Yearly Archives: 2025

Becky Fletcher, ARCSE President Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were happy and joyful. ARCSE has been busy these past two months, and we are not slowing down as we slide into 2026. Watch for the announcement of another all-member video conference meeting coming soon featuring national leaders discussing the Farm Bill, budgeting andContinue reading “FROM THE PRESIDENT”

A Season to Share In towns and fields, the lights aglow, A winter whisper, soft as snow. The holidays call, with warmth they bring, A gentle joy in everything. From Christmas trees to Hanukkah flame, Kwanzaa candles, none the same. Traditions dance in every heart, Each one a treasured work of art. Yet some mayContinue reading “A Season to Share”

Retirement is a time to celebrate a lifetime of public service and dedication to conservation and to embrace new opportunities, as well as finding new ways to stay engaged. This is where the ARCSE comes in. It’s in our Purpose statement “to help its members keep in touch with each other and with the NRCSContinue reading “Staying Connected After Retirement – Recruiting new ARCSE Members”

Becky Fletcher, ARCSE President Fall is here, and the holidays are right around the corner. It’s hard to believe this unprecedented year is already winding down. As of today, we remain in a government shutdown, yet it’s remarkable how much continues to feel “normal” despite the uncertainty. I believe that’s a testament to the dedicationandContinue reading “November – December 2025”

If you have a memorial notice to share, please contact Paul Benedict at soilwarden@verizon.net to report information for our ARCSES Memoriam notices. To learn more, please visit https://arcse.org/in-memoriam/ Thank You.

Staying connected in retirement is important. To help our ARCSE members stay in the loop, we have developed a form entitled, “Update Membership Contact Information.” This way if you have changes in your address, email address, phone, and other information, you can easily fill out the PDF file and send the updates to our ARCSEContinue reading “Update Membership Contact Information”

FROM THE PRESIDENT Becky Fletcher, ARCSE President It’s hard to believe that summer is ending and the ARCSE Aug. 4th annual meeting is over. What a great time we had in Costa Mesa at the Annual SWCS Conference. Although the numbers were down this year, there was a warm camaraderie among attendees. It was goodContinue reading “Sept/October 2025”

Melvin Womack Melvin Womack received the President’s Meritorious Service Award for his work as the Vice President of the East Region since 2018. The region includes 13 states and the District of Columbia.  Throughout his tenure, Melvin continually assessed each state’s activity level and leadership, helped to fill vacancies and worked diligently to improve communications.Continue reading “2024-25 ARCSE AWARDS”

The Annual Meeting of ARCSE is taking place in Costa Mesa, California. This year’s conference will take place at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa.Monday, August 41:30 PM – 4:00 PM (This meeting will be held both in person and via Zoom) ARCSE Annual Business Meeting1:30 PM – 3:00 PM The annual meeting is open to associationContinue reading “ARCSE Annual Meeting – Aug 4”