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Friday, May 4, 2001 Washington, DC.

"A dawn wind stirs on the great marsh. With almost imperceptible slowness, it rolls a bank of fog across the wild morass. Like the white ghost of a glacier, the mists advance, riding over phalanxes of tamarack, sliding across bog meadows heavy with dew. A single silence hangs from horizon to horizon."

– from A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), American author and conservationist

Focus on the Field
Alaska: Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative at Work in Alaska
Nebraska: Iowa Tribe Works on Erosion Challenges
Maryland: NRCS Earth Day Volunteers Protect Chesapeake Bay Waters
Texas: Texas Prairie Wetlands Study

What's Up in Washington
Celebrate American Wetlands Month

Tech Tip
New Biosolids Guide Available

RC&D Notes
RC&D Coordinator Recognized by Winrock International
Mayors Make Good Earth Team Volunteers
 
USDA/NRCS 'NetNewsLinks
NRCS National Water and Climate Center Snow-Precipitation Update for the West: ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/update/ws.txt.
NRCS Legislative Summaries: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/legislative/Summary106.html.

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 May 4 "Conference & Training Connection" for an alphabetical-by-subject list of upcoming events. See NEW! listings under Wetlands and Conservation Reserve Program.

FOCUS ON THE FIELD

Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative at Work in Alaska - The NRCS National Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative is being successfully implemented on a large cattle ranch on Alaska's rugged Kodiak Island to protect and restore important silver and red salmon, and Kodiak brown bear habitat. NRCS's Homer Field Office is assisting the Copelee Livestock Company, a Colorado-based cattle operation that recently purchased long-term grazing rights to a 34,000-acre grazing lease, in minimizing riparian damage to highly productive salmon and brown bear habitat along Lake Rose Tead on northeast Kodiak Island. Through the National Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative, ranchers will be able to improve management and protect more than 23,000-lineal feet and 50 acres of lake frontage, and premier silver and red salmon spawning areas and Kodiak brown bear habitat. Trees will be established and the buffer area will be protected from future livestock impacts by fencing to permanently exclude cattle from these critical areas. Presently, the 300-plus mother cow herd has unrestricted access to the area and is drawn there during the harsh winter months. The Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and local outdoor sportsmen's and environmental groups have enthusiastically combined their support of the habitat protection and enhancement, and tree buffer planting effort. Your contact is Mark Kinney, NRCS District Conservationist, at 907-235-8177.

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Iowa Tribe Works on Erosion Challenges - Like many farms in Richardson County, Nebraska, the farmland operated by the Iowa Tribe is waging a constant battle with erosion. Bill Fee, farm manager for the Iowa Tribe, has been actively fighting that battle and winning, thanks to the conservation planning assistance provided by NRCS. Vera Ploeger, NRCS soil conservation technician at the Falls City field office, has worked with Fee and the Tribe in designing conservation practices for their highly erodible farmland. According to Fee, the soil in the area "melts like sugar" making it hard to prevent erosion that causes the formation of large gullies. "We had one gully that you could put a combine in. Vera took care of it so you'd never know it was ever there," Fee observed. NRCS's Ploeger designed a diversion and a tile system to help slow the water running off the field. She also helped design terraces, waterways, and filter strips for the Tribe. "With the help of NRCS, it's been made into a good producing farm," Fee said. To help prevent erosion, the Tribe has planted all their crops using no-till. They have also converted over 200 acres of highly erodible land to pasture. According to Fee, the Tribal Council has been very receptive to the installation of several conservation measures. The Tribe also pays for a majority of the conservation work themselves. Fee estimates that the Tribe spends about $10,000 a year on conservation measures alone. "The Tribe has the attitude that we should take care of the land. We want to leave it in better shape than what we found it," Fee reflected. Your contact is Joanna Pope, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 402-443-3463.

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NRCS Earth Day Volunteers Protect Chesapeake Bay Waters - More than 100 people gathered to celebrate Earth Day and the spirit of volunteerism at Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area on Maryland's Eastern Shore. NRCS staff joined elementary and high school students and AmeriCorps volunteers to learn about conservation first-hand by working in teams to stabilize the shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay and Wye River. NRCS staff gave presentations at each site where participants worked on conservation activities including shoreline cleanup, planting marsh grasses on the beach, planting trees to form a riparian buffer, and building wood duck and bat boxes for installation in wildlife areas. In addition to the obvious benefits to the landscape and wildlife of Wye Island, the event offered an opportunity to put conservation in action for Earth Day by bringing the experience of field conservation work to many employees and students who traditionally spend the day inside a classroom or office. Your contact is Carol Hollingsworth, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 410-757-0861, ext. 313.

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Texas Prairie Wetlands Project - The town of Cuero, Texas, NRCS, and other partners who make up the Texas Prairie Wetlands Project took the first place 2001 Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership category at the Gulf of Mexico Program annual awards ceremony this week. The partnership was recognized for cooperatively managing, creating, developing, restoring, or enhancing wetland habitat in order to maintain and increase waterfowl and other waterbird populations on private lands in a 28-county area along the Texas Gulf Coast. The award-winning project achieved its private lands objective as outlined for Texas coastal and rice prairie counties by the Gulf Coast Joint Venture. The North American Waterfowl Management Plan has identified this historic waterfowl migration and wintering area as critical to migrating and wintering wildlife. Your contact is Richard Bettge, NRCS Engineer, at 361-275-5948 ext. 104.

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WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON

Celebrate American Wetlands Month (AWM) - Join others throughout America this month by celebrating the uniqueness, beauty and importance of this Nation's wetlands. This year's theme for the celebration is, "AWM 2001: American Wetlands: Keep 'Em Native!"

What Can You Do to Help Preserve and Protect America's Wetlands?
  • Participate in Wetlands Conservation and Sustainability Workshops
Every year, workshops are offered to volunteers, non-profit groups, government agency staffs, and businesses across the country. Participants learn about wetland ecology, functions and values, regulations and permits, and wetland monitoring. Each workshop includes field time getting to know wetlands by examining hydrology, plants, soil, and surrounding land uses. Call 800-BUG-IWLA (284-4952) for more information about workshops in your area.
 
  • Take Advantage of Wetland Technical and Networking Resources
The Izaak Walton League (IWLA) offers AWM kits on the Internet to help local groups initiate on-the-ground projects. The kits include fact sheets on wetlands, project ideas, contact information, case studies of projects from across the country, and links to many informative wetland sites. You can download the kit from the IWLA's website at http://www.iwla.org/sos/awm/awmkit.html. IWLA also provides technical and networking assistance to anyone interested in working for wetlands. Call 800-BUG-IWLA (284-4952), or e-mail at awm@iwla.org, to get more information. Save Our Streams (SOS) sells informative materials including the Handbook for Wetlands Conservation and Sustainability and a video "Wetland Stewardship: A Call to Action." View these and other wetlands publications and materials at http://www.iwla.org/sos/handbook/index.htm.

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TECH TIP

New Biosolids Guide Available - In a joint effort with USDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published "Guide to Field Storage of Biosolids." The guide contains chapters on odors (including characterization and sampling), water quality (runoff management practices), pathogens, recommended field storage practices (with checklist for site managers), community relations, biosolids derived by-products and other organic materials, nutrient content of organic products, and a directory of State regulators (including websites). The guide provides a set of consistent recommended management practices for field storage of biosolids. In addition, it describes elements needed for good site design and operation and the need for continuing partnership and communication between generators and managers responsible for storage and land use. There is a discussion of recommendations for storage of organic by-products other than biosolids, as well as compost issues, through a holistic perspective to management of organic by-products. An electronic version of the guide is accessible on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/owm/bio/fsguide/index.htm, which is linked to the EPA biosolids page at http://www.epa.gov/owm/bio.htm.

Your contact is Dr. Patricia D. Millner, USDA Agricultural Research Service research microbiologist, at 301-504-8163 or millnerp@ba.ars.usda.gov.

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RC&D NOTES

RC&D Coordinator Recognized by Winrock International - Steve Welker, Bootheel RC&D coordinator, Dexter, Missouri, has been awarded the Volunteer Spirit Award by Winrock International. Winrock administers the Farmer to Farmer Program that is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Farmer to Farmer Program sends volunteer consultants overseas to work on short-term international development projects in agriculture. Welker was among the first five inductees for his projects in the former Soviet Union and Latin America. His projects have focused on strategic planning for agribusiness, international training programs, and joint ventures. He has completed 12 projects for Winrock in developing countries. The inductees were selected from a field of 1,800 volunteer consultants who have completed projects for Winrock International. Your contact is Norm Klopfenstein, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 573-876-0911.

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Mayors Make Good Earth Team Volunteers - The Central Florida RC&D Homebuyer's Club needed someone to help potential first-time homebuyers qualify and process the paper work. Lake Wale, Florida's Mayor, Linda Kimbrough, volunteered to help. With 14 years of experience in the banking and home building business, Kimbrough is more than qualified to guide inexperienced homebuyers through the home buying process. She helps homebuyer club members straighten out their credit and put their loan application packages together. The program encourages home ownership in Central Florida communities with the expectation that, through home ownership, owners will be more committed to their communities and therefore more involved in community affairs. Your contact is Dorothy Staley, NRCS State Public Affairs Specialist, at 352-338-9565.

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CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION

May 4, 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

Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Marketing
Agroforestry/Forestry
Coastal Zone Management
NEW! Conservation Reserve Program
Geographic Information Systems
Locally Led Conservation
Nutrient Management
Public Service
Research
Rural History
Soil Science/Erosion Control
Special Emphasis Program Training
Volunteers
Water Quality
NEW! Watersheds
Wetlands
Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation
 

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/.
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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.
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Agricultural Marketing
 
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
 
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
 
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 Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
 
NEW! CREP Forum 2001 - 2nd Annual CREP Round Table Forum
June 10-13
St. Michaels, Maryland - Harbourtowne Conference Center
The Maryland CREP Partnership is holding the CREP Forum to provide a format to discuss current and future issues related to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. The goal of the forum is to further develop communications among the programs and to learn from each other's experiences. The forum is being held in St. Michaels, Maryland along the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The location is ideal not only for discussing the impact of CREP, but for learning about and enjoying an area so magnificent and critical, four of the current 15 CREPs are involved in its protection. The forum is designed for State and Federal Agencies directly involved with the design and implementation of CREP, non-government organizations involved in CREP implementation, and State and tribal officials seeking to start a CREP in the future. For more information, contact Betsy Kulle at 410-260-8718.
 
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Geographic Information Systems
 
The Fifth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition
September17-20
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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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
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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.
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Public Service
 
Public Service Recognition Week (National Mall Event)
May 7-13, 2001
The National celebration of Public Service Recognition Week will occur on May 10-13, 2001. For four days, more than 100 government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies will exhibit and celebrate the innovation and quality of work performed by public employees. NRCS NHQ will feature an exhibit regarding natural resource conservation. For more information, contact Ted Kupelian, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 202-720-5776.
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Research
 
23rd Annual Science Day
May 31, 2001
Washington, D.C
The theme for this year's Science Day is "Sustainability: Substance or Slogan?" The event, sponsored by local chapters of six natural resource professional societies in the Washington, D.C. area, will be held at Resources For the Future Conference Center, located at 1600 P. Street N.W. Larry Clark, NRCS Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, will be the meeting chairperson. For more more infomration, visit the conference web-site at http://www.potomac-afs.org/science_day.html or contact Bill Boyer at 202-720-0307 or bill.boyer@usda.gov
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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.
 
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Soil Science/Erosion Control
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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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
 
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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Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Annual Conference
June 3-8, 2001
Charlotte, North Carolina - Adams Mark Hotel
ASFPM is preparing to celebrate its 25th year of working to reduce flood losses in the Nation. The association has identified and recommended improvements in federal floodplain policy and programs to help the nation move toward sustainable floodplain use and disaster-resilient communities. In view of this, the face of the annual national conference is evolving to better meet the needs of a diverse audience. For more information visit the ASFPM website at http://www.floods.org, by call 608-274-0123 or memberhelp@floods.org.
 
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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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NEW! Ninth National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop
August 27-30
Indianapolis, Indiana - Hyatt Regency,
This workshop will bring together land managers and water quality specialists to share information on the effectiveness of best management practices in improving water quality, effective monitoring techniques, and statistical analysis of watershed data. The workshop will focus on the successes of Section 319 National Monitoring Program projects and other innovative projects from throughout the United States. The agenda will include three days of workshop sessions/presentations and a one-day field trip. Two half-day workshops will focus on monitoring program evaluation and GIS. Presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Poster presentations are also encouraged. Presenters will submit a paper due the date of the conference for publication by US EPA-ORD. If you have questions, contact Tammy Taylor at taylor@ctic.purdue.edu or visit www.ctic.purdue.edu/CTIC/NPSCall.html
 
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Wetlands
 
Izaak Walton League of America National Conference
May 16-18
Orlando, Florida
Topics include: wetland education, restoration, conservation, and international issues. To get on the mailing list for the conference, contact: awm@iwla.org or call (800) BUG-IWLA (284-4952)
 
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) 22nd Annual Meeting
May 27-June 1
The SWS annual meeting, co-hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers, will be held in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting is intended for all who are involved in wetland science, research, protection, management, education, or policy. This year's conference theme is theme centered on urban wetlands. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.sws.org/chicago/.
 
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Coastal and Estuarine Wetland Restoration Into the Millenium: Improving Effectivenesss
June 19-21
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Radisson Hotel
This National Symposium and workshop that will be conducted by the Institute for Wetland Science and Public Policy, Association of State Wetland Managers, hosted by Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and sponsored by NRCS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. The overall symposium goal is to improve the effectiveness of coastal and estuarine wetland restoration throughout the Nation. If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit a 200 to 300-word abstract by May 1, 2001. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.aswm.org/meeting/coastal01.htm or contact: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, at 518-872-1804; or aswm@aswm.org.
 
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Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation
 
The Wildland-Urban Interface: Sustaining Forests in a Changing Landscape - Conference Announcement and Call for Presentations
November 5-8
University of Florida Hotel and Conference Center, Gainesville, Florida
This conference will provide current information and tools to enhance natural resource management, planning, and policy-making at the wildland-urban interface. Invited and contributed presentations will highlight four main areas related to the interface: Planning and Managing Growth, Human Dimensions, Conserving and Managing Forests for Ecological Services and Benefits, and Conserving and Managing Forests under Different Ownerships. For information on the conference program, registration, and abstract submission, check our website at conference.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/ or contact Susan Vince at (352) 846-0886 or svince@ufl.edu.
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