationist. She will officially report to duty in mid-September 2011. In this selection, Mrs. Philipps continues her distinguished 30-year career with NRCS, which started in Washington, DC working for the Agency’s Land Use Division. After that, her career took her to Montana where she served for more than 25 years in various capacities including Soil Conservationist, District Conservationist, Natural Resource Team Leader, and Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations. She also worked in Washington, DC serving on a detail to the White House Council on Environmental Quality as the Deputy Associate Director for Private Lands and Agriculture. Learn more about Phillipps and her…
- Vision for NRCS in Colorado
- Priorities for the State’s natural resources and NRCS,
- Potential impacts and changes as a result of the new Farm Bill that is currently being written
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August 23rd, 2011 – William (Bill) Volf, Archeaologist with NRCS-CO is my guest this month discussing the Cultural Resources Management Program.
- What are cultural resources? And what is Cultural Resources Management?
- What is the goal of the NRCS Cultural Resources Management program?
- How does Cultural Resources Management affect Colorado landowners?
- What are the benefits of Cultural Resources Management?
- Is there anything else you would like to mention about Cultural Resources/Cultural Resources Management?
Todd Boldt, District Conservationist, Ft Collins Field Office, NRCS-CO
July 15th, 2011 - Todd Boldt, District Conservationist – Ft Collins Field Office, NRCS-CO, Denver will be inside the BARN to discuss Rangeland in Colorado:
- Rangeland in Colorado – Details about the Division of NRCS-CO
- How is NRCS involved with Rangeland Management?
- What are some of the rangeland issues that NRCS is helping landowners address?
- What is NRCS doing to address these issues?
- How can a landowner find out more information about Rangeland Conservation with NRCS?
CLICK HERE for more information about NRCS-CO’s Technical Resources Ecological Sciences & Rangeland Management
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USDA Under Secretary Harris Sherman
(The BARN – Briggsdale, CO) June 17th, 2011 - Harris Sherman, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the USDA took time out of his busy schedule to discuss the recent announcement by USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (June 8th), of the selected proposals awarded for the Greenhouse Gas Conservation Innovation Grants for fiscal year 2011 and how they might effect Colorado…061711_CoNRCS_USDAUnderSecHarrisSherman-CIG_12m44s
Sherman also oversees the United States Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
ORIGINAL USDA PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2011— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today approved about $7.4 million to fund nine large-scale greenhouse gas mitigation projects in 24 states through U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG).
“We want to help farmers and ranchers make important and innovative contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” Vilsack said. “These grants are designed to test and verify exciting new approaches to greenhouse gas reduction that other conservation-minded producers will want to put to work on their operations.”
In addition to the $7.4 million, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which administers CIG, will provide $10 million through its regular Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to eligible producers to implement conservation practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
NRCS received 43 CIG proposals from 28 states. Nine projects were approved and will be implemented in 24 states. Grant recipients are required to provide matching funds—both cash and in-kind services.
CIG, a component of EQIP, stimulates development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. NRCS uses CIG to invest in innovative, on-the-ground conservation technologies and approaches with the goal of wide-scale adoption to address water quality and quantity, air quality, energy conservation, and environmental markets, among other natural resource issues. Grants are awarded to state and local governments, federally-recognized Indian tribes, non-governmental organizations and individuals.
A summary of all selected proposals awarded in 2011 Conservation Innovation Grant is available below and at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/2011ghgawards.html…
Adaptation of a Forest Carbon Protocol to Include Tribal Lands (Washington) – $1.226 million to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation to adapt and implement forest carbon sequestering practices and to develop protocols that overcome the legal and technical barriers faced by tribes in entering carbon credit trading markets.
Agricultural Soil Carbon: Developing a Large-scale Agricultural Soil Carbon Transaction in the Palouse Region (Idaho, Oregon, Washington) – $550,000 to Applied Ecological Services, Inc. to work with landowners to provide a roadmap for monetizing or determining a value for carbon credits arising from soil carbon enhancing conservation practices such as no-till and crop rotation on 1 million acres across the Palouse ecoregion.
Bringing Greenhouse Gas Benefits to Market: Nutrient Management for Nitrous Oxide Reductions (Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma) – $400,000 to the Delta Institute and its partners to create a system that allows producers to earn greenhouse gas credits for their nutrient management and conservation practices on at least 60,000 acres.
Dairy Farm Stewardship Toolkit (California, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin) – $1.102 million to the Dairy Science Institute, Inc. to work with dairy farmers across 12 states to develop a decision support tool that helps those farmers enhance their conservation efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.
Demonstrating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in California and Mid-south Rice Production (Arkansas, California) – $1.089 million to the Environmental Defense Fund to develop and implement a first-of-its-kind initiative to demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in rice production.
Ducks Unlimited Avoided Grassland Conversion Carbon Project (North Dakota, South Dakota) – $161,000 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to develop tools for grassland producers to help them monetize or determine a value for the carbon storage benefit of retaining rangeland that may otherwise be converted to cropland on 10,000 acres in North Dakota and 15,000 acres in South Dakota.
Estimating Nitrous Oxide Reductions from Nutrient Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (Maryland, Virginia) – $455,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to develop a tool for estimating Nitrous Oxide reduction from nutrient management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and to reduce technological and financial barriers to certifying carbon offset credits generated by nutrient management.
Piloting Innovative Beef and Dairy Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies in U.S. Feedlots and Dairies (Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin) – $1.056 million to Unison Resource Co. to pilot test methodologies that qualify carbon offsets and that stimulate feed use efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, monetize carbon credits, and enhance economic viability in the beef and dairy industries.
Smart Nitrogen Application Program Demonstration Program Project (Iowa, Illinois) – $1.429 million with The Fertilizer Institute to develop a framework for delivering marketable carbon credits associated with Nitrous Oxide emission reduction when producers implement nutrient stewardship management practices on approximately 50,000 acres.
For more information about USDA’s CIG, please visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index.html.
For more information about Under Secretary Harris Sherman…look below
Before joining USDA, Sherman served from 2007 until 2009, as the Executive Director of Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources, under Governor Bill Ritter where he oversaw Colorado’s water, energy, wildlife, parks, forestry, and state lands programs. Previously, at an earlier point in his career, he was Colorado’s DNR Director under Governor Richard Lamm.
Sherman has also served as Chairman of the Colorado Oil & Gas Commission, Commissioner of Mines, Chair of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, and Chair of the Denver Regional Air Quality Council.
Between his two stints as Department of Natural Resources Director, Sherman was the Managing Partner of the Denver Office of Arnold & Porter, an international law firm, where he specialized in natural resources, water, energy, public lands, and American Indian law. He has served on a wide variety of public and non-profit boards including the Denver Water Board, the National Advisory Board for Trust for Public Land, the Nature Conservancy, and Colorado College.
Throughout his career, Sherman has dedicated himself to conserving and improving our Nation’s natural resources. He received his B.A. degree from Colorado College and his law degree from Columbia University Law School.
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(The BARN - Briggsdale, CO) May 11th, 2011 – This month on NRCS-CO Today, my guest is Joseph Hansen, Conservation Forester, Jefferson Conservation District, in to discuss the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants for Bio-char…
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- What is Bio-char?
- What does Bio-char do?
- What is the Jefferson Conservation District doing with the produced Bio-char?
- Why is Bio-char important to Colorado’s landowners?
- Is there anything else that you would like for landowners to know about Bio-char?
- How can landowners reach you if they have additional questions about Bio-char?
If you would like to contact Joseph Hansen directly call 720-544-2872 or drop him an email joseph.hansen@co.cacdNET.net
To learn more about NRCS-CO or the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants for Bio-Char, visit your local NRCS-CO Field Office OR please visit http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/ OR if you want more information about the Colorado Association of Conservation District, please visit http://coloradoacd.org/.
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(The BARN - Briggsdale, CO) April 6th, 2011 - Jonas Feinstein, CO State Forester with the Natural Resources Conservation Service is my guest this month inside the BARN. Feinstein discusses the NRCS & Forestry here in Colorado. Forestry is the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber, while agroforestry combines forestry and agriculture to create integrated and sustainable land-use systems.
- Forestry on private lands in Colorado…
- Is Forestry Relevant to Colorado?
- The Farm Bill & Forestry
- Forest Resource Issues
- NRCS Addressing Foresty Issues in Colorado
- UPDATE on the Crystal Lake Fire in Larimer County & the Fourmile Canyon Fire
- Colorado’s Forest Health & Snowpack Update
- Learn more about the NRCS & how to contact them
Listen to the interview…040611_CONRCS_ForestryinCO-JonasFeinstein_13m37s_FINAL
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March 2011 Interview
(The BARN-Briggsdale, CO) Mike Collins, Area Conservationist – Alamosa Coming up on the 1st Edition of the NRCS-CO TODAY is my guest inside the BARN to discuss the NRCS Soil Health & Sustainable Agriculture…030711_SoilHealthSustainableAg_MikeCollins_10m3s_128k
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February 2011 Interview
(The BARN-Briggsdale, CO EXCLUSIVE- 02/04/11 - United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation S Chief Dave White discusses numerous topics in his first interview with the BARN, including:
- NRCS 75th Anniversary in 2010
- Why is USDA NRCS Chief Dave White in Denver?
- NRCS Initiatives & Grant Opportunities for Colorado
- EQIP Programs for Colorado – Air Quality Incentives (AQ), Ag Water Enhancement (AWEP), Conservation Ativity Plans (CAP), Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI), Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG), Historically Underserved Farmers/Ranchers, Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative, Colorado Ogallala Initiative, Organic Farming Initiative & the Sage Grouse Initaitive.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT USDA NRCS CHIEF DAVE WHITE BELOW:
Dave White was named Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service on March 24, 2009. He began his 33-year career with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a conservation aid in Missouri. Subsequently, he has served the agency in South Carolina, Montana and its Washington, D.C. headquarters. As Chief, he leads 12,000 employees and manages a budget in excess of $4 billion.
From 2002 to 2008, Mr. White was assigned as the NRCS State Conservationist in Montana. For much of 2007 and 2008, he was also detailed to Senator Tom Harkin’s Capitol Hill office, where he helped the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry craft the Conservation Title of the 2008 Farm Bill.
His earlier jobs in the Washington, D.C. area include two details to the staff of Senator Richard Lugar, in support of agriculture committee work on energy and alternative fuels and the 2002 Farm Bill, and a tour in the White House Task Force for Livable Communities.
Mr. White is an honors graduate of the University of Missouri, where he studied agriculture. He and his wife have a grown son and daughter.
NRCS provides leadership in a partnership effort to help America’s private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.
January 2011 Interview
(The BARN-Briggsdale, CO) 01/21/2011 – Coming up on the 1st Edition of the NRCS-CO TODAY is my guest Christine Taliga, Plant Materials Specialist inside the BARN to discuss the CO-NRCS Plant Materials Program. Items contained within this month’s interview include:
- What is the Plant Materials Program
- Plant Materials Program Benefits
- Challenges
- Assistance Available
- Contact Information
CLICK HERE to listen to the interview - 012111_NRCS-CO_PlantMaterialsProgram-Taliga_11m40s_FINAL
To learn more about the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Program – CLICK HERE
To learn more about the USDA-NRCS Colorado Division – CLICK HERE
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
(The BARN /BARN Media – Briggsdale, CO) Coming up on this edition of the NRCS-CO TODAY…Cheryl Grapes, Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Programs with NRCS-CO to discuss “Locally Led Conservation”…120110_NRCS-CO_LocallyLedConservation-Grapes_11m6s_128k
Locally Led Conservation
What makes locally led conservation projects successful? Locally led conservation requires involving people and organizations in the communities planning process and working to successfully execute a long range plan. The following self-scoring evaluation form asks respondents about elements that are part of the locally led planning process. 
These elements include involving stakeholders, defining community issues, developing social and economic community profiles, using consensus-building techniques, managing conflict, understanding the nature of communities and considering diversity. These same elements are addressed in a series of training modules that can help people build these skills. After completing the evaluation form, you will receive feedback on how well you are doing in planning and implementing your locally led conservation plan. You will receive a “grand” score that gives you an A, B, C, D, or F, just like the grades you received in school. This score will also be further broken down into 9 different categories, based on the same grading system. In each category, if your score indicates that the planning process may need considerable improvements, then you will be able to click on a link that gives you more specific information on the area in which enhancements may be needed.
How to Take the Evaluation
Typically, locally led planning takes place in a geographic location. A Conservation District or a county may be a general area in which locally led planning occurs. In this large an area, there may be a variety of communities that combine to compose a district or county. These communities can be geographically large or small, heavily or lightly populated, with or without significant resource problems. Each community has its own set of leaders, social networks, non-profit organizations, commercial leaders, social norms, values, and economic emphasis.
For this evaluation, select one community or one county or one district and respond to the questions with the characteristics of that entity and your locally led planning effort in mind. In addition, you can respond to the evaluation form based on past locally led community efforts, present locally led community efforts, or even future efforts.
Fill in responses to the questions about which you have a reasonable knowledge. If you feel you lack adequate knowledge of a topic, then fill in the “no response” category . However, each question must have some kind of response. Consequently, a “no response” counts as a response, but it is not calculated into the grand score or the category score.
Potential Scores
A = excellent
B = good
C = average
D = needs improvement
F = needs considerable improvement
To learn more about the NRCS’ Locally Led Conservation – CLICK HERE
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September 15th, 2010
(The BARN/ BARN Media – Briggsdale, CO) Coming up on this edition of the NRCS inside the BARN…Jodi Hastings, NRCS-CO Resource Conservanist for Programs is my guest discussing the Conservation Innovation Grant Program, or CIG. Listen to the interview to learn more…091510_CoNRCS_HastingsonCIG_11m54s_24k_FINAL
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) |
Colorado is participating in the 2010 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) State Component. CIG is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. Under CIG, Environmental Quality Incentives program funds are used to award competitive grants to non-Federal governmental or non-governmental organizations, Tribes, or individuals.
CIG enables NRCS to work with other public and private entities to accelerate technology transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches to address some of the Nation’s most pressing natural resource concerns. CIG will benefit agricultural producers by providing more options for environmental enhancement and compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations. NRCS administers CIG. Additional information concerning this program is available on the NRCS National Website:http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index.html.
To obtain the 2010 Colorado NRCS state CIG request for proposals go to www.grants.gov, click on “Find Grant Opportunities”, and do a “Basic Search” on Funding Opportunity Number USDA-NRCS-COSO-10-01.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM
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SOURCE: USDA/NRCS-CO Website
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 – (The BARN - Briggsdale, CO) Coming up on this month’s NRCS-Colorado Update Gary Finstad, CSP Coordinator will be discussing the USDA-NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program or CSP…061710_CoNRCS_FinstadCSP_16m52s_128k
For more information, please contact your local NRCS office or visit the NRCS Colorado CSP website at http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/CSP/CSP 2010/CSP2010.html. You may also contact Gary Finstad, CSP Program Manager, at 720-544-2820 or email him at gary.finstad@co.usda.gov.
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April 20th, 2010 – (The BARN - Briggsdale, CO) This month’s CO-NRCS interview features Jason Peel, Co-NRCS Irrigation Water Management Specialist about the NRCS’ Irrigation Water Management Program & their FREE Mobile Irrigation & Salinity Labs.
CLICK the mp3 audio link below to listen to the interview
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To request use of the Mobile Irrigation Lab for your operation, contact Jason Peel, Irrigation Water Management Specialist, 720-544-2863.
March 31st, 2010
(The BARN – Briggsdale, CO) 3/31 – Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service’s State Earth Team Coordinator Coleen McCleary is inside the BARN to discuss the the NRCS Earth Team Program.
Just exactly what is the NRCS Earth Team?
What does it take to become an Earth Team Volunteer?
What are the benefits & activities of becoming an Earth Team Volunteer?
Well, those questions and more will be answered by McCleary coming up on this month’s edition of the BARN’s Colorado NRCS Update…
CLICK the mp3 audio link below to listen to the interview
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NRCS is proud of the dedicated Earth Team volunteers and staff who have committed their time and talents to conserving and protecting our natural resources.
- The Earth Team has been around since 1981, when Congress passed legislation allowing NRCS to use volunteers in all programs.
- In 2009, more than 30,000 Earth Team Volunteers donated more than 800,000 hours of their time to conservation practices.
- Total value of volunteer time in 2009 was over $15 million.
For more information about the NRCS’ Earth Team Program click the logo to the right or simply CLICK HERE
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
(The BARN – Briggsdale, CO) FEB 25th – Joining me inside the BARN is Petra Barnes-Walker, Public Affairs Officer with the USDA-NCRS out of Lakewood, CO. Barnes-Walker wants to get the word out about the partnership with the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in coordination with the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts (CACD) Watershed Associations will be holding a series of Watershed Conservation Input Forums between February 2010 and May 2010. The meetings will be held within the ten Colorado geo-political watershed boundaries.
Listen to the entire interview with Barnes-Walker by clicking the mp3 link below:
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CLICK the link for more information click this link:
CACD Watershed Associations Set to Host 2010 Conservation Input Forums
To see a complete schedule click the following link:
Link for CACD Watershed Conservation Input Forums Schedule
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
CO-NRCS Sarah Belt, Human Resources Specialist
TOPIC: SCEP & STEP Temporary Employment Programs for Interested Students…
ATTN: High School / College Students…
Interested in working for the USDA?
Want to be an intern and have a start at a potential career with the USDA?
(The BARN – Briggsdale , CO) On this month’s edition of “Today in the Colorado NRCS”, Human Resource Specialist Sarah Belt joins me inside the BARN to discuss a program for students interested in working for the USDA through a great program, many do not even know exists. The programs are called: Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) and Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP). Sarah first of all, welcome inside the BARN…012910_CoNRCS_SCEP-STEP_SarahBelt_10m_FINAL
What does SCEP/STEP stand for and what are these programs about?
Is the SCEP/STEP program a volunteer position?
What are some of the benefits of being a SCEP/STEP with your agency?
What are the requirements to becoming a SCEP/STEP?
How can students apply if they are interested in the SCEP/STEP program?
Is there anything else you would like to share with us about the SCEP/STEP program?
To learn more, download the FREE Brochures:
Student Career Experience Program - SCEP Brochure
Student Temporary Employment Program - Step brochure
If you are interested in talking to Sarah Belt directly about these programs call 720-544-2871 or by e-mail sarah.belt@co.usda.gov
To learn more about the Colorado Division of the USDA’s NRCS – CLICK HERE
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