"The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a major milestone, the agency is dealing with job losses, massive proposed budget cuts and talk of consolidation." #NRCS (h/t Tom Gill)
https://www.kosu.org/2025-05-12/nrcs-90-years-old-future-uncertain
US Department of Agriculture (#USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (#NRCS), Farm Service Agency (#FSA), Forest Service (#USFS)
Mass Federal Firings Hit Agriculture Agencies - Farm Policy News
https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/02/mass-federal-firings-hit-agriculture-agencies/
The gridded National Soil Survey Geographic Database (gNATSGO) is a USDA-NRCS Soil & Plant Science Division (SPSD) composite database that provides complete coverage of the best available soils information for all areas of the United States and Island Territories.
As we approach the official start of spring, #snowpack across the #West continues to look strong, according to the #USDA #NRCS. Much of California, Nevada, and Utah are sitting around 200% of normal for this time of year. Most of the Northwest is right at the long-term median.
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