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Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion.

Louisiana Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion

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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2008 Conservation Security Program

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has selected the Tickfaw Watershed in Louisiana for the Conservation Security Program (CSP). What does the CSP watershed designation mean for landowners and operators with private agricultural lands within this watershed? It means that they may be eligible for financial and technical assistance through qualification in CSP in the selected watershed. Sign-up for the program will begin April 18 and close on May 16. The Tickfaw Watershed which covers major areas of St. Helena and Livingston Parishes as well as a smaller area in Tangipahoa Parish has been selected as the 2008 Conservation Security Program (CSP) Watershed for Louisiana.  CSP is a voluntary program that supports on-going stewardship of private agricultural lands by providing payments for maintaining and enhancing natural resources.  CSP identifies and rewards those farmers and cattle producers who are meeting the highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their operations in selected watersheds.

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Master Farmer Phase II Workshops

Louisiana State University AgCenter has scheduled a variety of Phase Two Master Farmer farm field tours/ workshops this spring and summer for producers needing to complete the second phase of the program and learn about specific conservation practices. Model farm visits are vital for the 2,300 participating farmers to complete the second phase of the program toward certification and gain continuing education credits.

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75th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps

The Civilian Conservation Corps played a critical role in the history of the Soil Conservation Service, predecessor to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.  March 31, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt’s signing of the law authorizing the Emergency Conservation Work, the earlier official name of the CCC.  As Governor of New York, FDR had hired unemployed youth to reforest abandoned farmland.  In 1932, one-fourth of America's men between the ages of 15 and 24 could not find work.  Another 29 percent worked only part-time.  Incoming President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed on March 21, 1933, that Congress create "a civilian conservation corps to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control, and similar projects."
 

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Last Modified: 05/07/2008

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

Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion.

 

 

 

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