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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Definition: A federal agency of the United States created in 1935 (as the Soil conservation Service or SCS) to assist private landowners and managers with conservation and protection of soil, water, and other natural resources. The NRCS provides information and consultation services, as well as financial assistance for conservation projects and programs.

Terms, Definitions, and Concepts: Agriculture, Conservation and Sustainability, Forestry, Hydrology, Management, Science, Water

Added: Sat Mar 18 2006
Last Modified: Thu Aug 28 2008

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Soil Conservation Service (SCS)

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