| The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has a strong foundation on which to
build sound wildlife enhancement efforts now and into the 21st century. For more
than 60 years, the agency has been working with farmers, ranchers, and other
land managers through the Nation’s 3,000 soil and water conservation districts
to improve wildlife habitat. Through the agency’s reorganization, additional
responsibilities brought by the last three farm bills, and the potential for new
partnerships, NRCS has had more opportunities to expand and improve its efforts
to protect and conserve wildlife. With these opportunities in mind, the Under
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment and the Chief of NRCS convened a
10-member NRCS Wildlife Scoping Team. More than 20 organizations of wildlife and
farm-related interest were invited to a 2-day workshop at the Patuxent Wildlife
Visitors Center near Laurel, Maryland. Questionnaires were sent to those unable
to attend. That meeting and others eventually resulted in establishment of Wildlife Habitat Management
Institute. In 2005, the Natural Resources Conservation Service went
through an internal reorganization which dissolved all current 'Institutes'
and developed a National
Technical Support Center and Technology Development Teams. The Wildlife Habitat Management
Institute was dissolved into the
Wildlife
Team in two locations, Fort Worth, TX and Madison, Mississippi.
In June, 2006, the Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center was
established to administer Fish and Wildlife Conservation Grants. |
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