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Friday, June 1, 2001 Washington, DC.
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"When men and women walk into a setting like this, we must walk with care. Of all the forces on Earth, only man is capable of cutting down a sequoia, and only man is capable of fully appreciating its beauty."
– President George W. Bush from remarks made at Sequoia National Park, May 2001.
- Focus on the Field
- Indiana: Teaming Up for Conservation
- Nebraska: Nebraska's Flood Control Dams – Good News/Bad News
- Ohio: NRCS Ohio Races for the Cure
- Texas: Texas Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Honored
- Virginia: National Watershed Conference A Big Success
What's Up in Washington
- Secretary's Honor Awards Ceremony
National
- NRCS Assists Communities With Aging Dams
- Tech Tip
- NRCS River Analysis System (RAS) Team Trained
- Accolades
- Texas Ranchers Recognized
- Write-On!
- NRCS This Week wants your stories! We welcome anything from finished articles to just a line or two about a story idea or event for follow-up. Please send your material for NRCS This Week to the editor by e-mail to: fred.jacobs@usda.gov; or by fax to: Editor, "NRCS This Week," 202-720-1564; or by mail to: Editor, "NRCS This Week," NRCS, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, D.C. 20013.
USDA/NRCS 'NetNewsLinks
- Find out what USDA is doing to prevent Foot and Mouth Disease from entering the U.S. at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/fmd/index.html, http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/fmd/default.htm, or http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/envinfo/fmd/index.htm.
- 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/.
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- Conference & Training Connection!
- See the June 1 "Conference & Training Connection" for an updated, alphabetical-by-subject list and a chronological list of upcoming events.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
Teaming Up for Conservation -
Indiana's State and local governments and private organizations like the Nature Conservancy helped secure funding for the Clean Water Indiana (CWI) program. Soil and water conservation district (SWCD) supervisors and others supported legislation recently passed that included $1 million per year for the next two years for the CWI program. In addition, the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy announced it will provide an additional $2.5 million for CWI to be spent in the Tippecanoe River Watershed. CWI provides support for voluntary cooperation by landowners to implement conservation practices on their land to control non-point source pollution. The CWI program also provides funds to share conservation implementation costs with private landowners and matches local funds to SWCD's to address local non-point source pollution concerns. Your contact is Pam Davidson, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 317-290-3222 ext. 322.
Nebraska's Flood Control Dams – Good News/Bad News -
Flood control dams in southeast Nebraska have prevented an estimated $3.4 million in flooding damages from storms during May. Hundreds of flood control structures built since the mid-1950s, sponsored locally by the natural resources districts, held water back, releasing it slowly over several days, thus preventing damage to cropland, bridges, and roads that otherwise may have been flooded out. More than 900 structures have been built through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Act (PL-566) in Nebraska over the past 50 years with plans for about 13 more. Even though these 900 dams are still working, about 45 of these structures will reach the end of their design life span by the year 2005. Your contact is Pat McGrane, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 402-437-5328 or pat.mcgrane@ne.usda.gov.
NRCS Ohio Races for the Cure -
Twenty-two NRCS employees from Ohio, their families, and friends teamed up to race 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in downtown Columbus to help fight breast cancer. NRCS turned in some impressive times ranging from 22 to 30 minutes to complete the "5-K." More than 22,000 people participated in the race, which has become an annual event to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research and programs. Your contact is Latawyna Dia, NRCS Public Affairs specialist, at 614-469-6962.
Texas Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Honored -
The Bosque SWCD was recently recognized at the Region's Awards Banquet in Stephenville, Teaxas, as the Outstanding Conservation District of Region V. Region V consists of 51 counties and 41 soil and water conservation districts in Central Texas. The district board of directors also was recognized for their youth educational activities, such as the Sixth Grade Conservation Workshop; coloring, poster, and essay contests; sponsorship of young people to attend the Youth Range Workshop, the Bobwhite Brigade; and assitance to school science teachers by helping sponsor land, range and pasture, and wildlife contests. From an article in the Clifton Record, Clifton, Texas.
National Watershed Conference A Big Success -
Approximately 250 people participated in sessions on watershed issues last week, ranging from innovative watershed activities to new technology to dam rehabilitation projects, at the Seventh National Biennial Watershed Conference in Richmond, Virginia. NRCS Chief Pearlie Reed gave the keynote address, "Reinvesting in America's Watersheds" in which he voiced strong support of PL 106-472, The Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000, signed into law last November. He noted that FY 2000 pilot projects to rehabilitate aging watersheds are underway in New Mexico, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Mississippi. Additionally, the Watershed Coalition presented awards to Senators Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Paul Coverdell of Georgia (posthumously) for their work in getting the dam rehabilitation bill passed by Congress, and others. Your contact is Pat Paul, NRCS Affairs Specialist at 804-287-1681.
WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON
Secretary's Honor Awards Ceremony -
The Secretary's Honor Awards Ceremony will be held Monday, June 4, 2001, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, in the Ronald Reagan building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. Satellite Coordinates are Telstar 6, transponder no. 12; Downlink Frequency: 3940 horizontal. Transmission problems should be addressed to Globecast Engineering at 202-861-4731. Other logistical questions may be directed to Sandra Anglade, USDA Employee Recognition Manager, at 202-720-8615; sandra.anglade@usda.gov; or Cecilia Matthews, USDA Incentive Awards Officer, at 202- 690-0266 (TTY 202-720-8372) cecilia.matthews@usda.gov.
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NRCS Assists Communities with Aging Dams -
Since the passage of PL 106-472, The Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000, watershed project sponsors like the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, the National Watershed Coalition, and others have sought a wider role for the NRCS National Water Management Center (NWMC) to assist communities with aging watershed dam rehabilitation. The NWMC has helped develop draft policies and procedures to be used for the implementation of rehabilitation, and is participating in an awareness training effort for NRCS field office personnel and project sponsors. The training will consist of eight self-paced modules that should be available by early fall. NWMC staff are also available to provide direct field assistance in most of the traditional watershed planning disciplines and both the NWMC and the National Design Unit staff in Fort Worth, Texas, are available to provide peer review for project plans and designs. Your contact is Mike Sullivan, Director, NRCS National Water Management Center, at 501-210-8940.
TECH TIP
NRCS River Analysis System (RAS) Team Trained -
NRCS is adopting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's (USACE) Hydraulic Engineering Center (HEC)-RAS for computation of water surface profiles. Such calculations are an essential step in analysis, planning, or design associated with natural and constructed channels in conservation work. Use of the NRCS program WSP2 is being phased out as NRCS engineers become trained and experienced with HEC-RAS. The major advantages of HEC-RAS are its Windows-based graphics for input and output, availability of support from the USACE HEC and its broad use and acceptance by other government agencies and the private sector. A cadre of NRCS hydraulic engineers who have compled the Advanced Use of HEC-RAS course will provide training and support use of the program in the agency. Version 3.0 of HEC-RAS has been released and USDA common computing environment certified copies will be available soon. HEC-RAS and associated information may be downloaded through the National Water and Climate Center web site at http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/water/quality/common/hec-ras/hecraspg.html. You can contact the HEC-RAS team at hecrasteam@wcc.nrcs.usda.gov. Your contact is William Merkel, NRCS Hydraulic Engineer, at 301-504-3956.
ACCOLADES
Texas Ranchers Recognized -
The Texas chapter of the National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees (NOPBNRCSE) recently presented a Distinguished Service Award to Dwight and J. W. Hutchinson, Jr. of Houston, Texas. The two ranchers were recognized for their exceptional community leadership and outstanding accomplishments in the conservation of soil, water, and related natural resources. The Hutchinsons own and operate a ranch in Anderson County, Texas. Troy S. Mumphrey, NRCS Soil Conservationist in Tyler, Texas, and State chapter NOPBNRCSE, Agricultural Committee Chairman, made the presentation. Your contact is Harold Bryant, NRCS State Public Affairs Specialist, at 254-742-9800.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
June 1, 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
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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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- Stream Restoration Concepts Workshop
- June 12-13
- Chicago, Illinois
- The conference will feature the latest information and techniques regarding streambank stabilization, buffer strips, dam removal, in-stream habitat, and stream meandering. The conference is designed for natural resource managers and engineers. For more information, contact Leslie Dorworth, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College, at 219-989-2726.
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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- 21st U.S. Society of Dams Annual Meeting and Lecture
- July 30-August 3
- Denver, Colorado
- More than 50 lecture and poster session presentation by professionals from the utilities, academia, government agencies, and consulting firms will address a variety of contemporary issues
- facing the dam industry. For more infmration, visit the conference website at http://www.uscold.org/~uscold/01amprep.html.
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Agroforestry/Forestry
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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 http://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 Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
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- 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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Crop Residue Management
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- 24th Annual Southern 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. 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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- 21st Annual Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day
- July 26
- Milan, Tennessee
- The field day will feature no-till research and equipment, water and natural resources research, as well as displays showing products and services related to no-till crop production. For more infomration call the University of Tennessee Milan Experiment Station at 901-686-7362.
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- Geographic Information Systems
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- 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
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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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- Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting
- June 13-15
- Birmingham, Alabama Sheraton Birmingham South Hotel
- Our Changing Watersheds: Issues in the Urban/Rural Interface
- Management, development, and wise use of natural resources are the goal of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). These strategies are important whether the communities are rural or metropolitan areas. The 2001 SWCS annual meeting will focus on the interface of rural and urban communities. Those who should benefit from this meeting are city planners, environmental consultants/engineers, conservationists, soil and water conservation districts, natural resource managers, architects, Federal and State regulators, watershed groups, builders and contractors, and regional planners.
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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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- Policy
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- NEW! National Governors Association (NGA) Annual Meeting
- August 4-7
- Providence, RI
- For more information call the NGA at 202-624-5300.
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- Soil Science/Erosion Control
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- 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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- NEW! Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the NRCS Soil Climate Analysis Network Master Station
- August 13-17
- Stoneville, Mississippi
- For more information, contact Jeannine May, NRCS, Public Affairs Specialist, at 601-965-4337
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- Special Emphasis Program Training
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- 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
- 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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- 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
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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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- 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
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- Seventh Symposium on the Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
- June 17-20
- Sposnored by the Duke University Wetland Center, the symposium will emphasize various biogeochemical processes occuring in freshwater and estuarine wetlands. There will be numerous opportunites to discuss up-to-date research from acournd the world. For more information contact Dr. Richard J. Cutrtis, Director, Duke University Wetland Center, at 919-613-8006 or visit the conference website at http://www.env.duke.edu/wetland/SeventhSymposium/.
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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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- Eighth International Waterfowl and Wetlands Symposium
- July 20-22
- Washington, D.C.
- "The Waterfowl Legacy – Links to Watershed Health." Ducks Unlimited hosts the International Waterfowl and Wetlands Symposium every five years. Experts from around the world will gather to share their research findings and opinions on a range of issues affecting waterfowl, wetlands, and their management. Includes a tour of the Chesapeake Bay. For more information, contact Brenda Carlson, Ducks Unlimited, at 901-758-3707 or visit the conference website at http://www.ducks.org/conservation/symposium_conference_2001.asp.
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- NEW! Wetlands and Remediation: The Second International Conference
- August 5-6
- Burlington, VT
- Based on the success of the 1999 conference sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute, which brought together more than 300 wetlands and remediation experts. A second conference will be held to discuss common issues related to cleaning up contamination. For more information, contact Carol Young, Battelle Memorial Institute at 614-424-7604.
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- Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation
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- 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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June 2001
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- Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Annual Conference
- June 3-8
- Charlotte, North Carolina - Adams Mark Hotel
- The ASFPM is preparing to celebrate the organization's 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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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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5th International Conference Diffuse/Nonpoint Pollution and Watershed Management
- June 10-15
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 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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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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- Stream Restoration Concepts Workshop
- June 12-13
- Chicago, Illinois
- The conference will feature the latest information and techniques regarding streambank stabilization, buffer strips, dam removal, in-stream habitat, and stream meandering. The conference is designed for natural resource managers and engineers. For more information, contact Leslie Dorworth, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College, at 219-989-2726.
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