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Friday, March 23, 2001 Washington, DC.
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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
--Anne Frank (1929-1945) Holocaust Victim
- Focus on the Field
- Michigan: Flood Plain Management Studies - a True Partnership Collaboration
- Virginia: Virginia Scouts Plant Trees for CREP
- Wisconsin: Wisconsin Releases Hmong Language Training Video
National
- Celebrate Women's History Month!
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- What's Up in Washington
- PRMS Update
- Michigan and Massachusetts Guides Released
Tech Tip
- Visit the Ecological Site Information System Web Site
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- USDA/NRCS 'NetNewsLinks:
- 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/.
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- Conference & Training Connection!
- See the alphabetical-by-subject list of upcoming events. . See NEW listings under Grazing Land and Grassland, Special Emphasis Program Training, Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation, and Soil Science/Erosion Control.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
Flood Plain Management Studies - a True Partnership Collaboration -
Twenty-three Michigan township and county government agencies have signed an agreement with NRCS to assist with a study of the Thornapple Grand watershed. A flood plain management study and maps outlining the high-risk areas along the Thornapple River and Mud Creek for 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100-year storm events will be developed to enable local communities to plan emergency transportation routes and other safety measures. At the signing ceremony, Michigan NRCS State Conservationist Ronald C. Williams welcomed the other partners to the study, which is scheduled to be completed by March 2004. Your contact is Christina Coulon, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist at 517-253-4371, or chris.coulon@mi.usda.gov.
Virginia Scouts Plant Trees for CREP -
Camp Shenandoah, the Stonewall Jackson Area Council Camp for the Boy Scouts of America, is the site of the largest conservation program in Virginia's history. Nearly 140 Boy Scouts and Scout Leaders converged at the site to begin planting 1,300 hardwood trees. The Boy Scouts of America enrolled a farm, which serves as an outdoor classroom for scouts, into USDA's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, and local soil and water conservation districts. As part of the tree-planting effort, the Scouts became Earth Team Volunteers, contributing over 900 volunteer hours to complete the job. Your contact is Robert N. Whitescarver, NRCS District Conservationist, at 540-248-4328, or bobby.whitescarver@vaverona.fsc.usda.gov.
Wisconsin Releases Hmong Language Training Video -
A new video that can be used to help train Hmong vegetable farmers obtain Wisconsin private pesticide applicator certification, was produced by the University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX) and NRCS, with help from Roger Flashinski, UWEX and Mai Zong Vue, State Refugee Office. The certification is required to assure safe use of pesticides for production of healthy food and maintaining good water quality. The Hmong are involved in market gardening agriculture and historically have found it difficult to obtain private pesticide applicator certificates, due largely to the language barrier. Videos and booklets in Hmong are also available for loan from the NRCS State office in Madison. Your contact is Dan Lynch, NRCS District Conservationist, at 262-284-8273, or dlynch@co.ozaukee.wi.us.
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Celebrate Women's History Month! -
Women's dreams, goals, and accomplishments have resulted in remarkable accomplishments in every area of society, from business and medicine to community service, sports, and the arts. The Women's Museum recently opened in Dallas, Texas, serves as a forum to showcase women's contributions toward improving everyone's lives in the 21st century. Visit the Women's Museum online at http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/. Your contact is Nadine Scott, Vice President, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, at 760-757-6685.
WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON
PRMS Update -
NRCS's Web-based Performance and Results Measurement System (PRMS) tracks and monitors agency-wide performance goals and progress toward achieving these goals. The system is streamlined, user-friendly, and aligns NRCS performance measurement with the Government Performance and Results Act. Instead of relying on expensive reports that once took months to generate, NRCS now uses the Internet as its communications vehicle, thereby making performance data universally available on a daily basis to NRCS employees, conservation partners, and the general public. The monthly report shows performance and progress on a National, regional, or State basis by county, conservation district, and congressional district. Reports show specific performance measures, the annual target goal for performance measures, and progress toward achieving the target goal. Since PRMS clearly shows how the agency's strategic resources are used and what is accomplished with the public investment, feedback from employees, conservation partners, and customers continues to be positive. Nationwide and local conservation information in the monthly report can be viewed at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/prms. To visit PRMS for the current month, click on "Products" and then "Summary Reports." Your contact is Dan Lawson, Director, NRCS Strategic and Performance Planning Division, at 202-720-5322 or dan.lawson@usda.gov.
Michigan and Massachusetts Guides Released -
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Research Foundation, working with the National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information at the University of Arkansas, has released the first 2 of 50 by-State inventories. The inventories feature environmental regulations affecting agriculture, a Federal guide to environmental legislation affecting agriculture, and who to contact for additional information. The Michigan and Massachusetts guides are available to farmers, ranchers, policy makers, and others to help them understand the effects environmental laws have on their agricultural operations. The guides are located on NASDA's Website at http://www.nasda.org/. To access the guides, go to the "Foundation" section on the site and click on "State-by-State Environmental Laws Affecting Agriculture Guides." Each document is available in portable document format (PDF). All 50 guides will be available on NASDA's Website in the coming months. Your contact is Tom Sommer, NRCS Resource Conservationist, at 202-720-1836.
TECH TIP
Visit the Ecological Site Information System Web Site - The Ecological Site Information System (ESIS) Web site at http://plants.usda.gov/esis is the repository for the data associated with the collection of forestland and rangeland plot data, and with the development of ecological site descriptions. ESIS is organized into two applications and associated databases: Ecological Site Descriptions (ESD) and Ecological Site Inventory (ESI). The ESD application provides a structure for organized data input, revision, and retrieval of ecological site description information. As ecological site descriptions are developed, they will be entered into this database. The ESI application provides the capability to enter, edit, and retrieve agroforestry, forestry, and range plot data. Plot data collected via the Soil-Woodland Correlation Field Data Sheet (ECS-005), Windbreak-Soil-Species Evaluation Data Sheet (ECS-004), and Production and Composition Record for Native Grazing Lands (SCS-RANGE-417) will be stored in this database. Your contact is George Peacock, NRCS Grazing Lands Technology Institute, at 817-509-3211, or gpeacock@ftw.nrcs.usda.gov.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
March 23, 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 Marketing
- Agroforestry/Forestry
- Coastal Zone Management
- Conservation Education
- Conservation Communications
- Forestry
Geographic Information Systems
- Global Climate Change
NEW! Grazing Land & Grassland
- Locally Led Conservation
- Nutrient Management
Rural History
- NEW! Soil Science/Erosion Control
- NEW! Special Emphasis Program Training
- Volunteers
- Water Quality
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
- NEW! Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation
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AFO/CAFO
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- Dairy Manure Systems: Equipment and Technology Selection
- March 20-22
- Rochester, New York
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- 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
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- 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/.
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Agricultural Engineering
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- 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.
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Agricultural Marketing
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- Meat Goat Conference
- May 12
- Voorheesville, New York - USDA Service Center
- The Hudson Mohawk Resource Conservation And Development Council, Inc. in partnership with Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension are will sponsor a Meat Goat Conference from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the USDA Service Center on Martin Road in Voorheesville. The increased demand for goat meat across the northeast has lead to a concerted effort to improve marketing channels. The production of meat goats could be environmentally sound and profitable on marginal land that has few alternative production uses. The conference will explore meat goat management, pasture requirements, animal health, and marketing. For more information, call 518-828-4385, ext. 105.
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Agroforestry/Forestry
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- Opportunities in Agroforestry Conference
- April 7
- LaCrosse, Wisconsin
- Topics include: agroforestry overview, hybrid hazelnuts, cultivated & wild fungi, growing & marketing medicinal herbs, trees & more- short term income possibilities, ornamentals & agroforestry, silvopasturing & alley cropping, funding your agroforestry system, and maple sap collection & syrup production. For more information contact the Southwest Badger Resource Conservation and Development, at 608-348-3235 or steve.bertjens@wi.usda.gov.
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- Agroforestry and Forest Management Learning Community Workshop
- April 24-26
- Cornell University, New York - Arnot Forest
- The workshop is designed to advance professional development in the area of agroforestry and forest management as these practices apply to sustaining small farms and to creating forest farming learning communities in the northeast. For more information contact Louise E. Buck at 607-255-5994 or Leb3@cornell.edu.
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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
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- 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.
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Coastal Zone Management
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- 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.
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Conservation Education
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- National Science Teachers Association Annual Meeting
- March 22-25
- St. Louis, Missouri
- The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the nation's largest science education organization representing all grade levels, K to post-graduate as well as an international component. NSTA members are prime users of NRCS materials. NRCS and NSTA have a Cooperative Agreement that has lead to the production of Dig-In: Hands-on Soil Investigations for the K-4 level. For more information, contact Cindy Workosky at 703-243-7100
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Conservation Communications
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- National Association of Farm Broadcasters
- April 28-May 1
- Washington, D.C.
- This is the "Washington Watch" meeting. Some 35 broadcasters interview persons on Capitol Hill, at USDA, and others around Washington, D.C. For more information, visit the NAFB website at http://www.nafb.com.
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- Forestry
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- 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.
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- Geographic Information Systems
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- 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/.
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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.
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- Global Climate Change
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- 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.
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- Grazing Land & Grassland
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- Diversified Grazing Program
- April 7
- Acra, New York - Lange's Groveside Resort
- The program will be held from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., offering opportunities in grass based agriculture. The program features Dr. James Hayes the leading authority on grassland management for diversified livestock operations. Adele Hayes will articulate effective marketing strategies for your livestock operation. The distinguished panel of experts will discuss insights into raising pastured veal, poultry, sheep, goats and elk. There will be a grass based dairy panel comprised of three of our region's innovative dairy farmers. Agricultural entrepreneurs can learn how to profit from Troy Bishop's presentation, "Amber Waves of Goldenrod Into Green...Beef Production on Rented Land." For more information, contact Hudson Mohawk Resource Conservation And Development Council, Inc. at 518-828-4385 x 105.
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- NEW! American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Conference
- April 22 to 25, 2001
- Springdale, Arkansas
- The theme of the 2001 Conference is "Forages- Diamonds in the Rough". The meeting provides attendees an opportunity to hear the latest on Special workshops on "Forage Quality" and "Hay Sampling" will be featured. The meeting will focus on the mechanics and benefits of controlled grazing while professional papers will cover the latest in all aspects of forage agriculture. For a complete program agenda and registration form contact http://www.afgc.org/meeting2001.html or call Dana Tucker at 1-800-944-2342.
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- Locally Led Conservation
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- 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
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- Nutrient Management
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- 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.
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- Rural History
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- NEW! Hugh Hammond Bennett's 120th Year Birthday Celebration
- April 13
- Platteville, Wisconsin at University of Wisconsin at Platteville
- NRCS is organizing and coordinating celebration of Hugh Hammond Bennett's 120th birthday anniversary to kick-off the Earth Day/Earth Team festivities across the Nation. Hugh Hammond Bennett, known as the "father of the Soil Conservation Service," was the first Chief of Soil Conservation Service. The all-day Chautauqua-style meeting will feature live music from Warren Nelson's Big Top Chautauqua and a re-enactment of the original 1933 play, "Old Man Erosion." Many noted conservationists will speak throughout the day. For more information, contact Renae Anderson, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist at 608- 276-8732 ext.- 227.
- 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.
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- Soil Science/Erosion Control
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- NEW! National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference
- June 25-29
- Ft. Collins, Colorado
- The conference convenes every other year on the odd-numbered years to discuss and develop solutions to issues of national concern to the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Participants of the National Cooperative Soil Survey include representatives from the 1862 land-grant universities experiment stations, NRCS, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, BIA, EPA, USFWS, National Association of Consulting Soil Scientists, the 1890 land-grant universities and western tribal colleges. Other interested foreign and domestic groups such as lead scientists from Canada, Mexico and South Africa are invited to participate as users of soil surveys. This year the theme of the conference will be Building for the Future: Science, New Technology & People. For more information, contact Maxine Levin, Program Manager, NRCS Soil Survey Division, at 202-720-1809 or maxine.levin@usda.gov.
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- 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.
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- Special Emphasis Program Training
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- NEW! Third Annual Asian Pacific Islander Organization (APIO) National Training Conference
- August 14-17
- Reno, Nevada
- The APIO National Training Conference will be held at the Boomtown Resort near Reno, Nevada. Check the APIO web site for all of the latest information as it becomes available at http://www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov/apio or contact Kent Matsutani, Vice President APIO, at 308-254-4507 ext.3, or w.matsutani@ne.usda.gov.
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- Volunteers
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- National Earth Team Volunteer Coordinators Training Conference
- July 16-19,2001
- Arlington, Virginia
- For more information about the conference, contact Michele Eginoire, NRCS National Earth Team Volunteer Coordinator, at 515-289-0325, ext.29 or eginoire@swcs.org.
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- Water Quality
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- 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
- 2nd National Conference - Nonpoint Source Pollution Information & Education Programs
- May 14-17
- Chicago, Illinois – Congress Plaza Hotel
- The conference will provide a unique opportunity – on a national scale – to learn and share ideas on nonpoint source pollution information and education strategies. The conference will explore practical, state-of-the-art examples of successful outreach programs through exciting sessions that focus on "lessons learned." The conference is for nonpoint source program staff and environmental service groups that work with local adult and youth education programs. For more information, contact Bob Kirschner at 847-835-6837 or bkirschn@chicagobotanic.org.
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.
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- 2001 Groundwater Foundation Annual Conference
- November 14-16
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers
- This year's theme is "Technologies Communities Can Use to Protect Their Drinking Water." The conference is a useful event for anyone involved with education about water resources, whatever your audience. The conference will provide and opportunity for attendees to learn about successful activities undertaken in communities across the country and share what they've learned in their own communities. For more information contact Sherene Hess, Project Director, Water Resource Education Network, at 724-465-4978 or sherenehess@yourinter.net or visit the conference website at http://pa.lwv.org/wren/.
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- Watersheds
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- 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
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- 5th International Conference Diffuse/Nonpoint Pollution and Watershed Management
- June 10-15
- Milwaukee, WI
- The conference will point out the problems of the past and develop solutions for the new century. The resolution of the problem requires innovative technologies, economic and regulative tools, basin wide planning, and citizens' initiatives. Problems and solutions of diffuse pollution may differ between the developed and developing countries. Different goals and approaches are also apparent; however, the need for resolution is unifying. Therefore, this conference will provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and networking among the delegates and national delegations. Papers and posters will be presented on the following general themes: A. Source Identification and Measurement; B. Water Quality Impact; C. Solutions to Diffuse Pollution; D. Socioeconomic and Policy Considerations; and E. Modeling, Information Management and Transfer. More than 200 speakers and presenters from 36 countries and all five inhabited continents will be featured during the four-day program. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.mu.edu/environment/iwa-page.htm.
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- Wetlands
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