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Chief and Associate Chief Visit Oregon
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(above from left) Oregon NRCS Snow Survey Leader Jon Lea
demonstrates SNOTEL technology for
NRCS Associate Chief Dana York,
Chief Arlen Lancaster,
and Oregon NRCS State
Conservationist Bob Graham at Oregon's newest snow survey site
Conservation Security Program producer Sam Sweeney (right) pointed out
elements of his conservation plan to NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster last week
in Oregon's Yamhill County
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Chief Arlen Lancaster and Associate Chief Dana York recently visited the
Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) new Miller Woods learning
center. The learning center is located on a 130-acre working farm that was
deeded over to the Yamhill SWCD by the Woods family to prevent their homestead
from being developed. The learning center is also the site of Oregon’s
newest snow telemetry (SNOTEL) site.
Chief Lancaster and Associate Chief York got a briefing from Oregon NRCS Snow
Survey Program Manager Jon Lea who described the state-of-the-art technology
possessed by the SNOTEL station that includes a snow “pillow” to measure snow
moisture content; ultra-sonic sensors to gauge snow depth; and above ground
sensors will capture rainfall, wind speed and direction, relative humidity, and
solar radiation data.
Your contact is Jill Rees, NRCS
public affairs specialist, at 503-414-3273.
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