2023 NCSS National Conference | Natural Resources Defense Council (2023)

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July 9-13, 2023

Year

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Place

Bismarck State College, National Energy Center of Excellence, Bismarck, North Dakota

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The 2023 National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference will be held July 9-13, 2023 at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota. The National Conference meets every two years to discuss and develop solutions to issues related to the National Cooperative Soil Research Program. The theme of this year's conference is"Soils, Energy and Agriculture in Resilient Ecosystems".

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Wade Bott, National Soil Scientist
NRCS North Dakota
(p) 701-530-2021
(mile)Wade.Bott@usda.gov

Dr David Hopkins, Professor
North Dakota State University
(p) 701-231-8948
(mile)David.Hopkins@ndsu.edu

agenda

Saturday, July 8

1:00 PM

Check-In - Hampton Inn & Suites Bismarck Northwest (before 7:00 PM)

Sunday, July 9

6:45 a.m.

Gather in Bismarck State University's National Energy Center of Excellence (NECE) North Parking Lot

The bus leaves on time at 7am.

7:00 AM

Site tour (with lunch, return at 18:00)

Sedimentary Plain Tour: Belfield and Medora, North Dakota

Gasterdner: Δρ. Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat, North Dakota State University

Explore and enjoy the history, geology, and soils of western North Dakota, including the sodium-influenced soil depression near Belfield. We then continue west for lunch at Medora before heading into the heart of the North Dakota Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

A truly wonderful landscape!

12.00

Check-In - Hampton Inn & Suites Bismarck Northwest (until 6:30 PM)

6:30 am

dinner (just you)

Monday 10 July

7:00 AM

Registration - Bismarck State College NECE 4th Floor (Coffee/Continental Breakfast Included)

Registration is open until 5:00 pm.

8:00 AM

Plenary Session - Bavendick State Hall

Moderator: Wade Bott, USDA NRCS, North Dakota

8:00 AM

greeting

Dr. Doug Jensen, President, Bismarck State University

8:10 AM

greeting

TBD, National Conservationist, USDA-NRCS, North Dakota

8:20 am

Welcome to North Dakota, home to extraordinary soils and a unique soil testing legacy

Δρ David Hopkins, North Dakota State University

8:40 am

Notes of the American Soil Science Society

Dr. Carrie Laboski, President, Soil Science Society of America

9:00 AM

USDA Leadership Comments

Dr. A.S. AS. Luis Tupas, Constructor Leiter, SSRA, USDA-NRCS, Washington, DC.

9:15 am

Notes from the Head of the Department of Soil and Plant Sciences

Dr. A.S. AS. David Lindbo, Director, USDA-NRCS SPSD, Washington, DC.

9:30 am

holiday

10:00 AM

Native American Agriculture, Hunting, and Mining in North Dakota

Dr. Andrew Clark, North Dakota Historical Society

Tuesday 11 July

7:00 AM

Morning Networking Session - Bismarck State College NECE Level 4 (Coffee/Continental Breakfast Included)

8:00 AM

Plenary Session - Bavendick State Hall

Coordinator: Dr. David Hopkins, North Dakota State University

8:00 AM

Transforming North Dakota agriculture, for better or worse

Δρ. David Franzen, North Dakota State University

8:30 am

Measuring soil carbon: a unique estimate for climate protection (virtual)

Δρ Jonathan Sanderman, Woodwell Center for Climate Research

8:50 am

An overview of USDA Climate Center and soil-related tools and resources

Dr. A.S. here. Dannele Peck, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, Colorado

9:10 AM

Climate Regulating Services for Northern Plains Agroecosystems

Dr. Mark Liebig, USDA-ARS, Mandan, North Dakota

9:30 am

holiday

10:00 AM

Nationally Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network: What It Is and Why Soil Characterization Is an Important Part of Our Success (Virtual)

Skumanich Navy, NOAA-NIDIS, Boulder, CO

10:20 am

DSP4SH: Using collaborative research to establish dynamic reference conditions for soil properties and soil health for soil investigations

Dr. Skye Wills, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Nebraska

10:40 am

Land Ownership Trends in Minneapolis-St. Louis. Paul Metropolitan Area – Impacts on Ecosystem Services (Virtual)

Dr. Nic Jelinski, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Time 11:00

The Changing Needs of Soil Testing – What the Future May Hold

Dr. David Lobb, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

11:20 am

Species composition trends and implications for native ecological status

Δρ. Kevin Sedivec, North Dakota State University

11:40 am

Enhancing the resilience of grasslands to climate change

Dr. David Toledo, USDA-ARS, Mandan, North Dakota

12.00

Lunch (provided) with North Dakota geology

Ed Murphy, North Dakota Geological Survey

1:00 PM

Oral Poster Presentation - Bavendick State Room

1:00 PM

Sensor-based soil water, nitrate and greenhouse gas monitoring and management for climate-friendly agriculture

Jingyi Huang, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison;

1:15pm

Effects of fire on the ecological, hydrological, and geomorphic resilience of forest soils in the Southwestern United States.

Dr. Craig Rasmussen, University of Arizona

1:30pm

State and transition models in times of change: An integrated carbon management toolkit

Dr. James Thompson of West Virginia University;

1:45pm

Retrieving legacy data for retrospective soil surveys and detecting changes in topsoil organic carbon stocks in the US Corn Belt.

Dr. Meyer Bohn, University of Iowa

Time 14:00

Visualizing soil landscapes using disaggregated data from soil surveys

Dr. Darrell Schulze, Purdue University

2:15pm

Soil Landscapes of the United States (SOLUS): A 21st Century Raster Soil Survey Inventory

Suzann Kienast-Brown, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Montana

2.30

PAUSE - Go to the North Dakota Science Portal, 1600 Canary Blvd Bismarck, ND

3:00 PM

Stump Talks Poster Session - North Dakota Science Portal Gallery Tour

5.00

Αφίσα Social και North Dakota's Gateway to Science Museum Tour (Full appetizers and bars)

19.00

dinner (just you)

Wednesday 12 July

6:45 a.m.

Meet at Bismarck State University NECE North Parking Lot

The bus leaves on time at 7am.

7:00 AM

FIELD TOUR (with lunch and dinner, return at 21:00)

Missouri Corridor Tour: Underwood, Mandan and Mackenzie, North Dakota

A day full of activities! Discuss regenerating coal mines and restoring earth pits in wetlands. They were then compared to non-mining soils and landscapes. Experience the Garrison Dam and Lake Sacacavia, and learn about the history of development, energy input, and flood control utilization of the third largest reservoir in the United States. Visit the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan, where you'll learn about the history, research and partnerships of the 111-year-old research station. Finish the day with dinner at the NCSS Awards Dinner at Black Leg Ranch, owned and operated by the Doan family since 1882. Dedicated to conservation and regenerative agriculture, the ranch has won several state and national environmental stewardship awards, including the first Aldo Leopold Conservation Award.

Thursday, July 13

7:00 AM

Morning Networking Session - Bismarck State College NECE Level 4 (Coffee/Continental Breakfast Included)

8:00 AM

Plenary Session - Bavendick State Hall

Moderator: Lance Duey, USDA NRCS, North Dakota

8:00 AM

go back - look forward

Jay Fuhrer, SCD Menoccan Soil Health Farm, Burleigh County

8:30 am

Updates from Federal Partners

8:30 am

USDA Agricultural Research Service Update

Marlin Eve, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD

8:45 a.m.

What did BLM do? (Virtual)

Ron McCormick, USDI-BLM, Washington, DC

9:00 AM

It notifies the USDA Forest Service

Robert Colter, USDA-FS, Washington, D.C.

9:15 am

With great help from our friends: Ground Data, Information, and Collaboration at the National Park Service's Washington Office

Jason Kenworthy, Colorado USDI-NPS

9:30 am

The dynamic role of swale wetlands in agroecosystems in North Dakota and beyond

Owen McKenna, USDI-GS, North Dakota

9:45

holiday

10:00 AM

law

Chair: Jenn Mason, SPSD, USDA NRCS, Tennessee

10:15 am

interpretation

Chair: Bob Dobos, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Nebraska

10:30 am

Classification

Chair: Andrew Brown, SPSD, USDA NRCS, CA

10:45 am

technology

Vorsitz: Aaron Friend, USDA NRCS, Tennessee

Time 11:00

Ad hoc underwater floor

Vorsitz: Greg Taylor, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, North Carolina

11:15 am

key research

Chair: Dr. Skye Wills, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Nebraska

11:30 am

Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics

Vorsitz: Curtis Talbot, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, New Mexico

11:45 am

standard

Vorsitz: Deb Surabian, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Connecticut

12.00

Hydrischer Ad-hoc

Vorsitz: Lenore Vasilas, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Maryland

12:15 p.m.

Lunch (will be provided)

1:15pm

Town Hall Debate - Recruitment and Retention

Coordinator: Dr. Meyer Bohn, Iowa State University

2:15pm

NCSS Business Meeting και NCSS Next Moderator

Dr. A.S. AS. David Lindbo, Director, USDA-NRCS SPSD, Washington, DC.

2:45pm

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Friday 14 July

8:00 AM

Menoccan, North Dakota Tour

8:30 am

Burleigh County SCD, Menoccan Soil Health Farm Tour (2 11 Uhr)

Enjoy the soil conservation farming system, harvest crops, composting system, high tunnel, wormwood crops, and no-till gardens.