Author Archives: David Buland

Greetings! On behalf of your ARCSE Board and Advisors, I wish you a very Happy New Year! We hope in 2023 that you and your families have been blessed with good health, happiness, and great friendships, and that 2024 continues with many blessings. ARCSE is grateful for the dedication of its members and would likeContinue reading “From the President”

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The Association of Retired Conservation Service Employees (ARCSE) developed a survey of their membership to assess their interest in volunteering to mentor newly hired Natural Resource Conservation Service employees, work as an Earth Team volunteer, and work with the ACES program.  Additionally, the survey asked to rate the communications methods ARCSE currently employs to communicateContinue reading “ARCSE Volunteer and Communications Survey”

Email: cheryl.simmons@usda.gov Back in Person! Back in Action! The August SWCS meeting in Iowa reminded me of a family reunion. It was exciting to attend the retirees’ meeting, with great speakers and informative conference sessions. The long partnership between SWCS and the Retirees is cause for celebration. As the two organizations move forward, it willContinue reading “Cheryl Simmons, SWCS Liaison”

From Bill Ward, ARCSE West Region Vice President, and additions by Craig Derickson. NRCS and ARCSE working together to identify and recruit NRCS and partner retirees to provide mentoring assistance to NRCS staff. Recently NRCS and ARCSE signed a MOU with the objective to work together to identify, recruit, and use NRCS and partner retireesContinue reading “ARCSE Mentoring Update”

This Wisconsin NRCS newsletter is dedicated to Ty Larson, an outstanding leader in conservation, a friend and mentor to many, who above all else, was a proud and dedicated husband and father.

During the 2023 Annual Meeting, the ARCSE Plan of Work and Strategic Plan were approved. ARCSE Plan of Work and the ARCSE Strategic Plan Pictures from the 2023 ARCSE Annual Meeting in Des Moines Recent Folk music from Bill Ward, our Regional VP for the West Region. The biggest news, the Signed MOU between NRCSContinue reading “2023 Meeting Updates”

Iowa’s Agriculture Conservation History Presentation, Presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting https://arcse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8-7-23-iowas-agriculture-conservation-history_.pptx

Brian Peterson – ARCSE member, Iowa: ARCSE Outstanding Community Service Award This year Brian Peterson is recognized by ARCSE for his extensive volunteer contributions to school, church, community, and conservation. He and his wife reside in the small town of Corning in southwestern Iowa. After a productive career with SCS and NRCS staring in 1968,Continue reading “2023 ARCSE Award Winners”

ARCSE Members This message is being sent for your information on behalf of Julie MacSwain, who is the new President of the Association of Retired Conservation Service Employees (ARCSE). See the message below that was sent to NRCS leadership, announcing the signed MOU between the ARCSE and the NRCS (copy attached). The MOU will provideContinue reading “Signed MOU between NRCS and ARCSE”