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Friday, September 7, 2001 Washington, DC.
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"Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."
–- Cree Indian prophecy
- Focus on the Field
- Alabama: RC&D Saves Millions of Dollars for the Elderly
Alaska: NRCS Assists Alaskan Native Americans
Arizona: San Carlos Watershed Project Will Soon be a Reality
New Jersey: Congressman Says Conservation Site Success
South Carolina: South Carolina River Yields Archeological Treasures
- National: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning
Word from Washington
New Alternative Enterprises/Agritourism Information Available
The Washington EnvironMentors Project
Tech Tip
New Journal Addresses Native Plant Issues
Sites to See
- National Drought Mitigation Center State Reports
- U.S. Drought Monitor
Actor Morgan Freeman Narrates Public Service Announcements for NRCS
NRCS Legislative Summaries
AGRICOLA: USDA's AGRICultural Online Access
National Association of Conservation Districts e-Notes
- Web-agri, the Smart Farming Search Engine
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- Conference & Training Connection!
- See the September 7 "Conference & Training Connection" for an updated, alphabetical-by-subject list and a chronological list of upcoming events.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
RC&D Saves Millions of Dollars for the Elderly - The Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments, in partnership with the Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D), has developed a program to assist low-income elderly with the paperwork they need to receive free medication and other health care benefits. The Elderly Medication Program strives to improve the health of low-income elderly individuals by helping them save money on prescription medication and health care, as well as develop community awareness and community support for health care for elderly. The program has already saved an estimated $30 million in prescription and other health care service costs in pilot project areas in Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, and Winston counties. Your contact is Joan M. Comanor, Director, NRCS Resource Conservation and Community Development Division, at 202-720-2847.
NRCS Assists Alaskan Native Americans -
An NRCS resource inventory team from Alaska's Homer Field Office and the Anchorage State Office recently traveled to the western region of the remote Aleutian Island Chain to assist a partnership of three Alaskan Native Corporations with their long-term resource planning efforts. Located about 1,000 miles southwest of Anchorage, the 450,000-acre volcanic island of Umnak has volcanic peaks rising 6,000-feet, facing the Bering Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south, with valley glaciers and lava flows leading to outwash plains at sea level. Umnak is home to the largest cattle and reindeer ranch in the State of Alaska. The small Native village of Nikolski provided the base of operations for the team, where major land owners, the Chaluka, Tanaq, and Tanadgusix Corporations, are working on a comprehensive plan encompassing grazing management, four-wheel vehicle trail improvements and placements, and construction site planning for homes, a bulk fuel storage facility, and a commercial outfitter lodge. Your contact is J.D. Swanson, NRCS range management specialist, at 907-271-2424.
San Carlos Watershed Project Will Soon be a Reality - Water conservation is a major resource issue for the agricultural community in Arizona. So, over the last 15 years, natural resource conservation districts and irrigation and drainage districts have worked to conserve water used to irrigate crops in the State. Four land treatment projects have been approved to date and NRCS is currently assisting farmers to improve the irrigation efficiency of their farming operations. A fifth project, the San Carlos Watershed Project, is scheduled to be approved for funding by the end of this fiscal year. Your contact is Mary Ann McQuinn, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 602-280-8778.
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning: What We Heard - The final session of 6 national listening forums was recently conducted by NRCS in Indiana. The purpose of the sessions was to gather comments on the role, capacity, and capability of private sector vendors in providing on-farm technical services related to comprehensive nutrient management planning (CNMP) for animal feeding operations and confined animal feeding operations. The audience included individuals from Indiana and surrounding States representing crop consultants, fertilizer companies, engineering firms, Farm Bureau, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Most expressed an interest and a willingness to work with NRCS, praised the agency's technical leadership, and articulated the importance of the public/private partnership for successful CNMP development. They also reaffirmed their support of voluntary incentives to implement CNMPs related to animal feeding operations. Concerns were raised as to how third party vendors would be compensated. Your contact is Mike McGovern, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 317-290-3222, ext. 324.
Congressman Says Conservation Site Success - New Jersey Congressman Mike Ferguson recently visited the Minowaskin Park in Westfield to observe measures taken to discourage Canada geese from inhabiting the park. Faced with water quality, soil erosion, and quality of life problems caused by a huge population of Canada geese who made their home in the town park, Westfield's leaders asked for assistance from NRCS and the Urban Conservation Action Partnership. With technical assistance from NRCS, the site was planted with native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants that repel geese. To discourage the geese from landing by the lake, stones were placed along the shore and fencing was installed around the lake to limit their movement. Impressed by the cleaner and healthier surroundings and improved water quality, the Congressman observed, "The successful partnering of a Federal agency with State and local organizations makes this a model for other community projects. This is clearly a program that works." Your contact is Jocelyn Bamba, NRCS district conservationist, at 973-538-1552.
South Carolina River Yields Archeological Treasures - NRCS cultural resources specialists are providing archaeological assistance to the Lake Conestee Foundation in its effort to clean up Lake Conestee, near Greenville, South Carolina. An NRCS cultural resources survey of the foundation property has been carried out as part of the foundation's effort to build educational facilities adjacent to the lake. The survey revealed a prehistoric American Indian site on an erosion remnant overlooking what was once the main channel of the Reedy River. The site has yielded artifacts dating back from approximately 5000 BC to 750 AD. NRCS is excavating the site to collect more data to help determine the archaeological significance of the site. We would like to thank the many volunteers who assisted with the archaeological fieldwork. Your contact is James Errante, NRCS archaeologist, at 803-253-3337.
WORD FROM WASHINGTION
New Alternative Enterprises/Agritourism Information Available - The Resource Economics and Social Sciences Division (RESSD) has developed resource material to assist entrepreneurs who are looking for ways to reduce risk and engage in various income-producing alternatives to sustain their ranches andr farms. Four information sheets, a brochure, 15 success stories, and the Alternative Enterprises and Agritourism: Farming for Profit and Sustainability Tool Kit consisting of a 950-page resource manual that may be kept in a three-ring binder can be downloaded from the RESSD website at http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/RESS/econ/altenterprise/Contents.html. A new publication, "Stories Across America: Opportunities for Rural Tourism," is also available. Copies of the brochure and information sheets can be also obtained by calling 1-888-LANDCARE. In addition, all the materials and a CD or "mini" version of the tool kit can be obtained from James A. Maetzold, NRCS National Alternatives Enterprises and Agritourism Leader, at 202-720-0132, or jim.maetzold@usda.gov.
The Washington EnvironMentors Project - Help create a brighter environmental future for Washington, D.C., by mentoring a high school student. The EnvironMentors Project matches urban teenagers with environmental and science professionals. The pair works together for eight months on environmentally oriented research or community service projects. The mentoring is supplemented with special events and seminars that culminate in a science fair and awards ceremony where participants are recognized for their work. Learn more and access our on-line application at http://www.environmentors.org or call 202-347-5300. Your contact is Robert Harris, Student Coordinator, EnvironMentors Project, at 202-347-5300.
TECH TIP
New Journal Addresses Native Plant Issues - The Native Plants Journal is a new publication designed to provide technical and practical information on growing and planting North American native plants -- for restoration, conservation, reforestation, landscaping, roadsides, and other uses -- in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The plant materials program has contributed several articles on native plant propagation and establishment. Journal articles, the result of a cooperative effort among NRCS, the Forest Service, the University of Idaho, and the Agricultural Research Service, are available at http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/. Your contact is Mike Knudson, NRCS Forester, at 701-250-4330 or mike.knudson@nd.usda.gov.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
September 7, 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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Agroforestry/Forestry
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- Society of American Foresters 2001 National Convention
September 13-17, 2001
Adams Mark Hotel
Denver, Colorado
Theme: "Forestry at the Great Divide." This is the annual Society of American Foresters meeting with over 2,000 professional foresters with over 200 sessions on the issues and topics facing forestry today. Of note, there is a technical field workshop on "Trees on the Prairie - Great Plains Agroforestry" for Monday, September 17. Compare notes with leading forestry experts and incorporate latest strategies and tools into your work. More information and registration on line are available at http://www.safnet.org/calendar/natcon.htm.
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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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Farm Management
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- American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Annual Convention & Trade Show
November 29 - December 1
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ASFMRA is the national organization for professionals who provide management, consultation and valuation services on agricultural and rural assets. ASFMRA's Annual Meeting program focuses on current trends in the farm management, rural appraisal, and agricultural consulting industries. Many programs will include vendor sessions (presented by exhibiting company representatives) that focus on emerging technologies, new products and services, and impacts on the agricultural industry. Keynote speakers include Senator Peter Domenici and Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman. NRCS will host a double-size exhibit highlighting soil surveys and the economics of natural resources conservation. Materials on NRCS will be distributed. Additional information is available on the conference web site at http://207.174.153.155/fmeetings.htm.
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Forestry
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- Society of American Foresters 2001 National Convention
September 13-17
Denver, Colorado - Adams Mark Hotel
The annual Society of American Foresters meeting, "Forestry at the Great Divide" will attract over 2,000 professional foresters with over 200 sessions on the issues and topics facing forestry today. Of note, there is a technical field workshop on "Trees on the Prairie - Great Plains Agroforestry" for Monday, September 17. Compare notes with leading forestry experts and incorporate latest strategies and tools into your work. For more information and registration on-line go to the conference website at www.safnet.org/calendar/natcon.htm
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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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The Third International Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry Conference
November 5-6
Denver, Colorado
This popular event will explore technologies to improve today's decision making, while defining future research requirements and implementation strategies. Decision makers and technology users within the agricultural and forestry communities will examine how they can work together to increase the responsiveness of geospatial information technologies to specific agricultural and forestry information needs. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.erim-int.com/CONF/ag.html.
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- Hydrology & Hydraulics
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- Joint Workshop for NRCS-ARS-CREES Hydraulic Engineers
November 26-30, 2001
Tucson, Arizona
This workshop is primarily for NRCS State specialists and their peers in ARS, CREES, and Universities to determine current and emerging issues in the fields of hydrology and hydraulics that need to be addressed and to develop partnerships among the attendants to address these needs. For more information, contact Jon Werner, NRCS National Hydraulic Specialist, on 202-720-0772.
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- Landscape Architecture
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- The Working Landscape Conference
November 8-9
Delavan, Wisconsin - Lake Lawn Resort
The conference will examine and promote land-based economic activity that sustains families, communities and watershed integrity, while also providing multiple benefits to society and help define the "working landscape" concept, including the meaning of "sustainable agriculture," from perspectives such as "watershed-wide management," as foundations for evaluating land-use diversity, ecosystem impacts, stakeholder needs, and sustainability of landscapes. The conference is designed to address the concerned public regarding policies and practices affecting the economics and ecological integrity of the working landscape. It will bring all appropriate sectors together, especially those that traditionally do not have adequate interaction, in order to simultaneously engage social, economic, and environmental theories, practices and paradigmatic shifts, and multi-cultural experiences that will encourage innovative thinking. For more information, contact David Carvey at 608-224-3009 or dcarvey@mw.nrcs.usda.gov or visit the conference web site: at www.workinglandscapes.org.
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- Nutrient Management
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- Sustainable Livestock Production Workshop
- October 15-17
Fayetteville, North Carolina - Clarion Inn
NRCS and the National Center for Appropriate Technology are co-sponsoring a workshop for those who have attended a grazing workshop or have had experience with controlled grazing. The emphasis is on a systems approach to grazing management, and is designed to help producers fine-tune their farm management program. The workshop will include information on grazing various species of livestock and multispecies grazing. The registration fee, due September 1, covers most meals and transportation to the JB Salers farm, the host farm. For more information, contact Ron Morrow at 1-800-346-9140 or ronm@ncatark.uark.edul.
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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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- Professional Meetings
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- National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees (NOPBNRCSE) 9th Annual Training Conference
November 26-30
Memphis, Tennessee
The theme for this year's NOPBNRCSE's annual training conference will be "Embracing Opportunities--Building a New Tomorrow" that will include keynote speakers and training workshops covering the Customer Service Toolkit, integrated accountability system, nutrient management, workforce planning, disability awareness, and a workshop dealing with how to connect with youth and the importance of teaching them the value of natural resource conservation. Your contacts are NOPBNRCSE planning committee co-chairs, Demitrice Boozer at 515-284-4525 or Hugh Jackson at 615-452-3838, ext. 3.
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NEW! Agricultural Outlook Forum 2002
February 21-22, 2002
Arlington, Virginia
USDA’s 78th outlook conference will offer timely forecasts of farm prospects and insight on developments affecting the farm economy. Speakers will include top government officials, industry analysts, farmers, business leaders, and others. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm.
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- Range Management
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- Sustainable Livestock Production Workshop
October 15-17
Clarion Inn, Fayetteville, Arkansas
The workshop is for people who have attended a grazing workshop or have had experience with controlled grazing. The emphasis is on a systems approach to grazing management, and is designed to help producers fine-tune their farm management program. The workshop will include information on grazing various species of livestock and grazing. The registration fee of $95 covers most meals and transportation to the host farm. The fee is due Sept. 1. The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the National Center for Appropriate Technology co-sponsor. For more information, e-mail Ron Morrow at ronm@ncatark.uark.edu, or call 1-800-346-9140.
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- Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D)
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- RC&D Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
September 20-22
Solomons, Maryland
By working together on local RC&D Councils; communities, all levels of government, and grassroots organizations work together to develop and implement solutions to widespread problems. For more information, contact Dave Wilson at 410-822-9300.
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NEW! Western RC&D Association 25th Annual Conference
January 12-16, 2002
Butte, MT
This marks the Silver Anniversary conference. Registration packets will be mailed by Nov. 1, 2001. For more information contact Angie (registration) at 406-363-1444, ext.-5.
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- Soil Science
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- Carbon Storage in Oklahoma Soils
October 30-31
El Reno, Oklahoma - Redlands Community College
The All-Oklahoma Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society and the Oklahoma Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils are jointly sponsoring this conference to provide awareness and information to agriculture producers, industry, and legislatures. Several renowned authorities will be making presentations along with a tour of carbon sequestration research at the Grazinglands Research Laboratory at historic Fort Reno. For more information, contact Larry Wright, Great Plains RC&D, at 580-832-3661.
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NEW! 10th Annual No-Tillage Conference
January 9-12, 2002
St. Louis, MO
Conference participants will hear about many highly practical, farmer-tested no-till ideas. For more information, contact Alice Musser at 800-645-8455.
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- Water Quality
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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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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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NEW! Watershed 2002
- February 23-27, 2002
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Water Environment Federation and the Florida Water Environment Association are sponsoring the conference to explore the challenges of managing the world’s watersheds. For more information, contact Greg McNelly at 703-684-2400
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- Wetlands
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- 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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- September 2001
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- Society of American Foresters 2001 National Convention
September 13-17, 2001
Adams Mark Hotel
Denver, Colorado
Theme: "Forestry at the Great Divide." This is the annual Society of American Foresters meeting with over 2,000 professional foresters with over 200 sessions on the issues and topics facing forestry today. Of note, there is a technical field workshop on "Trees on the Prairie - Great Plains Agroforestry" for Monday, September 17. Compare notes with leading forestry experts and incorporate latest strategies and tools into your work. More information and registration on line are available at http://www.safnet.org/calendar/natcon.htm.
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- The 5th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition
- September 17-20
- 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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RC&D Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
- September 20-22
Solomons, Maryland
By working together on local RC&D Councils; communities, all levels of government, and grassroots organizations work together to develop and implement solutions to widespread problems. For more information, contact Dave Wilson at 410-822-9300.
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- October 2001
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- Regional Agroforestry Conference
- October 2-4
- Binghamton, New York - Best Western Inn
The Hudson Mohawk, Central New York, Mid State (Pennsylvania) RC&D councils; Cornell University Department of Natural Resources; and Penn State University are combining efforts to present a three day agroforestry/carbon sequestration conference this fall. The conference will feature more than 25 workshops offered concurrently on topics related to agroforestry and carbon sequestration, including Woodland Ginseng Production, Medicinal Plants, Woodland Mushrooms, Marketing Forest Products, Starting a Native Plant Nursery, Decorative Florals, Honey from Forests and Northeast Forestland carbon and many more. The conference will also offer a tour to Cornell University's Arnot Forest to view Agroforestry test plots containing ginseng, goldenseal, mushrooms and ornamentals. For more information, contact Mark Grennan at 518-828-4385 extension 105.
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The 2nd International Nitrogen Conference (N2001), "Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Food and Energy Production and Environmental Protection"
- October 14-18
- Bolger Conference Center, in Potomac, Maryland
- 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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Sustainable Livestock Production Workshop
- October 15-17
Clarion Inn, Fayetteville, Arkansas
The workshop is for people who have attended a grazing workshop or have had experience with controlled grazing. The emphasis is on a systems approach to grazing management, and is designed to help producers fine-tune their farm management program. The workshop will include information on grazing various species of livestock and grazing. The registration fee of $95 covers most meals and transportation to the host farm. The fee is due Sept. 1. The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the National Center for Appropriate Technology co-sponsor. For more information, e-mail Ron Morrow at ronm@ncatark.uark.edu, or call 1-800-346-9140.
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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. 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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Carbon Storage in Oklahoma Soils
- October 30-31
El Reno, Oklahoma - Redlands Community College
The All-Oklahoma Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society and the Oklahoma Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils are jointly sponsoring this conference to provide awareness and information to agriculture producers, industry, and legislatures. Several renowned authorities will be making presentations along with a tour of carbon sequestration research at the Grazinglands Research Laboratory at historic Fort Reno. For more information, contact Larry Wright, Great Plains RC&D, at 580-832-3661.
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- November 2001
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- The Wildland-Urban Interface: Sustaining Forests in a Changing Landscape
- 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 ownership. For more information, visit the conference website at conference.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/ or contact Susan Vince, at 352-846-0886 or svince@ufl.edu.
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The Working Landscape Conference
- November 8-9
Delavan, Wisconsin - Lake Lawn Resort
The conference will examine and promote land-based economic activity that sustains families, communities and watershed integrity, while also providing multiple benefits to society and help define the "working landscape" concept, including the meaning of "sustainable agriculture," from perspectives such as "watershed-wide management," as foundations for evaluating land-use diversity, ecosystem impacts, stakeholder needs, and sustainability of landscapes. The conference is designed to address the concerned public regarding policies and practices affecting the economics and ecological integrity of the working landscape. It will bring all appropriate sectors together, especially those that traditionally do not have adequate interaction, in order to simultaneously engage social, economic, and environmental theories, practices and paradigmatic shifts, and multi-cultural experiences that will encourage innovative thinking. For more information, contact David Carvey at 608-224-3009 or dcarvey@mw.nrcs.usda.gov or visit the conference web site: at www.workinglandscapes.org.
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2001 Groundwater Foundation Annual Conference
- November 14-16
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers
- This year's theme is "Technologies Communities Can Use to Protect Their Drinking Water." The conference is a useful event for anyone involved with education about water resources, whatever your audience. The conference will provide and opportunity for attendees to learn about successful activities undertaken in communities across the country and share what they've learned in their own communities. For more information contact Sherene Hess, Project Director, Water Resource Education Network, at 724-465-4978 or sherenehess@yourinter.net or visit the conference website at http://pa.lwv.org/wren/.
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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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National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees (NOPBNRCSE) 9th Annual Training Conference
- November 26-30
- Memphis, Tennessee
The theme for this year's NOPBNRCSE's annual training conference will be "Embracing Opportunities--Building a New Tomorrow" that will include keynote speakers and training workshops covering the Customer Service Toolkit, integrated accountability system, nutrient management, workforce planning, disability awareness, and a workshop dealing with how to connect with youth and the importance of teaching them the value of natural resource conservation.
Your contacts are NOPBNRCSE planning committee co-chairs, Demitrice Boozer at 515-284-4525 or Hugh Jackson at 615-452-3838, ext. 3.
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Joint Workshop for NRCS-ARS-CREES Hydraulic Engineers
- November 26-30
- Tucson, Arizona
This workshop is primarily for NRCS State specialists and their peers in ARS, CREES, and Universities to determine current and emerging issues in the fields of hydrology and hydraulics that need to be addressed and to develop partnerships among the attendants to address these needs. For more information, contact Jon Werner, NRCS National Hydraulic Specialist, on 202-720-0772
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American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Annual Convention & Trade Show
November 29 - December 1
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ASFMRA is the national organization for professionals who provide management, consultation and valuation services on agricultural and rural assets. ASFMRA's Annual Meeting will focus on current trends in the farm management, rural appraisal, and agricultural consulting industries. Many programs will include vendor sessions (presented by exhibiting company representatives) on emerging technologies, new products and services, and impacts on the agricultural industry. Keynote speakers will include Senator Peter Domenici and Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman. NRCS will host a double-size exhibit highlighting soil surveys and the economics of natural resources conservation. Materials on NRCS programs will be distributed. Additional information is available on the conference web site at http://207.174.153.155/fmeetings.htm.
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- December 2001
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- 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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- January 2002
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- NEW! 10th Annual No-Tillage Conference
January 9-12
St. Louis, Missouri
Conference participants will hear about many highly practical, farmer-tested no-till ideas. For more information, contact Alice Musser at 800-645-8455.
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NEW! Western RC&D Association 25th Annual Conference
January 12-16
Butte, Montana
This marks the Silver Anniversary conference. Registration packets will be mailed by Nov. 1, 2001. For more information contact Angie (registration) at 406-363-1444, ext.-5.
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- February 2002
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- NEW! Society for Range Mgt. 2002 Annual Meeting
February 13-19
Kansas City, Missouri
The annual conference will include a wide range of symposia, papers, poster, and workshops on native vegetation management, conservation, and policy. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/srm2002/.
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NEW! Agricultural Outlook Forum 2002
February 21-22
Arlington, Virginia
USDA’s 78th outlook conference will offer timely forecasts of farm prospects and insight on developments affecting the farm economy. Speakers will include top government officials, industry analysts, farmers, business leaders, and others. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm.
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NEW! Watershed 2002
February 23-27, 2002
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Water Environment Federation and the Florida Water Environment Association are sponsoring the conference to explore the challenges of managing the world’s watersheds. For more information, contact Greg McNelly at 703-684-2400
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