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USDA-NRCS Caribbean Area Newsletter P.O. Box 364868 ‐ San Juan, PR 00936‐4868 ‐ 787.766.5206 ‐ www.pr.nrcs.usda.gov TheThe CaribCaribbbeanean March 2013 March is Women’s History Month! Volume 2, Issue 5 NRCS Caribbean Area Hosts AcƟng Deputy Chief Jordan Director’s Corner missioner, Dr. Louis E. Petersen, Jr., to discuss This time of year is partnerships to improve agriculture and con- certainly a very serve natural resources in the USVI. unique one. As we look forward to the Mr. Jordan then traveled to Puerto Rico, where spring season by he viewed the premier of the ‘NRCS: Provid­ planting our gardens, ϐixing our SOIL ing Conservation in the Caribbean’ video. backyards, or simply dusting off the Making his way west, Mr. Jordan visited with BBQ grill, we continue adding partners and coffee growers in the Rıo Loco ́ achievements to our long list of watershed, and toured conservation imple- accomplishments. Congrats to all! mentation sites in Guánica and the Cabo Rojo During February we participated in Salt Flats WRP site. He also joined NRCS-CB many wonderful outreach events: staff and 30 businesses at the University of celebrating Black History Month in Puerto Rico-Mayagü ez Agricultural Sciences partnership with APHIS, attending WATER Career Fair, where over 150 students viewed “5 Días Con Nuestra Tierra,” and our NRCS exhibit and learned about the Path- participating in the USVI Agricul- ways program and careers with NRCS. NRCS ture Food & F air. We also inaugu- staff encouraged students to apply for jobs; rated the ϐirst NRCS Caribbean Area described how the agency works with farmers, People’s Garden in Mayagü ez, and NRCS‐CB Director, Edwin Almodóvar; ranchers, communities and individuals to pro- we hosted our Acting Associate Oeste SWCD President, Jenny SanƟago; tect natural resources; and showed how to Chief for Conservation, Mr. Leonard and NRCS AcƟng Deputy Chief, Leonard Jordan. Many of you had the oppor- Jordan, inaugurate the first NRCS Peo‐ apply for Pathways positions on the USAJobs website. tunity to visit w ith Leonard while AIR ple’s Garden in the Caribbean Area. we showed him the Caribbean is- The NRCS Caribbean Area (CB) To highlight Mr. Jordan’s trip, NRCS inaugurat- lands, and shared the accomplish- proudly hosted a visit by Acting ed our ϐirst People’s Garden in the Caribbean ments we’ve had over the past few Deputy Chief, Leonard Jordan, Area at the Tropical Agriculture Research Sta- years with him. from February 25-28. During the tion (TARS) in Mayagü ez. The Mayagü ez Peo- Lastly, congratulations to all the week, Deputy Chief Jordan and ple’s Garden is a collaborative effort between NRCS Caribbean Women on their NRCS-CB Director, Edwin Al- NRCS, UPR Mayagü ez, TARS, the UPR Agricul- Women’s Heritage Month celebra- modóvar, v isited various sites tural Experiment Station, UPR Cooperative tion. Y ou t ruly a re key players on throughout the C aribbean Area. Extension Service, UPR Sea Grant, the Oeste our Caribbean Team! PLANTS Their ϐirst stop was St. Thomas to Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), Yours in Conservation, meet with EPA to discuss coral Casa Belén, and Mayagü ezanos Pro Salud y reef conservation and NRCS’ role Ambiente. Project partners donated all the Edwin Almodóvar, Director in the Caribbean. While there, Mr. materials and supplies to build this beautiful USDA-NRCS Caribbean Area Jordan and Director Almodóvar garden. Compliments to our NRCS Mayagü ez also met with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Field Ofϐice, Ecological Sciences and Soil Sci- Service Field Supervisor, Edwin ences Division staff for organizing a wonderful Inside this Issue: NRCS Caribbean Area Hosts AcƟng Muñ iz, and VI Agriculture Com- event with our partners and co-workers. 1 Deputy Chief Jordan ANIMALS Director’s Corner 1 NRCS Caribbean Area Celebrates Black History Month NRCS Caribbean Area Celebrates Black 1, Caribbean Area Black History. The History Month 3 event was held at Mercedita Airport in Mayagüez Staff ParƟcipate in “5 Días con 2, Ponce, PR, on February 27, 2013. Nuestra Tierra” 3 Endangered Plant Species Surveyed on St. 2 One event highlight was a presentation Croix about Black History in the U.S. Virgin NRCS Reaches Out to Students at PUCPR 2 Islands delivered by NRCS Caribbean Job Fair HUMANS Area Black Emphasis Program Manag- Meet the Corozal Field Office 3 er (BEPM), Rudy G. O’Reilly, Jr. Paint- Organic 101: Strengthening Organic ings, ethnic music and other Afro- Integrity through Increased Residue 3 Antillean art were also exhibited, TesƟng Rudy G. O’Reilly, Jr., NRCS‐CB BEPM, discusses along with artistic appearances. Apply Now for Caribbean Area USVI Black History with USDA staff in Ponce. 4 ConservaƟon InnovaƟon Grants The following is an excerpt from Mr. As part of USDA’s National Black His- O’Reilly’s presentation: New Videos Highlight Natural Resources 4 tory Month celebration, the NRCS Civil NRCS Women Agronomists Receive Rights Advisory Committee (CRAC) col- 4 ENERGY (Continued on page 3) RecogniƟon laborated with APHIS to celebrate our AcƟviƟes & Events 4 Page 2 The Caribbean Mayagüez Staff ParƟcipate in “5 Días con Nuestra Tierra” NRCS Reaches Out to Students at continued with a week of exhibits and presen- PUCPR Job Fair tations from local artisans, farmers, govern- NRCS joined the cadre of companies and ment agencies and musicians. agencies promoting career opportunities The NRCS Team presented two exhibits to at the Pontiϐical Catholic University of promote USDA programs and services and Puerto Rico (PUCPR)/Puerto Rico Depart- ensure that our assistance is ac cessible to all ment of Labor Job Fair earlier this month. our customers, with emphasis on reaching Over 100 students visited the N RCS ex- beginning, underserved and socially- hibit to learn about our agency’s passion disadvantaged farmers and landowners. for conservation. NRCS staff explained NRCS Mayagüez staff (L‐R: Samuel Rios, Mario The ϐirst booth, “ Conservation: Our Purpose, how the agency works side by side with Rodríguez, Andrés Aponte, Zulma García, Edwin Our Passion,” described the agency’s mission farmers, ranchers, communities and other Más, Esperanza Avilés, Manuel Matos & Rolando individuals and groups to protect natural Collazo) parƟcipate in “5 Días Con Nuestra Tierra.” and vision, and promoted our technical ser- vices. A broad range of publications were resources on private land. University of Puerto Rico-Mayagü ez distributed to visitors at this booth. NRCS staff described student internship (UPRM) students celebrated the 36th annu- (Continued on page 3) opportunities through the Pathways Pro- al “5 Días con Nuestra Tierra” agricultural Soil ScienƟst, Manuel Matos (below, center), de‐ gram to both students and college gradu- and educational fair from March 12-16. “5 scribes soil profile characterisƟcs to students. ates. These programs are tailored to re- Días” is visited by people from all over cruit, hire, develop, and retain students Puerto Rico, making it one of the island’s and recent graduates. most important agric ultural fairs. NRCS- CB staff from the Mayagü ez Field Ofϐice NRCS staff also encouraged students to (FO), Ecological Sciences and Soils Divi- apply for jobs and internships with NRCS sions, the State Ofϐice and the CRAC, along while in college or graduate school. The with Earth Team Volunteers, participated agency offers internships for degree- in this event. seeking undergraduate and graduate stu- dents studying agricultural and natural “5 Días” began with a parade of exhibitors resources related ϐields such as plant marching across the UPRM campus, and pathology, agronomy, range science, soil science, forestry, ecology, botany, biology, civil and agricultural engineering. Endangered Plant Species Surveyed on St. Croix Through this program, students can fur- ther their education while also learning ulis concluded that two of the B. vahlii pop- from NRCS professionals in their ϐields. ulations have more individuals over a greater spatial extent than previously be- NRCS also presented the Earth Team vol- lieved. They estimated the C. melanocarpa unteer program. Earth Team offers excit- population at 200 individuals rather than ing opportunities for students seeking the current estimate of 100 individuals. unpaid conservation work. Students can However, the C. melanocarpa population fulϐill their school’s community s ervice was deemed to be at a high risk of wildϐire requirements, earn academic credit, serve and encroaching agricultural development. an unpaid internship, get resume-building Assessing the environmental threat of a growing Sadly, before the report could be pub- work experience or simply help the envi- head cut from surface erosion in the vicinity of an lished, a wildϐire raced through the center ronment as a volunteer. endangered plant populaƟon in St. Croix, USVI. of the C. melanocarpa population. This NRCS staff attend career fairs nationwide data will help ecologists determine if any Ecologists at Geograp hic Consulting LLC have to recruit students. For details o n NRCS plants were lost and how many, or if the recently completed a rapid assessment of two employment, internship and volunteer fast-moving ϐire only burned grass. federally endangered plant species on St. opportunities, please contact NRCS Civil Croix, USVI. There are three po pulations of For a copy of the report, please visit Geo- Rights Advisory Committee Chair, Mario Buxus vahlii and a single population of graphic Consulting’s web site at: Rodrı́guez, at 787-831-3464, x.116 or Catesbaea melanocarpa in St. Croix. Both www.geographiconsulting.com. Their pub- [email protected]. plants are also found in Puerto Rico. For mal lications page also contains informative surveys of these plant populations had never documents on endangered species, threats been conducted. from invasive species, and the Virgin Is - lands’ ecology. The rapid assessment used highly accurate GPS units to record height and basal stem LeŌ: Catesbaea melanocarpa, Right: Buxus vahlii.
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