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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, as stated in our agvisor meeting this morning, here’s a reminder of the NRCDP info session this evening. We’ll provide a recording of the session and application link out later. Should students have any questions, you can direct
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Watkins, Breanna Joan - (brej12)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 26, 2021 7:57 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As mentioned at our Agvisor meeting this morning, here is more information on the NRCDP partnership with USDA & UA. Please forward the information to your students. There will be an informational workshop on Tuesday,
November 9th at 5:30pm via Zoom for students to learn about the program and application. I will send out the application (due Jan. 28) after the informational. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The University of Arizona is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide hands-on experiences related to soil health, wildlife biology, environmental engineering, and more.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Students that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ+) and are interested
in science can now explore new paid internships made possible through this new NRCS and UA cooperative agreement. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">As part of the internship, students will spend time assisting NRCS field office staff in providing conservation
planning and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, other types of landowners, and local government officials. Student interns will learn about natural resource management strategies as our technical specialists recommend ways to conserve soil, improve
water quality and quantity, manage nutrients, protect, and enhance wildlife habitat, and help improve the producer’s operation. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Apply by January 28 for summer 2022 internships.</span></u></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> The
program promotes diversity and features a win-win goal: future NRCS employees positioned for success. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Further information will be shared on the internship and how to apply during a Zoom meeting with NRCS representatives
on <u>November 9, 2021 at 5:30pm.</u> <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/82057311779">https://arizona.zoom.us/j/82057311779</a></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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