117 75 Years of Soil Erosion and Conservation: A Celebration of NRCS’s 75th Anniversary: I

NRCS's anniversary in 2010 marks 75 years of efforts to address soil erosion from water and wind. This topical session will explore the history of NRCS and recognize the major contributions made by members over the years.

S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Monday, November 1, 2010: 8:10 AM-11:45 AM
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Beacon Ballroom A, Third Floor
Organizer:
Thomas Sauer
Presiding:
Douglas Lawrence
8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
117-1
Hugh Hammond Bennett and the Creation of the Soil Conservation Service.
John Douglas Helms, USDA-NRCS
8:30 AM
117-2
A History of SCS Soil Survey Division International Activities and the Soil Management Support Services Project.
Paul Reich, USDA NRCS; Hariharan Eswaran, USDA NRCS
8:45 AM
117-3
The History of Hydric Soils, Soil Conservation, and Soil Survey.
Lenore Vasilas, USDA-NRCS
9:00 AM
117-4
75-Years of Wind Erosion Control: The History of Wind Erosion in the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Michael Sporcic, USDA-NRCS; Larry Wagner, USDA-ARS Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit
9:15 AM
117-5
The Worst of the Worst Dustbowl Areas 75 Years Later.
B. Stewart, West Texas A & M University; Zegou Ouapo, West Texas A & M University
9:30 AM
117-6
The History and Advancement of No till Crop Production Technologies.
Norman L. Widman, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Michael Hubbs, USDA-NRCS
9:45 AM
117-7
Plant Materials and Vegetative Solutions for Soil Conservation (1935-2010).
Jack Carlson, USDA-NRCS (Retired); W. Curtis Sharp, USDA-NRCS (Retired); John M. Englert, USDA-NRCS
10:00 AM
Break
10:10 AM
117-8
NRCS – Elsberry Plant Materials Center – Providing Plant Solutions to Conservation Needs.
Ronald Cordsiemon II, USDA-NRCS; Greg Houseal, Tallgrass Prairie Center
10:25 AM
117-9
Prairies and Wetlands of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington: Their Native American Uses and Management.
M. Kat Anderson, USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center
10:40 AM
117-10
Counting Sheep: One Families Story in the Use of Natural Resources in Nevada.
Douglas J. Merkler, USDA; Gregory R. Seymour, Nevada Wilderness Project
10:55 AM
117-11
An Historical Perspective On the Development of the Ecological Site Concept.
Joel Brown, USDA Jornada Experimental Range; Dennis Thompson, USDA NRCS
11:10 AM
117-12
California's Soil-Vegetation Survey Program: Underpinning to Detailed Mapping in the State's "Wildlands".
David Smith, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
11:25 AM
Concluding Remarks
11:30 AM
Adjourn
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