NRCS foresters attending the convention will meet Thursday, September 16, to discuss forestry issues and review new technology. Symposia will cover more than 25 restoration-related topics, including exploring the science, art, practices, and culture of restoration ecology. Forty-eight working sessions and noted plenary speakers. Stop by NRCS' hands-on learning exhibit and make your own soil profile in a tube. A representative from the National Soil Survey Center will be there to mark the soil survey centennial.
All employees are welcome.
Deadline for registration is September 20. The theme for this year's summit is biodiversity. Speakers will address conservation programs, revegetation standards, mitigation efforts, and environmental mandates. Sponsored by the USDA Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, with major contributions from several land-grant universities and the Federal sustainable agriculture effort. We deplete nature's natural resources by using them up.