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"A thin layer of earth, a few inches of rain, and a blanket of air make human life possible on our planet…These essential resources must be available to provide the good life for our children and future generations."
– John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the United States
- Focus on the Field
- Alabama: First Water Festival Huge Success
North Carolina: FPP to the Rescue
Ohio: WRP Helps Fund Nation's Largest Arboretum
Virginia: NRCS-Virginia Develop Valuable Software
What's Up in Washington
- College Students with Disabilities - Update
Tech Tip
- Mapping Soils in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Accolades
- NRCS Public Affairs Specialist Honored
NRCS Helps Wyoming Ranchers Develop Model Ranch
USDA/NRCS 'NetNewsLinks
- NRCS Legislative Summaries: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/legislative/Summary106.html.
Also on the 'Net:
- National Interagency Fire Center http://www.nifc.gov/
- U.S. Drought Monitor http://enso.unl.edu/monitor/monitor.html
- 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 July 20 "Conference & Training Connection" for an updated, alphabetical-by-subject list and a chronological list of upcoming events.
FOCUS ON THE FIELD
First Water Festival Huge Success - More than 750 fourth graders (one-third of Montgomery, Alabama’s, fourth-grade population) participated in the city’s first water festival this month. The festival provided a fun setting to teach young people about water resources and how to protect them. A veteran teacher wrote, "Of all the field trips I have experienced in the past 22 years, this was by far the best!" Your contact is Fay Garner, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 334-887-4506.
FPP to the Rescue -
Thanks to the Farmland Protection Program, 679 acres of North Carolina prime farmland will soon be permanently protected. NRCS will allocate funds to three local land trusts for 50 percent of the total cost of conservation easements on three farms in Brunswick, Gaston, and Rowan counties. Local conservancy groups will pay the remaining 50 percent of the total cost for the easements. Your contact is Jeff Raifsnider, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 919-873-2107.
WRP Helps Fund Nation's Largest Arboretum - The Holden Arboretum in northeastern Ohio can thank the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) for a first-of-its-kind easement along the Chagrin River’s east fork. This project will prevent development along 5 miles of the river, for a total of 350 acres in Lake and Geauga counties. The arboretum, the Nation's largest, is composed of 3,400 acres of horticultural collections, display gardens, and natural areas. WRP also protects an additional 325 acres of land in the two counties, including over 5 miles of streamside property. Your contact is Jody Christiansen, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 608-224-3006.\
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NRCS, Universities Develop Pasture Management Software -
NRCS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, and West Virginia University are collaborating in the development of a program called "Pasture Land Management System." NRCS technical specialists will be able to show beef and dairy producers the benefits of good pasture management. The software not only calculates forage production and livestock demands, and uses a Windows-based graphical interface to provide visual comparisons of alternative management scenarios. Version 1.0 is currently being tested and should be released this fall.
Your contact is Pat Paul, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 804-287-1681.
WHAT'S UP IN WASHINGTON
College Students with Disabilities Update -
In June, NRCS started working toward its Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) goals for College Students with Disabilities by hiring qualified students both at National headquarters and in the State offices. Here's how two of them are doing.
Ying Bei Chen is deaf and recently graduated from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., with a degree in computer science. She is setting up and working with databases for the Farmland Protection Division in Washington. Ying, a strong supporter of the WRP, said "Deaf students can truly benefit from programs like the WRP."
Nathan McDaniel, a senior at the University of Iowa and a management information systems major, has become a major troubleshooter for the computers in the Iowa State Office. The position has provided him the opportunity to work closely with staff. "My job is a great way to meet people," Nathan says. He uses Zoomtext and other related software to enlarge print on the screen, so that he can handle information and requests for assistance.
This is the second of a series of articles on the WRP and other specialized recruitment initiatives.
Your contact is Denise Decker, NRCS Management Analyst, at 202-690-0648.
NATIONAL/REGIONAL
Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) Launches Digital "Conservogram" -
Judging by the number of hits on the SWCS web page, the new electronic version of the SWCS "Conservogram" is very popular. SWCS members are forwarding the newsletter to their e-mail list in the hopes of getting more people to "subscribe" to the newsletter. "Conservogram" currently goes to about 6,000 SWCS members. If you want to receive the "Conservogram" electronically, visit the SWCS website at www.swcs.org/t_what_news.htm.
New Water Quality Website -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new web site http://www.epa.gov/waters, featuring access to information about water quality listed by geographic area. Called WATERS (Watershed Assessment, Tracking and Environmental Results), the site incorporates the U.S. Geological Survey's National Hydrographic Data set, and provides unified access to water quality information from several State and EPA databases, including EPA's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Database and its new National Water Quality Standards Database. Currently, users can find information on waters classified by States as impaired (those waters not attaining water quality standards) in all States except Alaska, and on the purpose or use of each waterbody (such as whether or not it is designated for protection as a drinking water supply, for recreational use, or for fishing) in 16 States. Users can also search for water quality information for a particular body of water by clicking on an interactive map, which is currently available for 11 States. EPA will update WATERS as new information becomes available, eventually covering all 50 States, and will add links to data on ambient water quality, drinking water quality, polluted runoff, fish consumption advisories, facility discharge outfalls, and other information.
TECH TIP
Mapping Soils in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park -
This month, NRCS, the National Park Service, and the University of Wisconsin will pilot a 2-year soil mapping project in the Great Smoky Mountains National Forest using SoLIM (see May 18, 2001 edition of NRCS This Week). SoLIM is a computer generated soil-landscape model (under development) that captures existing soil and environmental knowledge, creates data layers for input into a GIS, and produces soil maps. It also provides the potential for the use of "fuzzy soil logic" in the development of soil-landscape based interpretations. During the first year of the project, the SoLIM approach will be applied to produce a soil map in an area recently mapped by soil scientists in Tennessee and North Carolina. During the second year, information developed using the SoLIM approach will be used to map an adjacent area where there is currently no soil survey information. Results of the 2-year project will provide the basis for assessing whether to adopt SoLIM techniques for mapping soils in remote areas and the program's performance overall.
Using models to assist in producing soil maps and interpretations results in considerable time and cost savings, improves quality and consistency in soil mapping, and allows documentation of soil-landscape knowledge and information acquire by soil scientists. By eliminating time consuming, "low-level" line placement activities, the soil-landscape models provide more time in the field for soil scientists.Your contact is Dr. Sheryl H. Kunickis, NRCS Soil Scientist/Landscape Analyst, at 202-720-6370 or <sheryl.kunickis@usda.gov>.
ACCOLADES
NRCS Public Affairs Specialist Honored -
At a ceremony in Alexandria, Louisiana, Herb Bourque, NRCS State public affairs specialist, recently received the Honorary State FFA Degree, for his involvement with the State chapter for the past 20 years. Each year, Herb helps FFA conduct the annual soil judging contest by directing publicity efforts for the Statewide event. Herb was also named Louisiana Ag-Communicator of the Year by the State chapter of the Farm Bureau Federation at the annual State convention in New Orleans. Herb was honored for his assistance in the promotion of agriculture and conservation in Louisiana for the past 15 years. Herb has worked with the Farm Bureau on a number of projects ranging from videos to news features.
NRCS Helps Wyoming Ranchers Develop Model Ranch -
With help from NRCS, Jim and Peggy Price, owners of the Miles Land and Livestock Company, located southwest of Casper, Wyoming, were able to win the 2001 Wyoming Stock Growers Association Environmental Stewardship Award. The Prices were honored for their progressive, environmentally sound, and innovative management practices during a tour of their ranch and farm attended by more than 200 State agriculture officials, news media, members of Congress, and people from around the State. NRCS provided conservation technical assistance to the Wyoming ranchers by helping them to design ag-waste structures and to manage their confined animal feeding operations.
Your contact is Nancy Atkinson, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 307-261-6482 or <nancy.atkinson@wy.udsa.gov>.
CONFERENCE & TRAINING CONNECTION
July 20, 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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Crop Residue Management
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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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- InfoAG 2001 Conference
- Indianapolis, IN
This conference is the fifth in a series on site-specific crop and soil management systems, and Internet technology for agriculture. InfoAG 2001 will provide updates on the technology, and guidance on interpretation of GIS data sets. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.farmresearch.com/infoag/.
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting
- August 4-9
Madison, WI
The conference theme is "Keeping all the parts: Preserving, restoring, and sustaining complex ecosystems." For more infomration contact Nadine Lymn, ESA
202-833-8773 or visit the conference website at http://esa.sdsc.edu/madison/progpage.htm.
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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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- July 2001
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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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- 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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- 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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- August 2001
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- The National Governors Association Annual Meeting
- August 4-7
- Providence, RI
- For more information call the National Governors Association at 202-624-5300.
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- NEW! Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting
- August 4-9
- Madison, WI
The conference theme is "Keeping all the parts: Preserving, restoring, and sustaining complex ecosystems." For more infomration contact Nadine Lymn, ESA
202-833-8773 or visit the conference website at
http://esa.sdsc.edu/madison/progpage.htm.
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- Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) 2001 Annual Conference
- August 4-8
- The 2001 SWCS annual conference will be an opportunity for integrated learning and sharing across key natural resource topic areas. The conference will focus on how conservation of natural resources is linked to local, regional, national and global concerns. The conference will provide a forum for in-depth discussion on the role conservation should play in addressing climate change, coastal zones and water supply. These issues will be explored through a combination of plenary sessions, volunteered papers, training workshops, and field tours. The major topics for the meeting include: the conservation implications of climate change, conservation in the coastal regions, and water supply and conservation. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Kingston Plantation For more information visit the SWCS conference website at http://www.swcs.org/f_what_calendar.htm
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- NEW! Animal Waste Management for Minimal Environmental Impact: CNMP
- August 4-11
- East Lansing, Michigan
This International Short Course on Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning will be held on the campus of Michigan State University and is designed to address the emerging needs for effective comprehensive nutrient management plans that minimize environmental pollution. For more infomration, contact R.D. von Bernuth, Depatment of Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, at 517-432-6379 or visit the course website at http://www.iia.msu.edu/CNMP2000.htm.
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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.
American Agricultural Economics Association Annual (AAEA) Meeting
- August 5-8
- Chicago, Illinois
- AAEA seeks submission of 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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- NEW! InfoAG 2001 Conference
- August 7-9
- Indianapolis, IN
This conference is the fifth in a series on site-specific crop and soil management systems, and Internet technology for agriculture. InfoAG 2001 will provide updates on the technology, and guidance on interpretation of GIS data sets. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.farmresearch.com/infoag/.
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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
Third Annual Asian Pacific Islander Organization (APIO) National Training Conference
- August 14-17
- Reno, Nevada
- The APIO National Training Conference will be held at the Boomtown Resort near Reno, Nevada. Check the APIO web site for all of the latest information as it becomes available at http://www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov/apio or contact Kent Matsutani, Vice President, APIO, at 308-254-4507 ext.3, or w.matsutani@ne.usda.gov.
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NEW! BioCycle Southeast Conference 2001
- August 14-17
- Atlanta, Georgia
The conference will explore how composting and organics recycling can present solutions to the Southeast region’s water crisis. Learn about sustainable soil and water management practices using compost and other organic feedstocks. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.jgpress.com/Conferences/Southeast2001/SE01Main.html.
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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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- September 2001
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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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- October 2001
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