Ambassador Kit

This Ambassador Kit is a resource for securing outreach publications, displays, PowerPoint presentations, educational resources and posters for use in county fairs, classrooms, service centers and with partners to improve understanding of NRCS’ role in conservation.

Publications

Publications are available by download or by ordering paper copies.

• From the state office, Portable Data Files (PDF) fact sheets are available from the web. For paper copies of publications, Email or call Joanne Bruce at 515-284-4353 to discuss what publications are available from the state office.

• A comprehensive list of national publications is available from the LANDCARE website.

• Communicators Guide - for Federal, State, Regional, and Local Communicators by the Federal Communicators Network

Bookmarks

Email or Call Joanne Bruce at 515-284-4353 for bookmarks.

• Private Lands Conservation

• Iowa NRCS: We Help Farmers and Landowners

• Backyard Conservation is for the Birds...

• Backyard Conservation - Help Weather the Cold

Fact sheets

• Program fact sheets from National Office
• Backyard Conservation fact sheets
• Farm Bill fact sheets
• Technical Service Provider fact sheets
• Urban/Stormwater Management Fact Sheets
• Fact sheets in Spanish

If ordering paper copies, be sure to allow enough time for the shipment to reach your office. 

Displays

Displays in a variety of sizes and messages are available for use from your Iowa area NRCS office, the state office and also from Fort Worth, Texas.  

• To order from your area office, please contact your area Administrative Management Assistant. 
• Pictures and descriptions of table top displays, pull-ups and Downing board displays are available on the web. To order from the Iowa state office, please email Joanne Bruce with a request or call her at 515-284-4262.
• For reserving recruiting pull-ups and displays, please email Chris Knudsen or call him at 515-284-4587.
• Nationally, NRCS has a variety of nomadic exhibits for use at trade shows, educational programs and other events. NRCS employees may reserve an exhibit through the Conservation Communications Staff (CCS) in Fort Worth, TX. 

PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint Presentations that cover a number of different topics are available for download from NRCS:

• S.K. Worm - Answers your questions about soil and stuff!    New!

• Resource & Program Presentation

• Civil rights and human resource presentations

• Cultural resources presentation

• National NRCS PowerPoints

Educational Resources and Teacher Guides

• Air Quality Educational Tools from the Iowa DNR
• Conservation education material for teachers K-12
• Educational Template—Eight Steps to a Successful Conservation Education Program from Purdue University Agronomy Department
• Farmers Market Coloring Book (520 KB)
• Help a Habitat
• No-Till Garden Recipe
• NRCS Coloring Book (489 KB)
• Organic Material 
• Small Stream Ecosystem Poster and Teachers Guide
• Soils Education
• Soils Songs
• Stream Ecosystem Poster and Teachers Guide
• USDA for Kids, a web portal to 27 USDA sites.
• Wetland Slough Ecosystem Poster and Teachers Guide on wetlands

Posters

• Soil Quality
• Soil Quality Exhibit Posters
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program

Other Websites of note

• Earth Team Website

• National Association of Conservation Districts - NACD

• Partners

• Think Globally/Act Locally (Practical actions individuals can take to practice conservation in their daily lives)

Water Conservation Tips

• Earth 911

• City of Ames