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Missouri Soil Scientist Workshop, March 16-18, 2004

This workshop was designed to bring together all Missouri Soil Scientists and partners affiliated with the Missouri Soil Survey Program, in an effort to discuss the status of the soil survey and the direction in which it is heading.  The workshop was held at Ramada Inn in Columbia, Missouri and was facilitated by:  Grant Butler, NRCS Soil Scientist, Union MLRA Office, Union, Missouri; Allan Johnston, NRCS Soil Scientist, Springfield MLRA Office, Springfield, Missouri and Dennis Meinert, MDNR Soil Scientist, St. Louis Regional Office.

The following were presented:

  • National Soil Survey Program Efforts
         James Ware, Soil Survey Division NHQ, Washington, DC

  • Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going
         Dennis Potter, MO State Soil Scientist, NRCS

  • Partnership Beyond the County Line
         Dean Martin, Soil Science Section Chief, MDNR 

  • Missouri’s Soil Survey Update – First Year in Review
         Clayton Lee, NRCS

  • Educational Tools
         Tom DeWitt, NRCS

  • Using Technology to Bring Soil Survey Information to Users
         Bryan Mayhan, CARES

  • What is the Ecological Classification System (ECS) and How Does it Relate to Soil Survey Map Units
         Tim Nigh, MO Dept. of Conservation and Fred Young, NRCS

  • Landform Descriptive System by Physiographic Area and NASIS Data Elements
         Phil Schoeneberger, NRCS

  • Integrating Soil Survey and the ECS
         Doug Wallace and Fred Young, NRCS
     

  • Nontraditional Interpretations from NASIS Data
         Karl Hipple, NRCS

  • NASIS Data Completeness
         Jim Fortner, NRCS

  • Phase II-Described, Defined, Guidance, and Considerations
         Dennis Potter, NRCS

  • Evaluating and Establishing Flooding Frequencies
         Allen Thompson, Univ of MO-Columbia

  • Phase II Brainstorming/Designing Projects for Update Consideration
         John Preston, NRCS

The PowerPoint Presentations are available by request.

Contact:
USDA-NRCS
Resource, Inventory and Assessment Staff
Parkade Center, Suite 250
Columbia, MO  65203
Phone:  (573) 876-0907

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