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2008 Arkansas Soil Survey Work Planning Conference

DRAFT AGENDA
 

ARKANSAS SOIL SURVEY WORK PLANNING CONFERENCE
Faulkner County Natural Resources Center
Conway, Arkansas
June 4-5, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

TRAINING SESSION: Moderator, Richard Vaught, Soil Scientist, NRCS

Time Session Speaker/Instructor
12:00-1:00 Registration Cissy Reid, Administrative Assistant, NRCS
1:00- 1:15 Welcome Leslie Glover II, MLRA Project Leader, NRCS
1:15-1:30 Introductions  All
1:30-2:30 Concurrent Training Sessions  Web Soil Survey (Larry Kichler/ Leslie Glover II)
    Soil Data Viewer (Pam Cooper/ Edgar Mersiovsky)
2:30-3:00 Break  
3:00-4:30  Concurrent Training Sessions cont… Web Soil Survey (Larry Kichler/ Leslie Glover II)
    Soil Data Viewer (Pam Cooper/ Edgar Mersiovsky)

                                                                    

Arkansas Association Professional Soil Classifier Meeting

Faulkner County Natural Resources Center
Conway, Arkansas

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Time Session Speaker/Instructor Presenters
5:00–6:30 Business Meeting Conducted by Marie Ross, President Cara Hill, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
      Henry Langston, Arkansas Highway Department

 


ARKANSAS SOIL SURVEY WORK PLANNING CONFERENCE
Faulkner County Natural Resources Center
Conway, Arkansas
Thursday, June 5, 2008

PLENARY SESSION: Moderator, Brittany Singleton, Soil Scientist, NRCS

Time Session Speaker/Instructor
8:00-8:30 Highlights of the State and the Region Luis Hernandez, State Soil Scientist, NRCS
8:30-9:00 NRCS Update Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist, NRCS
9:00-9:45 National Perspectives of Soil Survey Mike Golden, Director, Soil Survey Division, NRCS, Washington, DC
9:45-10: 00 Break  
10:00-10:30 LMD Water Table Study Update Edgar Mersiovsky
10:30-10:50 University of Arkansas Dr. E. Moye Rutledge, Professor
10:50-11:10 University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Dr. Sixte Ntamatungiro, Assistant Professor
11:10-11:30 University of Missouri Bryan Mayhan, Assistant Director, CARES
11:30-12:00 Arkansas Tech University Ed Lechman, Interim Head & Visiting Assistant Professor
12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own  
1:00 – 1:40 Arkansas Soil Survey Evaluation Process and Update Jeff Olson and Leslie Glover II, MLRA Project Leaders
1:40-2:00 Soil Survey and Septic System Designs Amanda Mathis, District Conservationist, NRCS
2:00 – 3:30 Roundtable Discussion and Break (Cooperator Presentations or Comments 10-15 minutes each) University Representatives
State Government Representatives
Federal Government Representatives
Private Sector
3:30 - 3:45 Break  
3:45 - 4:15 Wrap-Up and Action Items  
4:15 - 4:30 Closing Comments / Adjourn Luis Hernandez, State Soil Scientist, NRCS Arkansas


Last Modified: 05/30/2008

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