During National Wetlands Month, Roney Gutierrez, assistant state conservationist for easement programs with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, says they are working to help folks understand the benefits of Florida’s prized wetlands. Download Audio
StrikeForce Initiative to Open Market Opportunities for Small Farmers
The StrikeForce Initiative will use agriculture as a base to promote economic development and job creation in targeted, persistent poverty areas in Alabama. Produce grower AL Hooks, explains what the efforts will mean for him and his neighbors. Download Audio
Florida NRCS Pleased with Earth Day and Wetlands Celebration
Florida NRCS held their annual Earth Day event this past Friday, as Assistant State Conservationist for easement programs, Roney Gutierrez and NRCS Plant Materials Center manager, Janet Grabowski say they were pleased with the turn out. Download Audio
Florida NRCS Commemorating Earth Day Celebration with Tree Planting
Folks have gathered at the Brooksville Plant Materials Center for the Florida NRCS annual Earth Day event. And Acting State Conservationist Roney Gutierrez explains the purpose of the Earth Day event, how their celebration also coincides with National Wetlands Month and how they are commemorating it all by planting a pignut hickory tree. Download Audio
Florida NRCS to Hold Earth Day Celebration This Week
Mimi Williams, Florida NRCS state agronomist and plant materials specialist, invites everyone to come out this Friday for their annual Earth Day Celebration. Download Audio
Agriculture Creates a Strong Base for the Strikeforce in Alabama
Vice Provost and Dean of the College of Agriculture for Tuskegee University, Dr. Walter Hill, says he believes that the recently announced StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity in Alabama will be successful, thanks to the organization of all the partners involved as well as the fact that it has agriculture as a strong base. Download Audio
Strikeforce in Alabama will Involve Partners at All Levels
New efforts have been announced to bring the StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity to Alabama, and Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Dr. Bill Puckett says that the initiative will require working with partners at all levels. Download Audio
Alabama Launches StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
Over 100 people packed into a tent under cloudy, drizzly conditions Thursday afternoon for the announcement of the StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity in Alabama at the AL Hooks Produce farm near Shorter. The primary goal of the StrikeForce initiative is to increase partnership with rural communities and leverage community resources in targeted, persistent poverty areas. Speakers at the …
Florida NRCS Offering Funding for Conservation Easements
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is calling for applications from landowners interested in restoring or enhancing wetlands and/or grasslands on their private lands; especially in the 17 county Everglades priority area, by May 28, 2013. Download Audio
CSP Applications Due by May 31
Applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program need to be submitted by May 31 to your local Natural Resources Conservation Service office to be considered for this year’s funding. Download Audio