Caribbean Area News

Updated 04/24/2009

NRCS Caribbean Area News

• V.I. RC&D "St. Croix International Year of the Reef" Project Committee Receives 2009 EPA Environmental Quality Award - April 3, 2009
• Caribbean Area Soil Scientist Recognized by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - March 23, 2009
• NRCS Caribbean Area Offers Floodplain Easement Payments - March 16, 2009
• NRCS Caribbean Area Offers Conservation Innovation Grants - February 17, 2009
• Local Partnership Agreement Manages Resource Concerns in the Jobos Bay Watershed - May 30, 2008
• Virgin Islands RC&D Selected for 2008 U.S. EPA Environmental Quality Award! - April 22, 2008
• Virgin Islands RC&D Success Story: "Greening" Storm Water with Rain Gardens - April 20, 2008

NRCS Caribbean Area Outreach

NRCS Caribbean Area Publications

Some of these documents require Adobe Acrobat.
• Organic Conservation Farming Factsheet - March 2009
• Caribbean Area Grasses Identification Field Guide - contact Edwin Más, Grazing Lands/Plant Materials Specialist
• Guide to Identification of Wetland Plants in the Caribbean Area - contact Edwin Más, Grazing Lands/Plant Materials Specialist
• What is Chromolaena odorata?
• ¿Qué es Chromolaena odorata?
•Use of Degrees or Percent of Slopes in Soil Surveys (74 KB)
•Uso de los Grados o del Por Ciento de Inclinación en los Catastros de Suelos (74 KB)
• The Clinometer to Measure Soil Slope
• El Clinómetro para Medir Nivel en Suelos
• Plant Species for Soil and Wildlife Conservation Purposes Associated to Saline Coastal Tidal Flats
• Plantas para Conservacion de Suelos y Vida Silvestre Asociadas a Humedales Slinos Costeros

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For additional information on NRCS Caribbean Area news & publications, contact: José A. Castro

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