Mark Caperton was the judge from 1975 to 1983 and was succeeded by his father, a former agent of the United States Soil Conservation Service.
Currently, efforts are being made by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to reduce the number of bacteria introduced into the river from untreated sewage, sanitary sewer overflow, agricultural runoff, leaking septic tanks, etc.
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) — The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) renamed the Farmland Protection Program (FPP) to the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program in 2003 to accurately reflect the resources eligible to participate in the program.
Its mission is to improve, protect, and conserve natural resources on private lands through a cooperative partnership with state and local agencies.
Resource Management System, as defined in the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 2001), is a system of conservation practices and management specified in the field office technical guide of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that is designed to prevent resource degradation and permit sustained use of natural resources.
BBC World Service | National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty | National Park Service | American Museum of Natural History | Internal Revenue Service | Natural History Museum | Distinguished Service Order | Special Air Service | United Parcel Service | Meritorious Service Medal (United States) | United States Postal Service | National Health Service | Meritorious Service Medal | Metropolitan Police Service | United States Forest Service | German Academic Exchange Service | natural history | Secret Intelligence Service | Field Museum of Natural History | International Union for Conservation of Nature | Immigration and Naturalization Service | Distinguished Service Cross | natural gas | Civilian Conservation Corps | Natural environment | National Defense Service Medal | National Service | National Museum of Natural History | United States Secret Service | Royal Naval Air Service |
: National Soil Survey Center, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2012.
The SSURGO dataset was developed in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and is an updated digital version of the county soil surveys.