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Welcome the the North Carolina NRCS Website
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Not many of us could imagine what it is like to live
most of our professional lives with one hand on a
trigger and our minds constantly focused on protecting
ourselves and those around us. Mr. Willie Harrison knows
all too well the dangers of fighting in war and
protecting the streets of Washington, DC. The son of a
sharecropper and raised in Dunbar, North Carolina,
Willie grew up in agriculture but wanted to see the
world. One of his first opportunities would come in 1965
while serving in the Marine Corps and fighting in
Vietnam for two years. Upon leaving the armed services,
he moved to Maryland and became a Washington, DC police
officer. For 27 years, Willie protected the streets of
the District, and he, his wife and two sons traveled the
world. |
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It can be tough for anyone to examine their life and
make a drastic switch. However, when you have a calling
to follow a new path, hard work and determination will
make it a success. Two stellar examples of successfully
changing paths can be seen in two different poultry
producers in Martin County: Mr. Corris Jenkins and Mrs.
Francis Bell. Both were on very different career paths,
but with faith, determination and hard work both have
become well respected in their industry. Corris Jenkins,
though raised on a farm, started working as a school
mentor in his local school district, but in 2004 he had
the opportunity to do something different. |
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On February 14, 2012, in Duplin County, District
Conservationist Amanda Schaller led North Carolina’s
first English-to-Vietnamese translation for technical
services between the agency and a Vietnamese producer.
Though Mr. Vu speaks some English, it isn’t fluent
enough to have effective communication about the
management of his operation and technical practices that
we are proposing he incorporate into his conservation
plan. |
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NRCS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the agency and U.S. Department of Interior Fish
and Wildlife Service, North Carolina Ecological Services
Field Offices. The MOU sets the framework for each of
the MOU signing partners to work closer, to coordinate
efforts and strategies for determining the potential
effects of NRCS conservation practices on federally
listed threatened and endangered species. |
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State Conservationist JB Martin Jr. announced the launch
of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to
improving three impaired waterways in North Carolina.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
will manage the initiative by making funds available to
farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in the selected
watersheds. “This is a great partnership opportunity
between all private landowners, private entities,
government agencies and all other partners striving to
improve our natural resources,” said Martin.
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