May 2004

675 U. S. Courthouse

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Telephone: 615/277-2531

FAX: 615/277-2577

USDA Natural Resources

Conservation Service

NRCS

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Administrative Update 8

Area 1 News 4

Area 2 News 5

Area 3 News 6, 7

Beason's National Guard 8

From the Office of

the State Conservationist

Current

Developments

It is finally spring after a not-so-harsh winter. We think of spring time as the

beginning of the evolution of a new year...fresh flowers, new grass, and the pleasant

smell of the earth after a rain. So, it is fitting at this time that we take a “fresh” look

at our conservation activities.

The amount of funds available to put conservation on the land is more than we have

ever had in Tennessee. We are using revolutionary tools, such as ProTracts, Tool Kit

5.0, Performance Reporting System (PRS), and Geographic Information System

(GIS). The method of dealing with our customers using the e-Government initiative

is a fresh and new concept. Still, a new concept is to be initiated with the

Conservation Security Program...a self assessment process that our customers can use

in evaluating their conservation needs.

I am excited about this spring of 2004 and the challenges we have before us to

deliver conservation to our customers. I am confident we can realize a successful

year if everyone engages at his/her level of responsibility and continues to meet the

expectations of our customers with the resources we have.

Thanks for your good work and I appreciate your continuing support and good efforts

for conservation.

James W. Ford

State Conservationist

Upcoming Events

June 21-25, 2004 Nat'l Organization of Professional Hispanic NRCS

Sacramento, CA Employees Training Conference

July 22, 2004 Milan No-Till Field Day

Milan, Tn

July 26-30, 2004 SWCS Annual Conference

St. Paul, MN

August 5,-6, 2004 TN State RC&D Council Meeting

Townsend, TN

 Unit Called to Active Duty

Civil Rights Committee 8

Clarkrange Wins State 9

 Envirothon

Employees in the News 2, 3

RC&D News 9

Young Receives Federal 8

 Employee of the Year

 Award
Current Employees in the News Developments

Darwin Newton Receives

Outstanding Alumni

Award from Western

Kentucky University

Darwin L. Newton recently received

the 2003 Outstanding Agriculture

Alumni Award from Western

Kentucky University (WKU).

Dr. Jenks Britt, Agriculture Department Head of WKU, stated that

Darwin, a 1967 graduate of Western

Kentucky University, has worked

extensively over the past several years

assisting the Agriculture Department

in teaching, field trips, and recruitment. Darwin has also served on the

Departments Alumni Advisory Board.

Dr. Britt stated this award is presented

to individuals that have made a

significant sustained contribution to

the Agriculture Department. He noted

that Darwin has provided outstanding

support to the Department in the area

of soil science and soil conservation.

Darwin has been an employee of the

United States Department of

Agriculture Natural Resources

Conservation Service for 31 years. He

has been the program manager for Soil

Survey for NRCS in Tennessee for the

past 19 years.

R

oy Settle, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, Resource

Conservation and Development

Coordinator for the Appalachian

Resource Conservation and

Development Council is this year’s

winner of the National Rural

Community Assistance Action Award.

The Action Award recognizes

individuals and groups who have

successfully implemented the concepts

found in the agency’s strategy for

assisting rural communities.

This prestigious award is one of only

three such awards in the nation. Roy

was presented a crystal trophy and

certificate signed by Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth.

One thing usually leads to another, sometimes in quirky and unexpected ways.

Who would have predicted that restoring a cranberry bog could lead to

conservation easements and a land trust initiative. Or that an “Arts Trail” could

lead to partnerships between local crafts persons, the Forest Service, and

consignment businesses. Or that those partnerships could lead to non-traditional

relationships among art councils, conservation groups, and welfare

organizations—all community-based and heavily vested in the collaborative

planning approach. Yet these are among the many synergistic actions that are

energizing a dozen rural Tennessee communities under the stimulation of the

Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council and

Coordinator, Roy Settle. This council emphasizes an unusual combination of

community planning, low-income family opportunities, the arts, watershed

restoration projects, and conservation education, leading to improvements in

both the local economy and the environment.

A $7,000 Forest Service grant has turned into a million dollar fish-raising

industry and job opportunities for students at a previously underserved high

school. Low-income citizens can now drive away from the welfare roles thanks

to inexpensive cars available through the “First Wheels” project. Environmental

awareness is rising as a result of conservation education programs and

watershed restoration projects.

Through Settle’s leadership, the Appalachian RC&D has spearheaded and

facilitated dynamic actions that will lead to more vital communities and healthy

ecosystems in the region. This award is a testament to the cooperation between

the Cherokee National Forest and the Natural Resources Conservation Service

RC&D program.

(l to r) Roy Settle, Appalachian RC&D

Coordinator is presented National Rural

Community Assistance Award by Lewis

Kearney, Staff Officer, Cherokee National

Forest

Settle Receives USDA Forest Service National Rural

Community Assistance Action Award
Current

Developments

S

andy Stewart joined NRCS as the Budget Officer for

Tennessee in January 2004. Originally from Washington,

D.C., Sandy brings 16 years of federal budget experience to

her position. Her years of government service have all been

with USDA analyzing and preparing budgets at the national

level for agencies such as ASCS, FCIC, and RD.

Sandy decided to put her federal career on hold for awhile to

spend more time with her two growing boys. Later, after a

visit to Tennessee, she and her family decided to relocate to

Sparta where they live today. Prior to her return to USDA this

year, she worked six years in private industry as a financial

analyst.

April 22, 2004 was national "Take Our Daughters and Sons

to Work" day. It is promoted by the Ms. Foundation for

Women to help children reach their full potential, while

expanding their future opportunities. This year’s theme is

"Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality". The program is

intended to help introduce girls and boys to the vast range

of potential job opportunities, while also allowing children

to consider how their future work will fit into their lives.

Sarah Woodall of Camden spent the day with her dad, James

Woodall who is a District Conservationist with the Natural

Resources Conservation Service. Both really enjoyed the

day. When Sarah was asked what she enjoyed most about

working with her dad she replied, "I liked working on the

computer and drawing lines around fields. That was cool!"

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work

Febe Ortiz, Deputy State Conservationist

F

ebe is a native of Texas and comes to Tennessee by

way of the West Regional Office in Davis, Claifornia,

where she was the Regional Operations Manager. Prior to

that, she worked in New Mexico for seven years holding

the following positions: Assistant State Conservationist for

Field Operations, Assistant State Conservationist for

Strategic Planning and Accountability, Acting State

Administrative Officer and RC&D Program Manager. She

began her career as a WAE, finished her degree, and began

work full-time. She has worked as a Soil Conservation

Technician, Soil Conservationist, District Conservationist,

and RC&D Coordinator.

She and her husband Dale have two daughters, ages 11

and 7.

Sandra Stewart, Budget Officer

Sarah Woodall, daughter of James Woodall, Camden

Employees in the News
Current Focus on the Field - Area 1 Developments

D

istrict Conservationist Mark Roberts met with a group of professionals in

Savannah to discuss the feasibility of a form of alternative agriculture

called "Silvopasture" or "Agroforestry". Basically this means growing livestock

and trees on the same land. The practice has been successfully used in other

areas of the country, particularly the Coastal South where widely spaced native

pines are grown for saw timber and the native grass community associated with

this eco-system is grazed by livestock. The large quantities of Loblolly pine

plantations in southern Tennessee associated with the pulp and paper industry

attracted the attention of Dr. Joshua Idassi of Tennessee State University.

Dr. Idassi thought Silvopasture could create greater economic opportunity in this

area of the state, where livestock and pine plantations existed independently of

each other.

Dr. Idassi set up a meeting with NRCS personnel and UT extension agents in

Hardin, McNairy, Wayne, and Decatur Counties. Also present were NRCS

Grazing Land Specialist Greg Brann and NRCS Forester Herb Paugh, and

Hardin County landowner John Ross. Only one landowner was invited because

this was to be an introductory meeting to determine if the practice would be

technically feasible for the area and warrant further discussion among

landowners. Mr. Ross, President of the Hardin County Forest Landowner’s

Association, agreed to serve as a "test subject"and offered his land as a

convenient place to study the technical feasibility.

Although there was some initial skepticism, it was decided that there was

enough possibility for success and landowner interest to warrant further

discussion. The group decided to meet again in Savannah in May to hear from

some Silvopasture experts to learn more about this unique and unconventional

use of land for maximum economic returns.

You probably don’t give much thought to where your next drink of water will come from, since there is an abundance of

quality water. We have it available in our houses, at work, you can even buy it at the store. What would you do if your

ONLY source of drinking water was contaminated from bacteria, algae, feces and urine? You would have to drink it or die.

You would probably survive, but your health would suffer. Many of the farms in Tennessee provide livestock their drinking

water from small ponds, creeks and streams which are often contaminated with bacteria, algae, feces and urine. Research

shows that livestock are healthier and adds weight faster when clean drinking water is provided to them. Also, by excluding

livestock from ponds, creeks, rivers and streams, the resource is protected from erosion and contamination. By installing an

alternative livestock watering facility both objectives can be met, provide clean water and protect the environment.

Recently Tony and Jason Johnson from Decaturville, installed such a system. With the assistance of NRCS, a facility was

designed and installed that required two freeze proof tanks surrounded by rock heavy use areas to reduce mud in the wet

seasons. A one inch pipe provides an abundance of city water. The ponds were either destroyed or fenced off. Jason said,

"The cattle learned quickly how to push the ball down to access the water. They seem to be drinking more often and are

healthier since switching over."

The materials for the Johnson’s project were provided through a grant from TVA. TVA feels strongly in installing practices

that will improve water quality in the Tennessee River. Over the past five years, through the efforts of our local farmers,

NRCS, the Decatur and Henderson County Soil Conservation Districts, TVA, the TN Department of Agriculture, and the

Chickasaw Shiloh RC&D, over 40 of these facilities have been installed.

Agroforestry Gains Interest in Hardin County

 by Mark Roberts

Johnson’s Install Livestock Watering Facility

 by Gary L. Blackwood

Wetland Reserve Program

in Hardin County

Hydrology restoration was completed

last fall on two Wetland Reserve

Program easements in Hardin County.

Shallow water areas with nesting

islands were constructed along with

one ditch plug.

NRCS employees and Earth Team

volunteers vegetated disturbed areas

with wildlife-friendly temporary

cover. Natural succession will follow

this growing season with native

herbaceous vegetation on the nesting

islands and on the intermittently

exposed areas of the shallow excavation. Natural regeneration of hardwood trees is planned for one of the

easement areas, while water-tolerant

mast-producing trees will be planted

on the other site.

The completion of these restortion

plans brings the Hardin County total

to ten WRP contracts with 926.6 acres

of wetlands protected and improved.
Current Focus on the Field - Area 2 Developments

The Soil Quality Demonstration Project in Robertson County is a joint

venture between the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts, the

Robertson County Soil Conservation District and the Natural Resources

Conservation Service. Its purpose is to show long-term effects on soil quality

under various conservation tillage practices. The project is located near Cedar

Hill in Robertson County.

The project consists of five different treatments ranging from conventional

tillage to no-till. The treatments are replicated three times for a total of 15

plots.

Baseline sampling was done in the fall of 2001 and the first replication

sampling in the fall of 2003. Sampling will continue for three more sampling

seasons.

Sampling is conducted using the Soil Quality Kit (developed by the Soil

Quality Institute) and will measure the change on soil carbon, infiltration, bulk

density, aggregate stability, respiration, pH, earthworms, and nitrates.

The overall goal is to demonstrate potential carbon sequestration through

various conservation practices.

Soil Quality Demonstration Project–Robertson County

Streambank Stabilization on Mansker's Creek

Hugh Jackson, District Conservationist in the Gallatin Field Office, worked with

Derrick Rose, Eagle Scout on a stream bank stabilization on Mansker's Creek.

Tim Ellis, Moss Wright Park Manager, authorized the project.

Herb Paugh, NRCS Forester, assisted by obtaining free seedlings from the

Tennessee Division of Forestry. Thirty eagle scouts worked together to plant

300 seedlings which will protect the streambank along Mansker's Creek and

provide long-term environmental benefit to Moss Wright Park.

(Photo above, l to r): Debbie Brasfield,

Jerry Prater, Darwin Newton, John Jenkins

(photo below, l to r) David McMillen,and

James Brown, shown taking soil samples on

demonstration project.
Current Focus on the Field - Area 3 Developments

The Fentress County SCD and NRCS

held a Beef Producers meeting on

March 16 at York Agricultural

Institute. Over 70 people attended the

event to hear representatives from

ADM (feed company) on fly and

parasite control. USDA Veterinarian

Todd Duenckle spoke on Mad Cow

Disease and other issues that face

producers. UT representatives gave an

overview of their programs and

Dwight Dickson, NRCS District

Conservationist, provided information

on NRCS practices and gave an update

on EQIP, GRP and other USDA

programs available to landowners.

Beef Producers Meeting at York Agricultural Institute

The city of Elizabethton in northeast Tennessee is benefiting from a

conservation partnership which stablized severely eroding stream banks

adjacent to the Lions Field Little League recreation area. The Elizabethton

High School Ecology Club brought the deteriorating stream bank condition to

the attention of Ken Chase of the Boone Watershed Partnership and Russell

Kinser, NRCS District Conservationist. The wheels of cooperation started

rolling.

Ken and Gary Barrigar, Ecology Club advisor, coordinated with chapter

members of the Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited to secure cost share

funds through Trout Unlimited's Embrace-A-Stream program. The Tennessee

Valley Authority and the City of Elizabethton provided funding for the

remainder of the installation cost. The Carter County Soil Conservation District

served as local administering agent for part of the cost share funds.

Joe Zimmerman, NRCS engineer was enlisted to survey and design corrective

measures to protect the two hundred feet of affected stream bank. J-hook jetties

and rip rap toe protection were installed to stabilize the bank.

The jetties and toe armoring were built with three to four foot diameter rocks

placed with a large backhoe. The tops of the banks were shaped and seeded to

grass and then mulched. The Elizabethton High School Ecology Club planted

hazel alder, buttonbush, silky dogwood, and river birch seedlings supplied by

TVA. The Club then placed tree shelters, provided by TVA, around the

seedlings to protect them from animal and weed eater damage.

The completed project will protect and beautify the stream bank of Buffalo

Creek and also protect the park access road. Interpretive signage will be

installed to explain to park visitors the reason for the “rocks in the creek”.

Streambank Stabilization Project in Elizabethton

Russell Kinser surveys eroding stream bank

adjacent to the Lions Field Little League

recreation area in the photo above.

During

After

Before

 by Russell Kinser

by Dwight Dickson
Current

Developments

Wildlife Habitat Field Day Held in Claiborne County

The Claiborne County Soil Conservation District/Natural Resources Conservation Service partnered with the National Wild Turkey Federation to host a tour of

the Dr. Carroll Rose Wildlife Habitat Practice on May 7, 2004. In addition to Dr.

Rose, other partners on the project were the Tennessee Wildlife Resources

Agency, Tennessee Division of Forestery and the Tennessee Department of

Agriculture. The partnering agencies set up tour stops and provided information

on:

•Prescribed Burning and Post Establishment NWSG Management

•Fescue Eradication and Establishment of NWSG for Wildlife Habitat

•Hack-squirt Woodland Openings for Wildlife

•Benefits of NWSG for Wildlife Habitat and Biology

The Rose Farm has over 700 acres with 150 acres planted in Native Warm

Season Grasses (NWSG). More than 270 people attended the tour. Four pesticide points were available and fifty-one people signed up to get their points.

Dr. Carroll Rose and wife, Janice, provided lunch while the Clinch Mountain

Bluegrass Band performed. Three horse-drawn wagons allowed attendees to

travel across the property in a mode similar to the early Appalachian settlers,

thanks to Johnny Massengill, a local landowner. Attendees also had a chance to

tour three appalachian cabins fully furnished with period antiques.

Focus on the Field - Area 3

The Dayton Field Office staff attended a meeting of the Rhea County

Cattlemen's Association at the Wolf Creek Volunteer Fire Department in March.

Gloria York, District Conservationist, spoke to the group about the various farm

bill cost share programs including EQIP, WHIP, CRP, GRP, and CCRP. York

also informed the group that the Rhea County SCD Had $50,000 of State cost

share assistance for BMPs in the Clear Creek- Cottonport Watershed which

covers approximately a third of Rhea County. This money is from the Tennessee Conservation Fund administered by the TN Department of Agriculture.

Applications for all programs were available to the approximately 65 attendees.

York speaks at Rhea County Cattlemen's

Association Meeting

Gloria York speaks to Rhea County

Cattleman's Association about USDA farm

bill programs
Current

Developments Administrative Updates/Civil Rights Activities

Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

TSP Participant Statements are

currently available only through the

TSP web site. To access your personal

statement you will need your social

security number and personal

identification number (PIN). If you

have lost your PIN or never got one,

you can request one at the TSP web

site: www.tsp.gov.

To have your Participant Statement

mailed to your home address, you

must request this method using the

TSP web site.

Employee Express and

NFC Personal Page

NFC has enhanced the Employee

Personal Page recently to include

nearly all of the same information

and self-service options as Employee

Express, which is managed by OPM.

In an effort to save agencies money

by eliminating duplicate services,

USDA has decided to cease its

participation in Employee Express at

the end of this fiscal year. If you do

not already have a PIN to access your

Employee Personal Page at NFC, you

should access the web site and

request one and begin getting used to

this site in lieu of Employee Express.

You can access the NFC Personal

Page from My.NRCS. Additional

information will be sent out on this

change toward the end of the year.

Savings Bonds

A great source of information on

U.S. Savings Bonds is the web site

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/

sav/sav.htm

Statewide Civil Rights

Review

There will be a statewide review

conducted by a team from the national

NRCS Civil Rights Division during

the week of May 24, 2004. In addition

to the State Office, the team will also

visit with employees and customers in

nine field offices and one RC&D

office.

New Special Emphasis

Program Managers

Pam Hoskins, Soil Conservationist in

Woodbury, is the new American

Indian/Alaskan Native Employment

Program Manager.

Laura Lee, Human Resources

Specialist in the State Office, is the

new Disability Employment Program

Manager.

CRC Award–Outstanding

Field Office Review–

Bolivar

The Civil Rights Committee created

a new award this year to recognize

one field office each year for their

outstanding efforts in the area of

civil rights. Selection is based on the

civil rights compliance reviews done

in the state every year. This year’s

"winner" is the Bolivar Field Office.

Congratulations to Charles Frost and

the entire staff in Bolivar!

Civil Rights Committee

The Tennessee Civil Rights Committee

(CRC) met in November and February.

Much of the Committee’s time during

those two meetings was devoted to

planning for the 2004 Diversity Day,

which unfortunately had to be

cancelled for this year. Other meeting

highlights include: Limited resource

farmers and minority farmers’

participation in farm bill programs in

Tennessee, reviews of the

demographics of Tennessee-NRCS

workforce, discussions on ways to

improve categories with underrepresentation, and discussion on ways

to increase visibility of the Committee.

The next Civil Rights Committee

meeting will be May 18-19 in

Columbia. The names and phone

numbers of all Civil Rights Committee

members can be found on the Civil

Rights page of the NRCS-Tennessee

website.

Young Receives Federal

Employee of the Year Award

S

haron Young, Human Resources

Assistant, was presented the

Federal Employee of the Year Award

in the Category of Outstanding

Technician on May 4. The award was

presented at the Middle Tennessee

Federal Executive Association's 2004

Federal Employee of the Year Awards

Ceremony. Congratulations to

Sharon!

D

arrell Beason, District Conservationist in the Livingston Field Office, is

a member of a Tennessee National Guard unit that has been called to

active duty effective May 20. His unit will spend three to four months in

training before being deployed to Iraq.

Darrell began his federal service as a student trainee in the summer of 1990 in

North Carolina and worked as a soil conservationist in North Carolina before

coming to Tennessee as District Conservationist in the Wartburg Field Office. He

has been the District Conservationist in the Livingston Field Office since 1997.

Darrell and his wife, Donna, have four children Andrea-15, Zach-10, Halie-7,

and Chloe-2.

Beason's National Guard Unit Called to Active Duty
Current

Developments

Applications are underway for two new

RC&D areas in Tennessee. The

organizational meetings are being

conducted to gather input from local

communities on the resource needs and

development opportunities to be

addressed by the RC&D Program.

Successful authorization of these two

areas will result in all but 4 of

Tennessee's 95 counties being in a

RC&D area.

Applications Underway

for Two New RC&D

Areas in Tennessee C

larkrange took first place honors in the Tennessee statewide Envirothon

 Competition held on April 28 and 29, 2004 in Liberty, Tennessee.

 Clarkrange students have been winners of the statewide Envirothon

competition four times. The competition included teams from 10 RC&D regions

within the state. Clarkrange will now go to the National competition in West

Virginia July 26 through August 1, 2004.

Members of the Clarkrange team include, in alphabetical order: Amber Buck,

Megan Dunson, Adam Howard, Leann Little, and Monica Norris. Team coach is

Dayon Taylor. Congratulations to Clarkrange!

Clarkrange Wins Statewide Envirothon Competition

H

ull-York Lakeland RC&D planted a tree at the Byrdstown Park on

Earth Day 2004 in memory of David Hassler. Mr. Hassler was an Earth

Team Volunteer and an RC&D director from 1976 until his death in May 2003.

Dave, as everyone called him,

served as Secretary/treasurer for

several years before serving as

Council President.

He was instrumental in several

major projects for the council area.

He and Robbie, his wife, are both

natives of Pickett County where she

still lives and carries on his legacy.

The Hull-York Lakeland RC&D lost

a true friend and conservationist, but

his memory will always be apart of

the council’s history.

David Hassler Honored on Earth Day 2004

Rhea County Students

Celebrate Earth Day with

Sammy Soil and Ruby

Raindrop

Ruby Raindrop and Sammy Soil

visited the Rhea County Preschool

and Rhea Central Elementary

Kindergarten classes in observance

of Earth Day. Students had an

opportunity to learn about conservation and had a chance to meet

Sammy Soil and Ruby Raindrop.

RC&D/Conservation Education News

Teacher's Conservation Workshop

June 20-25

UT-Knoxville

For more information, contact:

 Tracy O'Neill, Program Coord.

 TN Forestry Association

 Phone: 615-883-3832

 Email: toneill@tnforestry.com

Registration Deadline: June 2
Current

Developments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital

or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require

alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should

contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building,

14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA

is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Land of LifeA tribute to landowners and

conservationists who are

improving our land, our water

and our wildlife habitat

on privately owned lands

What is it? Land of Life is a high quality, 9-minute show in DVD format. It was shot in high definition video,

with an original music score and surround sound. This scenic tribute to the nation’s farmers and

ranchers for their care of natural resources –in particular their recent improvements for wildlife

habitat–has sparing narration and emotional appeal.

Who’s it for? Anyone looking for an appealing show to open a local, state or regional meeting should consider

this show. It is particularly suited as entertainment at awards banquets honoring people for their

natural resource care. It could be used in classrooms, as well as with civic groups. It could also

serve as a very good introduction to backyard conservation presentations to urban groups. It would

work well at exhibits, with a DVD player and TV set.

What’s included? As with most DVD’s, this one includes a series of extras—in this case, a photogallery of

 spectacular scenery and soothing music; landowner interviews; TV spots; a collection of habitat

 facts; and links to organizations concerned about the environment.

Who produced it? It was produced by a cooperating group of conservation and farm groups, including conservation

 districts, with lead sponsorship from the American Soybean Association, National Fish and Wildlife

 Foundation, and Monsanto. Technical help was provided by the USDA Natural Resources

 Conservation Service.

How do I get copies? Each local (county) soil and water conservation district (3000 in the United States) has been

 given a copy.

Equipment needed? You need a DVD player and a television with line in/line out connections, if you plan to show to

 a small group. This is the same setup as with a video player, except you use a DVD player, now

 available for less than $100. If the audience is larger, you need a video projector and sound

 system; the DVD player uses line in/line out connections similar to the VCR. For added sound,

 consider a small home theater sound system or a boom box.

Coming soon in DVD