Leadership created the Communications and Outreach Focus Team to review the current status of our efforts to increase public awareness on the importance of understanding soils and in the appropriate use of our soils databases and information resources.
Identify internal and external audiences
Identify specific needs for audiences
Identify venues SSD should attend
Utilize NCSS webpages as an “Online Clearinghouse” for information
Improve NCSS web content
Develop newsletters or similar media outreach beyond weekly update
Work with other teams to establish coherent, consistent, and current webpages
Develop displays, handouts, fact sheets, etc. for multiple types of venues
Develop an outreach cadre
Serve as points of contact for issues on NCSS communications
