USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) improves the health of our Nation’s natural resources while sustaining and enhancing the productivity of American agriculture. We achieve this by providing voluntary assistance through strong partnerships with private landowners, managers, and communities to protect, restore, and enhance the lands and waters upon which people and the environment depend.

The conservation practices NRCS promotes are helping producers prepare for what’s ahead. From systems that help improve the health of the soil and water to restoring wetlands and wildlife populations, they are helping to ensure the health of our natural resources and the long-term sustainability of American agriculture.

In response to its customer and stakeholder needs, NRCS recently formed a new Soil Health Division. Among other responsibilities, division staff members will help deliver soil health management, education and advanced training across the country, and build partnerships that expand impact. As part of this effort, NRCS sought community college partners to be a part of their work plan.

“This partnership with the community colleges will leverage efforts of the newly formed Soil Health Division. It will help build a network of the next generation of land managers, experts, educators and technicians who are actively involved in improving soil health,” said Dr. Bianca Moebius-Clune, NRCS’s Director of the Soil Health Division.