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Friday, October 20, 2000 Washington, DC.
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"We don't replace a theory with one that is better. We replace it with one that is slightly less wrong."
-- Stephen Hawking, physicist, astronomer, and author of A Brief History of Time
- Focus on the Field
- Arkansas: Youth Enterprise in Agriculture (YEA) and NRCS Team To Develop Leaders of Tomorrow
- Nevada: Environmental Stewardship Award Goes to Resource Specialist
- Pennsylvania: NRCS Teams Up with Mushroom Industry to Talk Water Quality In Spanish
- Tennessee: Water Quality Project Completed
What's Up In Washington
- Associate Chief Signs MOU on Sustainable Forest Management Data
- Instructor Notebook for Conservation Planning Course is Updated
- NRCS, Partners Receive Hammer Award
- October is USDA 2000 National Disability Employment Awareness Month!
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- Tech Tips
- Mining Metal from Plants
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- USDA/NRCS 'NetNewsLinks:
- NRCS National Water and Climate Center Snow-Precipitation Update for the West
- NRCS Legislative Summaries
Also on the 'Net:
- Crop Residue Survey application - CropRes - allows users to upload survey transect data, enter county profile data (county crop acres), and adjust tillage percentages. CropRes is now available at http://calais.itc.nrcs.usda.gov/ctic/ (A PMRS user ID and logon are required to enter this site).
- Computer Tools Now Available to Field Offices! Field office personnel now have access to better tools to reduce paperwork, improve efficiency, and allow more time to work in the field with customers. Computer tools are available at http://www.info.usda.gov/NRCS/FOWR/
- AGRICOLA: USDA's AGRICultural Online Access
- e-Notes from NACD: Weekly news briefs from the National Association of Conservation Districts
- Ag Day - Nationally syndicated daily program at http://www.agday.com/.
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- Conference & Training Connection!
- See the alphabetical-by-subject list of upcoming events.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
Youth Enterprise in Agriculture (YEA) and NRCS Team to Develop Leaders of Tomorrow -
The agricultural landscape has changed across the country as more large farms and corporations replace small farms. A program started in 1991 by the Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation (ALFDC), with assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is working to reverse that trend.
"The YEA Program is developing our next generation of leaders," said Dr. Calvin King, ALFDC president. "The program encourages youth to pursue continuing education in agricultural areas and gives them a better understanding of rural life and support agencies."
At the heart of YEA is a family-based learning experience that gives youth personal contact with rural leaders and agricultural professionals. During the first year of the program, students are placed in on-farm summer internships where they live and work with rural farm families. Twenty-seven students entered the program this year. The program gives them hands-on experience in production agriculture and management and marketing techniques. The on-farm internships also support student leadership development through exposure to the culture and values of rural communities. A second-year summer assignment places the students as interns at USDA agencies or community-based organizations where they learn the administrative side of agriculture and rural policy. This year, three of the 12 second-year students worked as interns at NRCS offices in Lee, Cross, and St. Francis counties.
"To face the challenges of the future, we must be prepared for dramatic changes in education and employment. YEA directly responds to that need. By raising the awareness among youth of the broad range of agriculture career opportunities and by providing practical experiences in those fields, the YEA Program has established itself as a national model," said Kalven L. Trice, NRCS Arkansas State Conservationist. Your contact is Creston Shrum, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, 501-301-3168.
Environmental Stewardship Award Goes to Resource Specialist -
Rick Orr, resource specialist in Nevada, received the Natural Resources/Environmental Stewardship Award from the Western Region of the National Association of Extension
4-H Agents. Orr and Don Holloway, extension educator with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, received the team award for developing the "Naturally Resourceful" 4-H program. The program consists of a 5-day summer camp for 8-12 year olds to learn about soils, water, plants, and other natural resources. Since the volunteer program started 7 years ago, enrollment has increased from 19 to 155 annually, and is now impacting more than 24 percent of the youth nationwide. Orr and Holloway placed second in the national competition. They will be recognized in November at the 4-HA Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. Your Contact is Elizabeth A. Warner, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 775-784-5863.
NRCS Teams Up with Mushroom Industry to Talk Water Quality In Spanish -
NRCS has developed a display and literature that Pennsylvania mushroom growers will be using to help inform their Spanish-speaking employees how their conservation efforts on mushroom farms help protect drinking water.
Entitled "Your Drinking Water and Your Job," the display highlights conservation practices used on mushroom farms to improve water quality and reminds workers that what they do on the farm affects their family's drinking water.
The NRCS Hispanic Employees Committee in Pennsylvania produced the display and accompanying brochure in English and Spanish. It will be exhibited at various mushroom farms throughout the area. Your Contact is Stacey Mitchell, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 717-237-2208.
Water Quality Project Completed -
The Cane Creek Watershed District in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, in cooperation with NRCS, recently completed the first year of a water quality and quantity project along Cane Creek. The project provided cost-share assistance to landowners to construct grade stabilization structures to control erosion, provide for storm water runoff, reduce nutrients from entering the stream, and provide wildlife habitat. A 400-acre drainage area is now protected by 10 grade control structures. More than $80,000 in conservation practices were completed in the first year and, for FY 2001, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has agreed to provide $60,000 for the project. Your contact is Lavonne Winters, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, at 615-736-5490.
WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON
Associate Chief Signs MOU on Sustainable Forest Management Data -
On Monday, Associate Chief Danny Sells signed a Memorandum of Understanding Among Federal Agencies Responsible for Data on the Status of Sustainable Forest Management in the United States with eight other Federal agencies. The other Federal agencies signing the MOU were Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service; Forest Service; National Agricultural Statistics Service; Department of Defense; Bureau of Indian Affairs; National Park Service; Bureau of Land Management; and the U.S. Geological Survey. The MOU provides a common interagency forum for Federal coordination to resolve issues integral to collecting, monitoring, analyzing, reporting, and making data available on an ongoing basis related to the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. It also establishes a process for helping Federal agencies develop a national report by 2003 for the Montreal Process on the state of the Nation's forests and progress toward sustainable forest management in the United States. Your contact is Doug Williams, NRCS National Forester, at 202-720-1858.
Instructor Notebook for Conservation Planning Course is Updated -
The Conservation Operations Division and the National Employee Development Center have updated materials for the Instructor Notebook for the Conservation Planning Course. States can download the June 2000 revised Instructor Notebook from www.info.usda.gov/NRCS/COD/. Part I of the course, modules 1 - 5, will continue to be available at www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/start.htm or at the NRCS Conservation Operations Division or National Employee Development Center homepages. Part I can be taken in the classroom. Part II, modules 6-8, covers all three phases of the planning process and is a hands-on exercise. Part III, module 9, is the on-the-job application of the planning process. Your contacts are Gary Gross, NRCS Conservation Operations division, 202-720-7730, and Jerry Williams, NRCS National Employee Development Center, 817-509-3259.
NRCS, Partners Receive Hammer Award -
The National Partnership for Reinventing Government announced that NRCS and the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and Advisory Council for Historic Preservation have been awarded the Vice President's Hammer Award. The partners were recognized for their work in managing conservation of natural and cultural resources on U.S. Army installations worldwide. Your contact is Angel L. Figueroa, NRCS Liaison to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at 410-436-1559.
USDA 2000 National Disability Employment Awareness Month -
The theme for October's USDA 2000 National Disability Employment Awareness Month is "Ability You Can Bank On." The theme of the 2000 education program kit (available at http://www50.pcepd.gov/pcepd/pubs/ek00/index.html) conveys a vital message that "People with disabilities are ready, willing, and able to be an essential part of our Nation's human resource capital."
TECH TIPS
Mining Metal from Plants -
Excess heavy metals in soil can be toxic to humans, animals, and plants. Once soil is contaminated with heavy metals, it is expensive and difficult to remedy the problem.
One way to remove metals from soil is through phytoextraction. In this process, hyperaccumulators plants that absorb large amounts of metals are planted on the contaminated soil and harvested. The harvested material may be disposed of in several ways. In some cases, the metal can be "mined " out of the plants for reuse.
Although preventing contamination is far preferable to any method of remediation, phytoremediation can be used for a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. However, treatment of a site may take several growing seasons, and the process works better for some metals than others.
For more information about the current state of phytoextraction technology, see "Heavy Metal Soil Contamination" the third in the series of Soil Quality Urban Technical Notes from the Soil Quality Institute. It is available at http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/urban.shtml. Your contact is Michael Hubbs, Soil Quality Institute, at 334-844-4741, ext. 177, or mhubbs@eng.auburn.edu.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
October 20, 2000
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
- AFO/CAFO
- Agricultural Economics
- Agroforestry/Forestry
- Agronomy
- Air Quality
- Animal Residuals Management
- Coastal Zone Management
- Environmental Education
- Farmland Preservation
- Grazing Land & Grassland
- Irrigation
- Locally Led Conservation
- Mining & the Environment
- Partnerships
- Resource Conservation & Development
- Rivers
- NEW! Soil Science/Erosion Control
- Water Quality
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
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AFO/CAFO
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- The Innovative Technology for Planning Animal Feeding Operations
- December 4-6
- Denver, Colorado, Renaissance Denver Hotel
- Attendees will be producers, government agencies, businesses, and consultants writing comprehensive nutrient management plans. Topics include land application technologies, alternative manure uses, air quality control strategies, mitigation of impacted sites, filter strips, etc. Exhibitors: $400.00 with two free registrations. Posters: Individuals presenting posters should be registered for the conference. Contact Ron Schierer, at 970-330-0380 or ron.schierer@co.usda.gov or Mike Collins at 307-682-8843, ext. 113, or mike.collins@wy.usda.gov
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Agricultural Economics
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- American Agricultural Economics Associtaion Annual (AAEA) Meeting
- August 5-8, 2001
- 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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Agroforestry/Forestry
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- Forest Utilization Conference
- May 1-3, 2001
- Wagoner OK
- The Ouachita Mountains Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. will sponsor its 6th annual Forest Utilization Conference and Equipment Exposition at the Western Hills Guest Resort in Sequoyah State Park on the shores of Lake Fort Gibson. For information, contact Gary Garman, Coordinator for Ouachita Mountains RC&D Council, at (918)-423-2479, fax 918-423-0793, email omrcandd@icok.net or visit the web site http://www.icok.net/~omrcandd
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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, 2001
- Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Southern Forest Science Conference will highlight the history and future of research in sustainable forestry. The conference is for anyone interested in the science of southern forests and is open to researchers, research managers and research users as well as policymakers, landowners and other interested stakeholders. Call for Papers: Topics, deadlines and other information can be found at the conference website at http://www.southernforestscience.net/ For more information contact www.southernforestscience.net or the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station at (828)-257-4302.
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Agronomy
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- The 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy
- November 5-9
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- The American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, and the Crop Science Society will host the annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy. For more information, visit the meeting website at http://www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/olr99/ or http://www.Agronomy.org or http://www.Crops.org or http://www.Soils.org. Registration packets can be requested directly from the American Society Agronomy Headquarters Office, 677 South Segoe Road, in Madison, Wisconsin 53711-1086. Pre-registration ends September 22.
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Air Quality
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- Future Directions in Air Quality Research
- February 12-15, 2001
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
- Conference topics will focus on ecological, atmospheric, regulatory/policy and educational issues. The conference is sponsored by the Air Resources Research Consortium. For more information contact Sherrie Knott at (919) 515-2261 or visit the conference website at http://www2.ncsu.edu/cpe/airqualconf.html
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Animal Residuals Management
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- Animal Residuals Management Conference--Issues and Solutions
- November 12-14
- Kansas City, Missouri
- The conference will feature three session tracks: issues and environmental assessments, solutions and technology, and policy. Topics include: applied solutions for animal manure use and disposal, nutrient management in watersheds, public health risks associated with agricultural use of animal manure, and case studies on the beneficial use of animal manure. Deadline for submittal of abstracts is June 23. For details, contact: Water Environment Federation, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314-1994. Phone: (703) 684-2438. NRCS co-sponsors.
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- Innovative Technologies for Planning Animal Feeding Operations
- December 4-6, 2000
- Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, Colorado
- Workshops include: "Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP)" and "Seepage Control in Ag Waste Ponds" Other topics include: emerging technologies associated with animal feeding operations which can be adapted to the Great Plains; land application technologies; alternative uses of manure; air quality control strategies including ammonia, dust, odor, and green house gasses; systems approach to CNMP; planning to prevent adverse environmental impacts; monitoring AFOs; diet/feed additives; and handling animal mortality. Exhibit and poster space available. For more information, contact ron.schierer@ks.nrcs.usda.gov or Myron Senechal at 701-530-2085 or myron.senechal@nd.usda.gov.
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Coastal Zone Management
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- Coastal Zone 01
- July 15-19, 2001
- Cleveland, Ohio
- CZ01 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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- Environmental Education
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- New Beginnings, ASFMRA 2000 Annual Convention & Trade Show
- November 9-11, 2000
- Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee
- The theme is New Beginnings, and the program includes an in-depth look at key issues in the future of agriculture, including a session with Jim Lyons.
- For more information about the conference, visit the website at http://www.asfmra.org/fmeetings.htm
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- Farmland Preservation
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- Winning Through Wise Land Use Conference
- March, 2001
- Tennessee, Federal and private partners will conduct a seminar for developers, conservationists, and others interested in lessening the impact of development on the State's natural resources. For more information contact Larry Blick, NRCS Assistant State Conservationist for Field Support, at 615-736-5490 or lblick@tn.nrcs.usda.gov
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- Grazing Land & Grassland
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- Grasstravaganza 2000
- October 27-28
- Syracuse, New York
- The South Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project, Inc. will host Grasstravaganza 2000! a two day, conference on topics pertinent to grass-based agriculture at the Wyndham Syracuse Hotel in Syracuse NY. For more information, contact Kim Handy at 607-334-3231, ext. 4 or kimberly.handy@ny.usda.gov Register on-line at https://secure.btittc.com/register/grass2000.htm.
- First National Conference on Grazing Lands
- December 5-8
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Economic and environmental effects of proper grazing lands management. Sponsored by NACD, Grazing Lands and Public Lands Committee, the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI), and others. Abstracts for oral and poster papers accepted until April 1. Contact John W. Peterson, NCGL Program Manager, by phone on (703) 455-4387, or fax at (703) 455-6886, or by e-mail on jwpeterson@erols.com
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- Irrigation
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- 21st Annual International Irrigation Show
- November 12 14
- Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona
- The Irrigation Association's 21st irrigation show will feature the American Society of Agricultural Engineers' 4th Decennial National Irrigation Symposium. Irrigation training opportunities are available prior to, during, and after the show. For more information about the show, visit the website at http://www.irrigation.org.
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- 4th Decennial (every 10 years) National Irrigation Symposium
- November 14 - 16
- Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona
- American Society of Agricultural Engineers will host a symposium featuring numerous irrigation technical presentations For more information about the symposium, visit the website at www.asae.org.
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- Locally Led Conservation
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- National Conference on Locally Led Conservation Efforts
- June 3-5, 2001
- 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.
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- 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.
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- How to submit a presentation proposal: E-mail a 250-word proposal or executive summary with the name, title, organization name, mail address, voice and fax numbers, and e-mail address of each presenter to jparsons@arborday.org. In your proposal include what the listener will gain, the format of the presentation (lecture, case study, panel, etc.), and the presentation time desired with Q&A. Attach a biographical sketch with relevant education and experience, including speaking experiences. E-mail submissions due by October 31, 2000. Notification will be given by mid-December. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.arborday.org/programs/conferences.html
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- Mining & the Environment
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- Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste
- January 15-18, 2001
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- A forum for members of the mining community, engineers, and scientists concerned with environmental issues related to tailings and mine waste management. Abstracts due by June 2. To submit an abstract or for more information, contact Linda Hinshaw, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State Univeristy, (970) 491-6081, or at lhinshaw@engr.colostate.edu
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- Partnerships
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- Third Biennial Conference on Understanding Each Other and Working Together for a Better Future
- October 24-25
- Eugene, Oregon
- Forum for agricultural interests, government, and environmentalists to discuss issues relevant to agriculture and water quality. Perspectives presented in a non-confrontational forum and others see and understand other points of view. For more information, see the conference's Web site at http://www.agwaterqualitynw.org
- 2001 National Association of Conservation Districts' Annual Meeting
- February 4-8
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Contact Robert Raschke on (303) 988-1810.
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- Resource Conservation & Development
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- New England Association of RC&D Areas Annual Conference
- October 26-29
- Newport, Rhode Island
- For more information call, please call Susan Arrants at (401) 949-4418.
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- Rivers
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- International Conference on Wood in World Rivers
- October 23-27
- Corvallis, Oregon
- Sessions on primary research of fluvial processes, synthesis of policies and science to guide management options for rivers, applied research, and conservation perspectives. Co-sponsored by the Wildlife Habitat Management Institute. For more information, see the conference's Web site at http://riverwood.orst.edu or contact the Institute's Kathryn Staley at Kathryn.Staley@orst.edu
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- Soil Science/Erosion Control
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- NEW! Soil Erosion Research for the 21st Century - An International Symposium
- January 3-5, 2001
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Ala Moana Hotel
- World-renowned soil erosion scientists will participate as keynote speakers, as well as moderators of discussion panels, to provide their viewpoints on the current status of soil erosion research and directions needed in the future. Additionally, discussion groups composed of all participants at the conference will also address these same issues. The symposium will prepare and publish a document summarizing recommendations from these discussions, and provide it to all of the co-sponsoring organizations. For more information, contact Dr. Dennis Flanagan, Symposium Chair, at 765-494-7748 or flanagan@purdue.edu or visit the symposium website at http://horizon.nserl.purdue.edu/~flanagan/erosymp/.
- International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) 32nd Annual Conference and Expo
- February 5-9, 2001
- Las Vegas, Nevada, Rio Suite Hotel and Convention Center
- IECA's Annual Conference and Expo is open to all erosion and sediment control professionals and suppliers. This event features five days of learning, including day-long training courses, half-day workshops, field tours and technical paper presentations. Topics of interest will appeal to contractors, landscape architects, civil engineers, public works and regulatory professionals, consultants, developers, mining and ski industry representatives. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.ieca.org/index_conference.html.
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- Water Quality
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- 7th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference
- March 25-29, 2001
- Reno, Nevada
- Will provide Federal and non-Federal scientists and managers from various disciplines the opportunity to discuss recent accomplishments and progress in research and on technical developments in the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of sedimentation. Scheduled are tours, exhibitions, and presentations of papers. For more information about the conference, visit the website at http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/SED7FISC_crf.html
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- Watersheds
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- Seventh National Watershed Conference
- May 20-23, 2001
- Richmond, Virginia
- The theme: "Small Watershed Programs: Past, Present, and Future." This conference will examine our Nation's rich history with upstream small watershed programs and will explore innovative ways of accomplishing watershed project objectives as traditional sources of assistance become harder to get. . For more information contact John W. Peterson, (703) 455-6886, fax (703) 455-6888;e-mail, jwpeterson@erols.com
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- Wetlands
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- 7th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control
- November 11-16
- Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- For more information about the conference, visit the website at http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~conferweb/wpc/
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- Izaak Walton League of America National Conference
- May 16-18, 2001
- Orlando, Florida
- Topics include: wetland education, restoration, conservation, and international issues. To get on the mailing list for the conference, contact: awm@iwla.org or call (800) BUG-IWLA (284-4952)
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