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Conservation ... Our Purpose. Our Passion.

Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion. Image: Farm at sunset. Conservation…Our Purpose. Our Passion. The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat.

Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to conservation.
 

Meet Arkansas' Featured Customers

Abraham Carpenter Jr. Strong family values with an appreciation and respect for the land are the keys to Abraham Carpenter Jr.’s success in Grady, Ark.
Barry McKuin The owners of Cadron Six Farms have turned their 800 acres of woodland and crop land into a “field of dreams” for themselves and the area’s wildlife.

Meet Arkansas' Featured Employees

LeVonna Uekman and Weldon Harris LeVonna Uekman is passionate about rotational grazing management. The Cleburne County district conservationist, along with her husband, Tony, a soil conservation technician at the Augusta Field Service Center, turned their small farm into a grazing management showplace.
D'andre Yancey As a young soil scientist starting a career with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, D’andre L. Yancey wants to excel at his profession.

Meet Arkansas' Featured Earth Team Coordinator

Pat Hoeffken “If you want excitement in your job, become a State Volunteer Coordinator,” said Pat Hoeffken, Arkansas State Volunteer Coordinator.  In 1985, Pat volunteered to be the Arkansas State Volunteer Coordinator in addition to working part-time for the agency.  Although this was a new position and management wasn’t sure what a volunteer coordinator did, they agreed she could coordinate the volunteer program.  At the time, Arkansas had three volunteers. 

 

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For More Information Contact:

Molly Voeller, State Public Affairs Specialist
(501) 301-3133

Last Modified: 03/25/2008

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