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Your Association of Retired Conservation Service Employees (ARCSE) Board and Advisors are off to a promising start in the New Year of 2026. We truly appreciate the engagement you all have with us through our Newsletter, Facebook page, website, and various Zoom meetings, as well as face-to-face outings with former colleagues and retiree friends. IfContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

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 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 theContinue reading “FROM THE PRESIDENT”

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”