Julia Sable, Montana Earth Team Volunteer, Produces Outstanding DVD

January 22, 2009
by Ivy Allen, Earth Team Volunteer Coordinator

Julia Sable, a Montana Earth Team Volunteer and Montana State University (MSU) film program graduate student, volunteered to help Montana NRCS produce an exciting new video titled, “Cultivating Conservation with the Bridger Plant Materials Center.”

Julia worked on the production for over a year and volunteered over 300 hours of her time. NRCS relied on Julia to put together scenes in which she described and outlined the functions of Bridger Plant Materials Center (PMC) and their partnership approach to fixing conservation problems. Julia spent a large amount of time researching the agencies and partnerships that use PMC products. Julia solely coordinated all the interviews, illustrations, and photographic reference materials in the video. Her creativity, resourcefulness, and ability to see a project through resulted in a distinctive and successful presentation.

Under a volunteer student agreement, Julia received partial tuition reimbursement because of her extraordinary dedication to making the video an outstanding success. Julia’s effective communication skills were applauded all NRCS partners and employees. Her ability to work collaboratively on projects involving numerous people, settings, and the ability to guide production of the project quickly and effectively was apparent!

Roger Hybner, Bridger Plant Materials Center Manager, was able to premier “Cultivating Conservation with the Bridger Plant Materials Center” during the 2008 PMC Field Day. The video was viewed by over 110 attendees, and showcased a variety of efforts and projects to which the PMC contributes.

For questions on the Earth Team Volunteer program, e-mail Public Affairs Specialist, Ivy Allen. To receive a free copy of the DVD, contact publications at MT-nrcs-publications@one.usda.gov.

Julia Sable and Jim Tharp, Earth Team Volunteers, shooting video on a freezing day

Earth Team Volunteers, Julia Sable and Jim Tharp

DVD produced by NRCS Earth Team volunteer, Julia Sable