The presentation will feature techniques for problem resolution and dealing with difficult co-workers. It is available to all NRCS, district, and State employees and Earth Team volunteers at no cost to the downlink sites. These activities will help landowners use conservation buffers to address a variety of conservation problems on private land. The first story was about the installation and research on riparian buffers being conducted by Iowa State University researchers in the Bear Creek watershed in central Iowa. The retirees have their annual meeting in connection with the Soil and Water Conservation Society's annual meeting which will be held this year in San Diego, CA, in July.
Most States have are active in the association.
A membership application is usually included in an employee's retirement packet. Discussion focused on S. 1480 - a bill to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct research, monitoring, education, and management activities for the eradication and control of harmful algal blooms. Memorial Day Recess - Both the House and Senate will be out of session for the week of May 25th in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Congress is scheduled to reconvene on June 1st. With approximately four months left in fiscal year 1998, Congress will likely move on several budget related measures in the coming weeks.