Today was one of those busy days where when I look at what I accomplished, it doesn't really look like that much. Basically I completed the checklist for the Farm Bill folders. But what this entailed was printing out cultural descriptions, filling out missing parts of their application, and mailing out information that needs signatures. I also edited a recommendation for the property where there was the blowout of the sediment pond. While this may sound boring, it's a lot to get done in the short 3 hours I am at the office on Mondays. I think I can thrive in both locations, in the field and in the office. I know these people are relying on this grant money to make a change for the best on their land. It's so incredible that we are able to provide them with this money.
The other thing I did was help transfer the 7 people who didn't get funding to a different program that may have money available to fund some smaller projects. This isn't something you should normally do, and the deadline was one day past but Rich did it anyway. I think it was really great that he really just wants to help the people. He always says that its hard to measure how much good the NRCS has caused because he can only report the projects that go through a planning program. Rich has gone many times to help advise people and they didn't go through the planning process. Also, its hard to measure the effects down the watershed from anyone we help at the top of a watershed. Either way, I think the work the NRCS does is extremely valuable, no matter whether its reported to the head in DC or not.
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