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Pictured in 2016, then Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Ohio State Conservationist Terry Cosby held a teleconference event for farmers. Terry Cosby named NRCS chief and Meryl Harrell named deputy undersecretary for NRE.
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USDA announced Wednesday the appointment of Meryl Harrell as deputy undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment and the appointment of Terry Cosby as chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. They will begin their positions on Monday, May 24.
Harrell most recently served as the executive director of the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards. She has also served as a consultant, advising non-profits, foundations and government agencies working to conserve America s public and private working lands. During the Obama-Biden Administration, Harrell spent eight years in the
Just when it looked like a community garden project on Valencia Countyâs east side was going to whither away, a $30,000 grant from CYFD gave it another year of life.
Days after Valencia County commissioners unanimously voted to not provide $15,000 for the Eastern Valencia Urban Gardens Program, administered by the staff of the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District, the award of the CYFD grant was announced.
âWe had applied for it, thinking of it as our Plan B,â said VSWCD district director Andrew Hautzinger. âWho could imagine the county wouldnât fund it?â
He continued, saying the district was relieved to get the grant, which would give the program another year to look for more permanent funding.
Several lawmakers have introduced bills in the last two months offering ways to structure the CCC.
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., along with Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., introduced a bill in April that aims to increase the number of conservation and restoration projects on public lands while helping disadvantaged communities adapt to climate change, and protect biodiversity and ecological resilience.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D- N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced a separate bill called the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act
that would put half the projects in to environmental justice communities, areas where racial minorities have been affected by pollution. CCC participants would be guaranteed wages of at least $15 an hour.