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Soil Profile

Strategic Plan and Guidance Documents

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Vision

A society that values soil as an ecological resource.

Mission

Provide knowledge about soils and ecosystems for resource management.

Goals

  • Communicate the importance of soils to society.
  • Increase the knowledge base for soils and ecosystems. 
  • Strengthen and expand collaboration.
  • Ensure a critical mass of well-qualified scientists and technical specialists.

Strategic Plan

NCSS Strategic Plan (675.72 KB)

Comments regarding the strategic plan can be sent to David Lindbo, Director of the NRCS Soil and Plant Science Division. 

Guidance Documents

Guidance documents for NCSS can be found in the NRCS General Manual in Title 430 part 601 of the National Soil Survey Handbook which “defines the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS), its structure and objectives, and the legislative authorities for the soil survey.”

  • Part 600 – publications and technical references that guide the NCSS
  • Part 601 – information on NCSS responsibilities
  • Part 602 – the purpose of the NCSS conferences along with their bylaws