Outstanding State Conservationist

Kent Zimmerman (left) and Mike Brown (right) present Craig Derickson (center) with the Outstanding State Conservationist of the year award from the National Association of State Conservation Agencies. Derickson serves as state conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Nebraska. His nomination was accompanied by numerous letters of support from his conservation partners in Nebraska, which described his devotion to his job, his partners, and to locally led conservation. (Photo courtesy of NRCS.)