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March 2024: Julie “JMac” Macswain Greetings! On behalf of your ARCSE Board and Advisors, I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for participating in our recent ARCSE survey. This was the first time that ARCSE has ever reached out to the ARCSE membership for input. A special “thank you” goes to Frank Clearfield,Continue reading “From the President”

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”

Keeping involved in retirement is a great way to stay connected. The descriptions below contain basic information for three NRCS program areas. If you are interested in learning more, webpage links are available for you to investigate further. ACES Program The Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (ACES), authorized by the Farm Bill, and implemented inContinue reading “Opportunities for NRCS Retirees”

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.

The purpose of the Association of Retired Conservation Services Employees (ARCSE)is to help its members keep in touch with each other and with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its activities and to view conservation problems and programs from a Non-Governmental point of view so that the members may be better able to assist theContinue reading “Why membership matters”

Our organization sends the ARCSE members bi-monthly newsletters. This is another great way to stay connected with retirees from throughout the country. If you are interested in seeing some newsletters from the last few years, check out the following link. https://arcse.org/newsletters/ The due date for the November-December Newsletter is Oct 25, 2023. Thank you forContinue reading “ARCSE Newsletters”