2023 NCSS National Conference
Join us for the 2023 National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) National Conference!
Registration
Conference Registration Fees
$550 – Professional
$275 – Student
$175 – Virtual
The 2023 National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference is at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota, from July 9 to 13, 2023. The national conference convenes every two years to discuss and develop solutions to issues of concern to the National Cooperative Soil Survey program. The theme of this year’s conference is “Soil, Energy, and Agriculture for Resilient Ecosystems.”
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Co-Hosts
Wade Bott, State Soil Scientist
NRCS North Dakota
(p) 701-530-2021
(e) Wade.Bott@usda.gov
Dr. David Hopkins, Professor
North Dakota State University
(p) 701-231-8948
(e) David.Hopkins@ndsu.edu
Agenda
Saturday, July 8
Sunday, July 9
Buses will leave promptly at 7 AM.
Sedimentary Plains Tour: Belfield & Medora, North Dakota
Guest Speaker: Dr. Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat, North Dakota State University
Explore and enjoy the history, geology and soils of Western North Dakota including sodium affected soil pits near Belfield. Then we’ll continue west for lunch at Medora, and into the heart of the North Dakota Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
A truly legendary landscape!
Monday, July 10
Registration will remain open until 5 PM.
Moderator: Wade Bott, USDA-NRCS, North Dakota
Dr. Doug Jensen, President, Bismarck State College
TBD, State Conservationist, USDA-NRCS, North Dakota
Dr. David Hopkins, North Dakota State University
Dr. Carrie Laboski, President, Soil Science Society of America
Dr. Luis Tupas, Deputy Chief, SSRA, USDA-NRCS, Washington D.C.
Dr. David Lindbo, Director, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Washington D.C.
Dr. Andrew Clark, State Historical Society of North Dakota
Dr. Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Dr. Mark Liebig, USDA-ARS, Mandan, North Dakota
Bylaws – Meeting Room 436/443
Interpretations – Meeting Room 431/433
Taxonomy – Bavendick State Room
Technology – Basin Auditorium 304
Hydric/SAS – Meeting Room 436/443
Research – Bavendick State Room
Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics – Basin Auditorium 304
Standards – Meeting Room 431/433
Bylaws – Meeting Room 436/443
Interpretations – Meeting Room 431/433
Taxonomy – Bavendick State Room
Technology – Basin Auditorium 304
Hydric/SAS – Meeting Room 436/443
Research – Bavendick State Room
Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics – Basin Auditorium 304
Standards – Meeting Room 431/433
Cooperator/Partner Business Meetings – Bavendick State Room, Meeting Room 431/433, or Meeting Room 436/443
State Soil Scientist Business Meeting – Basin Auditorium 304
Tuesday, July 11
Moderator: Dr. David Hopkins, North Dakota State University
Dr. David Franzen, North Dakota State University
Dr. Jonathan Sanderman, Woodwell Climate Research Center
Dr. Dannele Peck, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, Colorado
Dr. Mark Liebig, USDA-ARS, Mandan, North Dakota
Marina Skumanich, NOAA-NIDIS, Boulder, Colorado
Dr. Skye Wills, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Nebraska
Dr. Nic Jelinski, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dr. David Lobb, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Kevin Sedivec, North Dakota State University
Dr. David Toledo, USDA-ARS, Mandan, North Dakota
Ed Murphy, North Dakota Geological Survey
Dr. Jingyi Huang, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dr. Craig Rasmussen, University of Arizona
Dr. James Thompson, West Virginia University
Dr. Meyer Bohn, University of Iowa
Dr. Darrell Schulze, Purdue University
Suzann Kienast-Brown, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Montana
Wednesday, July 12
Buses will leave promptly at 7 AM.
Missouri Corridor Tour: Underwood, Mandan, & McKenzie, North Dakota
An event filled day! Discuss soil pits on reclaimed coal mine land and restored wetlands; then compare them to the unmined soils and landscape. Experience the Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea, learn the history of the development, energy contributions, and flood control use of the 3rd largest reservoir in the Unites States. Tour the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan where you will learn of the history, research, and collaborations of the 111-year-old station. End the day with dinner during the NCSS Awards Banquet hosted by the Black Leg Ranch, owned/operated by the Doan Family since 1882. This ranch, heavily involved in conservation and regenerative agriculture has won numerous state and national Environmental Stewardship Awards including the Inaugural Aldo Leopold Conservation Award.
Thursday, July 13
Moderator: Lance Duey, USDA-NRCS, North Dakota
Jay Fuhrer, Burleigh County SCD Menoken Soil Health Farm
Marlin Eve, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
Ron McCormick, USDI-BLM, Washington D.C.
Robert Colter, USDA-FS, Washington, D.C.
Jason Kenworthy, USDI-NPS, Colorado
Owen McKenna, USDI-GS, North Dakota
Chair: Jenn Mason, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Tennessee
Chair: Bob Dobos, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Nebraska
Chair: Andrew Brown, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, California
Chair: Aaron Friend, USDA-NRCS, Tennessee
Chair: Greg Taylor, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, North Carolina
Chair: Dr. Skye Wills, SPSD-NSSC, USDA-NRCS, Nebraska
Chair: Curtis Talbot, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, New Mexico
Chair: Deb Surabian, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Connecticut
Chair: Lenore Vasilas, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Maryland
Moderator: Dr. Meyer Bohn, Iowa State University
Dr. David Lindbo, Director, SPSD, USDA-NRCS, Washington D.C.
Friday, July 14
Witness soil health cropping systems, cover crops, composting system, high tunnel, vermiculture, and the no-till garden.