|
| |
|
Friday, January 26, 2001 Washington, DC.
|
"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences."
-- Robert G Ingersoll (1833-1899) American orator and political speechmaker
- Focus on the Field
- California: Praise for Urban Resources Partnership Program
- Delaware: RC&D Sponsors Home Repair Project
- Pennsylvania: NRCS Helps Test "Digester"
Awards and Accolades
- NRCS State Conservationist Recognized
- National Conservation District Employee of the Year Announced
- NRCS Earth Team Kudos
What's Up in Washington
- NRCS to Participate in Agricultural Outlook Forum 2001
- Hydric Soils Training Files Now on the Web
- PLANTS Recognized as a Distinguished Educational Resource
USDA/NRCS 'NetNewsLinks:
- EPA's Region 3 has unveiled a new easy-to-use Internet program called "Window to My Environment." The new website connects users to a broad array of environmental data for any community by simply typing in a ZIP code or a city/state location. "Window to My Environment" is currently only accessible for communities in the mid-Atlantic region, but will soon be available nationwide at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/.
- NRCS National Water and Climate Center Snow-Precipitation Update for the West
- NRCS Legislative Summaries
Also on the 'Net:
- AGRICOLA: USDA's AGRICultural Online Access
- e-Notes from NACD: Weekly news briefs from the National Association of Conservation Districts: http://www.nacdnet.org/eNotes/.
-
- Conference & Training Connection!
- See the alphabetical-by-subject list of upcoming events. . See NEW! listings under geographic information systems and partnerships.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
Praise for Urban Resources Partnership Program (URP) -
San Francisco County Supervisor Sophie Maxwell recently praised the San Francisco URP at this year's URP Awards Ceremony. "Environmental programs empower and energize the whole community, said Maxwell. Programs such as this spark creativity, imagination, work ethics, and beauty. I applaud their efforts and wish them continued success." Now in its third year, the San Francisco URP has provided leadership, technical assistance, and cost-share funding for 13 community-based organizations to carry out environmentally beneficial projects in southeast San Francisco. Projects have included community gardens, watershed education programs, park restoration and preservation, job training and personal support for teenage girls, recycling, and transforming an asphalt schoolyard into a beautiful and usable community environmental learning center. Your contact is Lisa Hokholt, San Francisco Urban Team Leader, at 415-705-2907.
RC&D Sponsors Home Repair Project -
Delaware's First State Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council, Inc. sponsors the unique and successful Emergency Home Repair Project. Founded in 1991, the project began with 10 volunteers who repaired 13 substandard owner-occupied homes. During FY 1999, 264 volunteers donated 17,670 hours, completing repairs on 312 homes in Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware. Of the homes repaired, 46 percent were minority-owned and 30 percent are owned by disabled individuals. The council works with other nonprofit organizations, professional organizations, banks, and local businesses in supporting volunteer home rehabilitation activities. Your contact is Bill Bell, NRCS State RC&D Coordinator, at 302-678-4169.
NRCS Helps Test "Digester" -
NRCS in Pennsylvania is part of a public-private partnership to initiate a prototype anaerobic digester for the treatment of animal manure and production and recovery of bio-gas. The gas would be used to fire steam-powered generators. NRCS provided funding and design review and construction inspection for the concrete digester tank and the manure transfer system. The digester was installed on the David High farm in Schuylkill County to treat manure from 1,000 pigs. Bio-Waste Management International, Inc., came to NRCS and the State Conservation Commission looking for guidance and funding to help the family-owned company to import technology from India and construct the digester. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Wenger Feed Company also provided financial support for the installation. Your contact is Tim Murphy, NRCS Engineer, at 717-237-2212.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
NRCS State Conservationist Recognized -
The management board of the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region (UMR/GLR) Joint Venture presented Indiana's State Conservationist, Jane Hardisty, with the Non-Game Award for 2000. She was recognized for her partnership work with Ducks Unlimited in restoring over 13,000 acres of wetlands through the Wetlands Reserve Program in Michigan while she served as State conservationist there. The Management Board of the UMR/GLR coordinates regional efforts to achieve the goals and objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan - an international plan to restore waterfowl populations to the benchmark levels of the 1970's. The award recipient is recognized for leadership and contributions to wetland conservation and the resulting benefits to wetland-dependent species. Ducks Unlimited, a private wetland conservation organization and active partner in the UMR/GLR Joint Venture, nominated Hardisty for the award. Your contact is Pam Davidson, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 317-290-3200, ext. 322.
National Conservation District Employee of the Year Announced -
Bill Melven, district manager for the Lexington County, South Carolina, Conservation District was chosen as the national Conservation District Employee of the Year. Melven retired from NRCS and began working with the Lexington conservation district in 1990, where he was active in forming the South Carolina Conservation District Employees Association. He serves on the Lexington County Natural Resources Advisory Committee and the South Carolina Natural Resources Technical Committee. He holds memberships with the SC Wildlife Federation (board member emeritus), Wildlife Society, Fishery Workers Association, Nature Conservancy, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Melven will accept the national award in February at the annual National Association of Conservation Districts conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Your contact is Perdita Belk, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 803-765-5402.
NRCS Earth Team Kudos -
The Earth Team had an outstanding year in Fiscal Year 2000, with the largest increase in volunteer hours since 1982, for a total of 906,225 hours. The 2000 Earth Team Award winners are as follows:
|
Award
|
Recipient
|
| Chief's Cup |
New Mexico |
| National Association of Conservation Districts and NRCS |
Jefferson County, Alabama Soil and Water Conservation District |
| NRCS National RC&D |
Painted Sky Colorado RC&D |
| Individual Volunteer Awards |
East Region - Randy Thompson, Maryland |
| |
West Region – William Eagle, Oregon |
| |
Southeast Region – James Beckley, Virginia |
| |
South Central Region – Chad Latiolais, Louisiana |
| |
Midwest Region – Sonia Santos, Michigan |
| |
Northern Plains Region, Vicki Bauer |
| Group Volunteer Awards |
East Region – Point Pleasant FFA, West Virginia |
| |
West Region Wallowa Band Nez Perce Interpretive Center, Oregon |
| |
Southeast Region – Crestview Field Office, Florida |
| |
South Central Region – Reflections on the Bayou, Louisiana |
| |
Midwest Region – Mlica Field Days Work Group, Missouri |
| |
Northern Plains Region – Community Environmental Partnership, Nebraska |
| NRCS Employee Award |
East Region – Edward Patchcoski, Pennsylvania |
| |
West Region – Lynn Rasmussen, Idaho |
| |
Southeast Region – Greg Taylor, Tennessee |
| |
South Central Region – Holly Martien, Louisiana |
| |
Midwest Region – Mark Forrand, Wisconsin |
| |
Northern Plains Region – Rae Obrey, Colorado |
| Chief's Field Award |
East Region - Troy, New York, Field Office |
| |
West Region – Los Alamos, New Mexico, Field Office |
| |
Southeast Region – Crestview, Florida Field Office |
| |
South Central Region – Thibodaux, Louisiana, Field Office |
| |
Midwest Region – Logansport, Indiana, Field Office |
| |
Northern Plains Region – Salem, South Dakota, Field Office |
| Regional RC&D/NRCS Earth Team Awards |
East Region – Potomac Headwaters RC&D, West Virginia |
| |
West Region – South Coast RC&D, California |
| |
Southeast Region – Northeast Mississippi RC&D, Mississippi |
| |
South Central Region – Imperial Calcasicu RC&D, Louisiana |
| |
Midwest Region – Chariton Valley RC&D, Iowa |
| |
Northern Plains Region – Painted Sky RC&D, Colorado |
Congratulations to the winners of this year's National Earth Team Awards!
Your contact is Michele Eginoire, NRCS National Volunteer Coordinator, at 515-289-0325, ext. 29.
WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON
NRCS to Participate in Agricultural Outlook Forum 2001 -
NRCS staff will be involved in three key sessions during the upcoming Agricultural Outlook Forum 2001 scheduled for February 22-23. The meeting will take place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. A session on achieving sustainable rural development is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Emerging water quality issues: new technology, policies, approaches, and a session on agriculture and air quality standards, will take place on Friday. USDA's 77th outlook conference will offer timely forecasts of farm prospects and insight on developments affecting the farm economy. Speakers will include top government officials, industry analysts, farmers, business leaders and academic experts. Peter Smith, Director, NRCS Resource Economics and Social Sciences Division, and John Stierna, NRCS Senior Economist, are serving as agency program representatives. Program information is posted on the forum website at http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm. Your contact is Ted Kupelian, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 202-720-5776.
Hydric Soils Training Files Now on the Web -
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations covering hydric soil terminology, redoximorphic features, using soil taxonomy to assist in identifying hydric soils, and the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils/NRCS field indicators of hydric soils are available on the NRCS Wetland Science Institute web site at http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/WLI/ under the "training materials" menu. The presentations can be viewed using Microsoft PowerPoint or AdobeAcrobat reader at the web site, or downloaded as PowerPoint presentations. Your contact is Michael Whited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at 413-253-8624.
PLANTS Recognized as a Distinguished Educational Resource -
PLANTS has been recognized by MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) as "a distinguished, high-quality source of learning material." The MERLOT project http://www.merlot.org/ is an online community of faculty who are collaborating to increase the quantity of high quality web-based, interactive teaching and learning materials. MERLOT's primary audience is teachers and learners who are interested in using technology in higher education. Additionally, PLANTS data will now receive the benefit of MERLOT's academic community-based peer review process. Your contact is Scott Peterson, Director, Plant Data Center, at (225) 775-6280 or speterson@trident.itc.nrcs.usda.gov.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
January 19, 2001
As a service to NRCS personnel and the agency's partners, "NRCS This Week" offers the following by-subject list of conferences and training sessions. To add an event, please send an e-mail message to fred.jacobs@usda.gov
- AFO/CAFO
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Outlook/Policy
- Agroforestry/Forestry
- Air Quality
- Coastal Zone Management
- Forestry
NEW! Geographic Information Systems
- Global Climate Change
Grazing Land & Grassland
- Invasive Plant Species
- Irrigation Management
- Locally Led Conservation
- Nutrient Management
NEW! Partnerships
- Range Management
- Rural History
- Soil Science/Erosion Control
- Water Quality
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
-
-
AFO/CAFO
-
- Dairy Manure Systems: Equipment and Technology Selection
- March 20-22
- Rochester, New York
- an educational
- Dairy Manure Systems: Equipment and Technology Selection is a conference intended for farm managers and their advisors, soil and water conservation district staff, nutrient management consultants, cooperative extension educators, equipment distributors, university specialists, farm system designers and builders, and environmental professionals. It will examine technology and equipment selection for manure handling, treatment, land application, and odor control.. The conference will focus on a systems approach to planning. For more infomration call 607-255-7654 or visit the conference website at http://www.nraes.org/conferences/manure.html.
Agricultural Economics
-
- American Agricultural Economics Associtaion Annual (AAEA) Meeting
- August 5-8
- Chicago, Illinois
- AAEA seeks submission for posters, papers, organized symposia and free sessions for the 2001 annual meeting in Chicago. For more information, contact Nancy Herselius at 515-233-3202, or nancy@aaea.org or visit the meeting website at http://www.aaea.org/meetings/.
- TO TOP
Agricultural Engineering
-
- American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) 2001 Annual Meeting
- July 29-August 1
- Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California
- The ASAE annual meeting will provide and opportunity for attendees to interact with engineering professionals worldwide, share ideas, techniques, and research with peers, and promote the profession of agricultural, food and biological engineering. For more information visit the conference website at http://www.asae.org/meetings/am2001/cfp-2001.pdf or contact William Hughey, NRCS National Agricultural Engineer, at 202-720-5023.
- TO TOP
Agricultural Outlook/Policy
-
- Agricultural Outlook Forum 2001
- February 22-23
- Arlington, Virginia, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold its Agricultural Outlook Forum 2001 to provide timely forecasts of farm prospects and insight on developments affecting the farm economy. Speakers will include top government officials, industry analysts, farmers, business leaders and academic experts. USDA plans to release a new set of long-term commodity projections at the forum. For more information visit the conference website at http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm.
- TO TOP
Agroforestry/Forestry
-
- Forest Utilization Conference
- May 1-3
- Wagoner OK
- The Ouachita Mountains Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. will sponsor its 6th annual Forest Utilization Conference and Equipment Exposition at the Western Hills Guest Resort in Sequoyah State Park on the shores of Lake Fort Gibson. For information, contact Gary Garman, Coordinator for Ouachita Mountains RC&D Council, at (918)-423-2479, fax 918-423-0793, email omrcandd@icok.net or visit the web site http://www.icok.net/~omrcandd
-
- Southern Forest Science Conference: Contributions of Forest Research to Sustainable Forestry Preliminary Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
- November 26 - 28
- Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Southern Forest Science Conference will highlight the history and future of research in sustainable forestry. The conference is for anyone interested in the science of southern forests and is open to researchers, research managers and research users as well as policymakers, landowners and other interested stakeholders. Call for Papers: Topics, deadlines and other information can be found at the conference website at http://www.southernforestscience.net/ For more information contact www.southernforestscience.net or the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station at (828)-257-4302.
- TO TOP
Air Quality
-
- Future Directions in Air Quality Research
- February 12-15
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
- Conference topics will focus on ecological, atmospheric, regulatory/policy and educational issues. The conference is sponsored by the Air Resources Research Consortium. For more information contact Sherrie Knott at (919) 515-2261 or visit the conference website at http://www2.ncsu.edu/cpe/airqualconf.html
- TO TOP
Coastal Zone Management
-
- Coastal Zone 01
- July 15-19
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Coastal Zone 01 will feature important lessons learned by coastal managers around the world and models of successful partnerships, such as that established in the Great Lakes, where two sovereign nations jointly manage water and living resources of this great "inland sea." Cleveland offers an outstanding opportunity to examine how local and regional issues are connected to worldwide influences of culture and commerce, climate and biology. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz2001/conference.html.
-
- TO TOP
-
-
- Forestry
-
- Forest Stewardship: Now That the Fires are Out... Lessons from the 2000 Fire Season"
- March 26-27
- Moscow, Idaho, University Inn - Best Western
- The Clearwater Resource Conservation & Development Council will sponsor its eleventh annual two-day conference aimed at the non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowner. Four main sessions will include Passing the Torch: What Will Be your Legacy? Fire Season 2000: Nature's Legacy, After the Fire: Management Implications, Forest Certification: Why Should I Certify? A number of vendors and organizations will display. For more information, contact Dan Pierce, RC&D Coordinator, at 208-882-4960 ext. 110 or Harry Lee, at 208-885-6900 or crcdc@moscow.com.
- TO TOP
- Geographic Information Systems
-
- NEW! GIS 2001 - Branching Out: Spatial Technology Goes Mainstream
- February 19-22
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- The conference theme, "Branching Out: Spatial Technology Goes Mainstream," reflects the results of a great number of recent technological advances within the industry. These advances include strong progress on GIS interoperability, spatial data storage in commercial relational databases, Global Positioning System integration, new high-resolution satellite imagery and the use of the Internet for data dissemination and web-based mapping. GIS 2001 will explore and explain the implications of each of these advancements as GIS enters the world of mainstream information technology. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.gisconference.com/.
- TO TOP
2001 Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) Annual Conference XXIV
- March 4 - 7
- San Diego Convention Center
- San Diego, California
- GITA's Annual Conference and Exhibition is the premier educational event for professionals involved in geospatial information technologies, including automated mapping/facilities management (AM/FM), geographic information systems (GIS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and related technologies. Conference XXIV will provide attendees with better ways to plan, design, manage, and maintain information technology systems and operations. . For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.gita.org/events/01xxiv_open2.html.
- TO TOP
2001 American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual Conference
- April 23-27
- America's Center / Adams Mark Hotel
- St. Louis, MO
- The 2001 ASPRS Conference and Technology Exhibition will highlight capabilities and technologies needed for you to succeed as we enter an era where decisions are increasingly based on geographic data. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.asprs.org/stl01/.
- TO TOP
The Fifth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition
- 17-20 September
- San Francisco, California - San Francisco Marriott Hotel
- This international conference will provide a unique forum for the exchange of ideas and information on the latest developments in airborne remote sensing systems and applications for addressing critical issues now facing the scientific, governmental, and commercial communities. Sessions will include disaster assessment and management data handling and processing, sensor systems for early fire detection, small aircraft and UAV operations, environmental planning and risk management, airborne science operations, land mines and unexploded ordinance, integration of airborne and satellite imaging, water resources and waste disposal monitoring, augmenting satellite remote sensing data, and advanced airborne sensors. The program will offer over 300 presentations by experts from around the world. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.erim-int.com/CONF/5th_airborne/5thairborne.html.
- TO TOP
- Global Climate Change
-
- The GW XII Global Warming International Conference and Expo
- April 8-11
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- The GW XII Global Warming International Conference and Expo will provide an international review of progress towards Kyoto Protocol Targets by all nations in all relevant sectors, and to present the most current science and policy activities on global warming, sustainable environment and health on five continents. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www2.msstate.edu/~krreddy/glowar/gw12c.html.
- TO TOP
- Grazing Land & Grassland
-
- Grassland Ecosystems: An Outlook into the 21st. Century
- February 10-21
- São Pedro State of Sao Paulo Brazil
- The International Grassland Congress will be focusing on grassland ecosystems, and the program has been designed to bring an updated broad view on current knowledge and available technology to improve different animal production systems under pasture conditions. For more information, write to the XIX International Grassland Congress; ESALQ; Av.; Padua Dias; 11; 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP Brasil or e-mail igc2001@esalq.usp.br or visit the conference website at http://www.igc2001-brazil.org.br/segunda2.htm.
-
- Great Lakes International Grazing Conference
- February 12-13
- Shipshewana, Indiana - Shipshewana Antique Auction Barn
- This conferencewill have concurrentsessions for dairy, beef, sheep and a session on animal behavior. Other sessions will be conducted on soil health, riparian grazing, carbon sequestration, grass silage and phosphorus supplementation and the environment. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.msue.msu.edu/jackson/GLGC.htm or call 219-463-3471.
-
- TO TOP
-
- Invasive Plant Species
-
- Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants
- February 15
- Vernon, Connecticut - The Colony of Vernon, Route 83
- The Southern New England Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society invites you to Vernon, Connecticut on February 15, for a day devoted to strategies for managing invasive plants. Speakers and poster displays will cover early detection of non-native invasive plants, general guidelines for taking action, specific control strategies, and native plant alternatives. Representatives from state and regional invasive plant coalitions will be on hand with educational materials and networking opportunities. The afternoon will include an interactive forum during which you may pose questions to a panel of experts.
- Plants out of Place: Invasive Plant Conference for the Upper Midwest
- March 1-2
- Eau Claire, Wisconsin - Ramada Inn -
- Plants out of Place: Invasive Plant Conference is the first confernce of its kind for the Upper Midwest. The conference will provide an opprtunity to share current information and methods for dealing with invasive plants in forests, grasslands, and wetlands in the Upper Midwest, as well as participate in the organizational meeting for the Wisconsin Invasive Plant Council. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.plantsoutofplace.org or call 715-834-9672 or 608)-67-5066.
-
- TO TOP
-
- Irrigation Management
-
- Central Plains Irrigation Short Course & Equipment Exposition
- February 5-6
- Kearney, Nebraska, Holiday Inn.
- Topics for technical sessions include sprinkler irrigation uniformity, limited water & conservation, water quality, subsurface drip irrigation, precision agrculture, wter mnagement to cnserve energy, surface irrigation, and irrigation with degreaded water. The General Session will include presentations on cooperative agreement update, republican river update, and water marketing in Nebraska. For more information, visit the confernce website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/sdi/REvents/cpia.html.
- TO TOP
- Locally Led Conservation
-
- National Conference on Locally Led Conservation Efforts
- June 3-5
- Nebraska City, Nebraska, Lied Conference Center on the Arbor Day Farm
- NRCS, the National Arbor Day Foundation, and the National Association of Conservation Districts will sponsor a national forum for individuals and groups to share lessons learned about locally led or locally driven conservation efforts and to stimulate the advances of this "bottom up" approach to natural resource management.
-
- Program focus: Locally led or locally driven conservation is an effort to empower citizens a community to work effectively to assess the health of their land and to address collectively their conservation priorities using the programmatic tools and resources available from Federal, State, and local governments, as well as private sources. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.arborday.org/programs/conferences.html
- TO TOP
- Nutrient Management
-
- The Second International Nitrogen Conference (N2001), "Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Food and Energy Production and Environmental Protection"
- October 14-18
- Bolger Conference Center, in Potomac, Maryland, near Washington, DC
- N2001 will bring together a diverse array of scientists, policy makers, and nitrogen producers and users to discuss current understanding of nitrogen science and policy; ways to meet humanity's increasing demand for food, feed and fiber production, energy, and transportation, while minimizing environmental problems brought about by increased circulation of biologically active N compounds. Complete instructions and updates on submission of papers, oral and poster presentations, abstracts and general information concerning the conference can be found at http://esa.sdsc.edu/n2001. For further information, contact Rhonda Kranz at 202-833-8773 ext 212.
- TO TOP
- Partnerships
-
- 2001 National Association of Conservation Districts' Annual Meeting
- February 4-8
- Fort Worth, Texas
- For more information about the meeting, contact Robert Raschke on 303-988-1810 or visit the conference website at http://www.nacdnet.org/meetings/01annual/program.html.
-
-
- NEW! Commodity Classic
- February 25-27
- San Antonio, Texas,
- Commodity Classic is the Sixth Annual Convention and Trade Show of the American Soybean Association (ASA) and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Soybean and corn producers opportunities to learn, discuss, see new products, and network with other growers, all as part of a unique experience that will help producers enhance farm efficiency and profitability. Complete details about 2001 Commodity Classic and registration information are available on the web site at www.commodityclassic.com or by calling 636-928-3700.
-
- TO TOP
-
-
- Range Management
-
- 2001 Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Show
- Jan 31- Feb. 4, 2001
- San Antonio, Texas
- A Joint Meeting of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Cattlemen's Beef Promotion & Research Board, American National CattleWomen, Inc., Cattle-Fax, and National Cattlemen's Foundation. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.beef.org/groups/meetings/convention.htm.
The Society for Range Management 54th Annual Meeting - 2001: A Range Odyssey
- February 17-23
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- Land managers, scientists, educators, students, producers and conservationists are invited to particpate in a professional program of posters, trade show, technical presentations, and six symposia. Symposia topics which have been accepted include: the role of fire in ecological restoration; ecosystem simplification (or why a patchwork quilt is more valuable than a burlap sack); noxious weeds - a global rangeland crisis; land restoration sucess and sustainability; the ecology and management of sage grouse populations; and many more. For more infomration, visit the conference website at http://www.casrm.org/Hawaii.shtml.
-
- TO TOP
- Rural History
-
- Water and Rural History Symposium
- May 31 - June 2
- Reno, Nevada, University of Nevada at Reno (UNR) College of Agriculture
- The Agricultural History Society, NRCS, University of Nevada at Reno (UNR) College of Agriculture, and UNR Department of History will hold a Water and Rural History Symposium,. Housing is available at the University Inn on the UNR campus. In addition to the presentations, the symposium will include a one-day field tour focusing on history and water issues in Nevada. For registration information, please contact Professor William D. Rowley, History Department (308), University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557 (Telephone 775-784-6852) or by e-mail at rowley@scs.unr.edu.
-
- TO TOP
- Soil Science/Erosion Control
-
- International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) 32nd Annual Conference and Expo
- February 5-9
- Las Vegas, Nevada, Rio Suite Hotel and Convention Center
- IECA's Annual Conference and Expo is open to all erosion and sediment control professionals and suppliers. This event features five days of learning, including day-long training courses, half-day workshops, field tours and technical paper presentations. Topics of interest will appeal to contractors, landscape architects, civil engineers, public works and regulatory professionals, consultants, developers, mining and ski industry representatives. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.ieca.org/index_conference.html.
- TO TOP
-
- The 24th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Conference
- July 9-11
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- The conference will provide federal and non-federal scientists, educators, consultants, and farmers from the Southern Region the opportunity to present and discuss recent, research accomplishments in conservation tillage. Deadline for title/summaries is Jan. 15, 2001. For more information visit the website at http://www.agr.okstate.edu/SCTC or contact Jim Stiegler at 405-744-6421 or jhs@mail.pss.okstate.edu.
- TO TOP
-
-
- Water Quality
-
- 7th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference
- March 25-29
- Reno, Nevada
- Will provide Federal and non-Federal scientists and managers from various disciplines the opportunity to discuss recent accomplishments and progress in research and on technical developments in the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of sedimentation. Scheduled are tours, exhibitions, and presentations of papers. For more information about the conference, visit the website at http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/SED7FISC_crf.html
- Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) 2001 Annual Conference
- August 4-8
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Kingston Plantation
- For more information visit the confernce website at http://www.swcs.org/f_what_calendar.htm
- The deadline for Call for Papers is December 1, 2000. For more information visit the conference website or contact Charlie Persinger, Director of Member Services, SWCS, at 515-289-2331, ext 12 or charliep@swcs.org.
- TO TOP
- Watersheds
-
- Seventh National Watershed Conference
- May 20-23
- Richmond, Virginia
- The theme: "Small Watershed Programs: Past, Present, and Future." This conference will examine our Nation's rich history with upstream small watershed programs and will explore innovative ways of accomplishing watershed project objectives as traditional sources of assistance become harder to get. . For more information contact John W. Peterson, (703) 455-6886, fax (703) 455-6888;e-mail, jwpeterson@erols.com
-
- TO TOP
-
|
About Us