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"Is civilization progress? The challenge, I think, is clear; and, as clearly, the final answer will be given not by our amassing of knowledge, or by the discoveries of our science, or by the speed of our aircraft, but by the effect our civilized activities as a whole have upon the quality of our planet's life – the life of plants and animals as that of men."
– Charles A. Lindbergh, (1902-1974), American aviator
- Focus on the Field
- Oklahoma: Earth Team "Clean-Up" Flood Control Structures
- Texas: Conservation Education Texas Style
- Virginia: Virginia Examines Biosolids
- Wisconsin: Indians and NRCS Work Together Toward Conservation
What's Up in Washington
- USDA Funds New Conservation Assistance Programs
- NRCS Hires College Students with Disabilities
Tech Tip
- New Tool Automates Estimates of Nutrient Removal by Crops
Accolades
- Double Honors for NRCS Information Systems Projects
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/.
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- Conference & Training Connection!
- See the June 22 "Conference & Training Connection" for an updated, alphabetical-by-subject list and a chronological list of upcoming events.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
Earth Team "Cleans-Up" Flood Control Structures -
Twelve Colorado AmeriCorps members worked as Oklahoma Earth Team volunteers to remove trees and brush from 35 flood control structures in the Upper Washita, Custer County, and North Fork of Red River conservation districts. The project was organized by the Great Plains Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) council to clear debris trapped behind upstream flood control structures in the 3 districts. During their 6 weeks in Oklahoma, the Earth Team volunteers donated more than 2,600 hours of volunteer time, clearing an estimated 100 tons of trees and brush from 35 flood control watershed sites, which protect over 25,000 residents in the tri-county area of Oklahoma. Leah Volk, team leader for the AmeriCorps group, said that although members of this team had previously worked on educational projects in interurban areas, they enjoyed working outdoors and learning more about conservation of natural resources and the environment.
Your contact is Larry Wright, Great Plains RC&D, at 580-832-3661.
Conservation Education Texas Style -
Northern Indiana landowners Merle and Elizabeth Jacobs lamented that their forest was in danger of being developed into housiGeorge Martin, program liaison at the NRCS office at Nacogdoches, the Texas Association of Conservation Districts, and others teamed-up to organize a Wildlife Alliance for Youth event, at the Lake Whitney Wildlife State Park, which attracted more than 270 high school students from across the State. After the students received an orientation for the day's events, they moved out to stations to take tests in wildlife plant identification, wildlife techniques and biological facts, wildlife habitat and management, safety and game laws, and compass and pacing. George is credited with coming up with the idea for the Wildlife Alliance for Youth program to make young people aware of hunter safety, game laws, and the importance of wildlife habitat. He began with a small group of students from east Texas. By working through the partnership of natural resource conservation organizations, he has achieved program involvement numbers in the thousands.
Your contact is H. Harold Bryant, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 254-742-9800 or harold.bryant@tx.usda.gov
Virginia Examines Biosolids -
NRCS has released an overview of the issues relating to agricultural application of biosolids (highly treated sewage sludge). The report, a result of a request by two Virginia soil and water conservation districts wrestling with the public debate over the agricultural use of biosolids, was published by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg's College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. The report examines the factors associated with applying biosolids to cropland. As the U.S. generates 5.3 million dry weight metric tons of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment, the problem of sludge disposal becomes increasingly more important. For more information on the publication, visit the Virginia Tech homepage at http://www.reap.vt.edu.
Your contact is David Faulkner, NRCS economist, at 804-287-1664.
American Indians and NRCS Work Together Toward Conservation -
The Wisconsin Environmental Leader Award for 2000 was recently presented to Jean Buffalo Reyes, Tribal Chairman for the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, by NRCS, for her work in gaining tribal participation in several USDA programs. Many USDA program benefits have been realized by the reservation located in the Bayfield Peninsula, on the northern Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program provided funds for the Red Cliff Band to restore their Coaster Brook trout habitat, build a wetland to treat fish hatchery waste, and plant trees to control erosion and help restore fish habitat on the Raspberry River. Through the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, additional stream restoration for the Coaster Brook trout habitat was made possible. Through RC&D, training on sustainable production of healthy fruits and vegetables suited to the northern climate was provided for members of the tribal community gardens. Jean Buffalo Reyes also created the Oneida Nation's first Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, which provides a coordinated means for Wisconsin tribes to communicate their resource needs to USDA.
Your contact is Renae Anderson, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 608-276-8732, ext. 227.
WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON
USDA Funds New Conservation Assistance Programs -
Secretary Ann Veneman announced this week that $30 million is available through two new programs providing additional conservation assistance to the nation’s landowners. "Farmers and ranchers can receive financial assistance to voluntarily address threats to soil, water, and related natural resources," said Veneman. "These programs also help with water management and erosion control by incorporating conservation into their farming operations." The two programs—Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) and Soil and Water Conservation Assistance (SWCA)—are part of a continuing effort to provide agricultural producers with conservation assistance.
Through AMA, producers can construct or improve water management structures or irrigation structures; plant trees for windbreaks or to improve water quality; and mitigate risk through production diversification or resource conservation practices, including soil erosion control, integrated pest management, or transition to organic farming.
SWCA will help landowners comply with federal and state environmental laws and make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, nutrient management, and irrigation. SWCA is available nationwide in areas that are not part of designated priority areas for Environmental Quality Incentives Program or Wetlands Reserve Program, or national priority areas for the Conservation Reserve Program. NRCS has leadership for SWCA and the conservation provisions of AMA. Additional information on eligibility for SWCA, AMA, and other conservation programs is available at: http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/COD/codindex.htm.
Your contact is Gary Gross, NRCS Resource Conservationist, at 202-720-7730 or gary.gross@usda.gov.
NRCS Hires College Students with Disabilities -
NRCS is working toward its Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for College Students with Disabilities goals by hiring qualified students both at National Headquarters and in the State offices. This summer, eight students with disabilities have been hired under various workforce recruitment authorities, including the WRP. Four of these individuals are in National Headquarters and four are in the Iowa, Kansas, New York, and Rhode Island State offices. A number of other Headquarters and State offices are actively reviewing applications and seeking to hire additional students with disabilities. This is the first of a series of articles on the WRP and other specialized recruitment initiatives.
If you would like further information on WRP students for your summer hiring needs, please contact Denise Decker, Human Resources Management Division, at
202-690-0648 or denise.decker@usda.gov.
TECH TIP
New Tool Automates Estimates of Nutrient Removal by Crops -
The Crop Nutrient Tool, now available through the PLANTS web site, http://plants.usda.gov, provides estimates of nutrient removal of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) by crops. The values in the tool represent national estimates of the nutrient content in harvested plant biomass for many crops. These estimates are used to calculate nutrient balance sheets, which are employed in the design of animal waste management systems, and to assist in national and regional policy development and decision-making. The Crop Nutrient Tool automates and augments the information that is currently in chapter 6 of the NRCS Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook.
Your contact is James Henson, NRCS Plant Physiologist, at (225) 775-6280 or jhenson@po.npdc.usda.gov.
ACCOLADES
Double Honors for NRCS Information Systems Projects - The NRCS Lighthouse Project, a cooperative effort with Microsoft and Compaq, recently took first place in the government category for the 2001 Data Warehouse Institute Best Practices Award. The NRCS cooperative effort developed a technical architecture for a large-scale spatial data delivery system to support the Customer Service Toolkit (CST), Data Gateway (RDG), Soil Data Viewer (SDV), and other web-based applications. The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), the premier provider of in-depth, high-quality education and training in the data warehousing and business intelligence industry, announced the honors. This competition provides thousands of practitioners with "best practices" they can follow as data warehousing and business intelligence continue to grow. Nominations were judged by a panel of experts, including practitioners, consultants, industry analysts, journalists, Journal of Data Warehousing editors, Institute Fellows, and TDWI management.
The NRCS SDV entry has been selected as a second place winner in Economic and Social Research Institute's (ESRI) 2001 Geography Network Challenge contest. For the first time, a SDV user will be able to view a soil survey via the Internet, complete with a photographic backdrop of the survey terrain and overlays of soil boundaries. The Challenge contest aims to increase awareness of Internet mapping services that enable publishing and sharing geographic information locally, nationally, and globally. The Geography NetworkSM provides the infrastructure that allows users to publish and share
spatial data and a wide variety of GIS applications on the Internet. ESRI will showcase the SDV at the Geography Network at the 2001 ESRI International User Conference.
Your contact is David Anderson, NRCS Information Systems Team Leader, at 970-295-5539.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
June 22, 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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- 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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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- NEW! NRCS Federal Women's Program National Training Program (FWPM)
- July 10
- Indianapolis, Indiana
The NRCS Federal Women's Program National Training Program is being held in conjunction with the annual Federally Employed Women's conference July 9-13. The National Training Program is designed for everyone interested in improving his or her professional and personal skills. For more information go to the conference website at http://www.gcfeb.com/fedwomen/ or call Barbara Compton, FWPM, at 301-504-2183.
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- Third Annual Asian Pacific Islander Organization (APIO) National Training Conference
- August 14-17
- Verdi, (near Reno) Nevada
- Technical papers and poster presentations are now been accepted for the APIO National Training Conference at the Boomtown Resort in Verdi, Nevada. Larry Kawanabe, committee chairman, is soliciting eight formal presentations, approximately 30-minutes in length, to be given during work sessions, August 14 and 15. If you are interested in presenting a paper or poster at the APIO conference, contact Larry Kawanabe at 719-672-3673 ext. 106, or larry.kawanabe@co.usda.gov . 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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- NEW! World of Water Conference
- Dec. 10-12
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- The conference will feature utility officials, engineers, consultants or other industry professionals interested in sharing their experiences in system optimization and energy management. For more information, contact Marvetta McNeel at 918-831-9500.
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- Watersheds
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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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- 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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- NEW! Training Workshop: Restoring Streams, Riparian Areas, and Floodplains in the Southwest
- October 29-31
- Albuquerque, New Mexico - Crown Plaza Hotel,
- NRCS, the Association for State Wetland Managers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Little Colorado River MOM are co-sponsoring a training workshop to build State, tribal, local government, federal, and private stream, riparian, and floodplain capabilities to restore streams, riparian areas, and floodplains in the Southwest. The deadline for the call for papers is July 5, 2001. The first 20 NRCS employees to register will have their registration fees waived. To get on the registration fee waiver list, contact Floyd Wood, at 202-690-1588. For more information, visit the conference webiste at
http://www.aswm.org/meeting/stream01.htm.
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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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DATE ORDER LISTING
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June 2001
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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 Effectiveness
- 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. 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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Seventh Symposium on the Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
- June 17-20
- Sponsored by the Duke University Wetland Center, the symposium will emphasize various biogeochemical processes occurring in freshwater and estuarine wetlands. There will be numerous opportunities to discuss up-to-date research from around 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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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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- July 2001
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- NEW! 7th International Conference on the Environment
- July 2-4
- San Francisco, California
Sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Environmental Association, in conjunction with Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, the conference will combine ideas and research findings from various disciplines to enhance an understanding of the interactions between the natural environment and human institutions. For more information contact K.L. Hickey, Conference Co-Chair, Assumption College, at 508-767-7296
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The 24th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Conference
- July 9-11
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- The 24th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage 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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NEW! NRCS Federal Women's Program National Training Program (FWPM)
- July 10
- Indianapolis, Indiana
The NRCS Federal Women's Program National Training Program is being held in conjunction with the annual Federally Employed Women's conference July 9-13. The National Training Program is designed for everyone interested in improving his or her professional and personal skills. For more information go to the conference website at http://www.gcfeb.com/fedwomen/ or call Barbara Compton, FWPM, at 301-504-2183.
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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." The meeting 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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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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