2016 Western Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Workshop - Agenda
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Monday, July 25, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter(s) |
| 7:00AM - 8:00PM |
Registration packets (outside Garden Room), breakfast snacks, coffee, etc. available prior to start of meeting (Borealis Room) |
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| 8:00AM - 8:15AM |
Welcome, Logistics, and Overview of Workshop (Borealis Room) |
Mingchu Zhang, UAF-SNRE, Fairbanks, AK and
Cory Cole, NRCS, Palmer, Alaska |
| 8:15AM - 8:30AM |
Welcome |
Fred Schlutt, Vice Provost for Outreach and Director of Extension, UAF-SNRE |
| 8:30AM - 9:00AM |
Welcome and Direction of Western Region NCSS, via video |
David Lindbo, NRCS, Washington, DC |
| 9:00AM - 9:20AM |
NRCS Climate Change Overview and USDA Climate Hubs Update (PDF; 6.83 MB) |
Mike Wilson, NRCS, Lincoln, NE |
| 9:20AM - 9:40AM |
Northwest and Alaska Climate Hub Issues (PDF; 5.02 MB) |
Dave D’Amore, USFS, Juneau, AK |
| 9:40AM - 10:00AM |
Climate Hubs National Perspective (PDF; 1.32 MB) |
Bill Hohenstein, USDA Climate Change Program, Washington, DC |
| 10:00AM - 10:20AM |
Break |
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| 10:20AM - 11:00AM |
Between Earth and Sky Documentary (PDF; 24.6 MB) |
Dave Weindorf, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX |
| 11:00AM - 11:45AM |
Nature of Permafrost (PDF; 37.9 MB) |
Neil Davis, Emeritus, UAF, Fairbanks, AK |
| 11:45AM - 12:15PM |
Ecosystem Type Approach to Model Permafrost and Ground Temperature Dynamics Across the Alaska North Slope (PDF; 7.04 MB) |
Dimitry Nicolsky, UAF-GI, Fairbanks, AK |
| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Lunch (provided, Gazebo Room) |
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| 1:15PM - 1:45PM |
The Tortoise and the Hare: Ecosystem Age and the Race for Carbon Sequestration (Borealis Room) (PDF; 11.6 MB) |
Dave D’Amore, USFS, Juneau, AK |
| 1:45PM - 2:15PM |
Distribution and Composition of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Across Ice-Wedge Polygons of Arctic Alaska (PPTX; 26.1 MB) |
Julie Jastrow, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL |
| 2:15PM - 2:45PM |
Importance of Ecological Site Inventory in Dynamic Ecosystems (PPTX; 21.9 MB) |
Elizabeth Powers, NRCS, Wasilla, AK |
| 2:45PM - 3:15PM |
Break |
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| 3:15PM - 5:00PM |
Committee Meetings
Standards (Taiga Center)
Research (Garden Room)
Technology (Board Room)
Ecological Site (Gazebo Room)
Bylaws (Executive Boardroom)
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Jane Karinen, NRCS, MT
Janice Boettinger, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT
Dylan Beaudette, NRCS, CA
Elizabeth Powers, NRCS, AK
D'Andre Yancey, NRCS, AZ
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| 5:30PM - |
Poster Session and Reception (Borealis Room), (buffet style appetizers provided, no host bar, dinner on your own) |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter(s) |
| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Breakfast snacks and coffee available prior to start of meeting (Borealis Room) |
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| 8:00AM - 8:15AM |
Logistics, Intro, and Overview (Borealis Room) |
Mingchu Zhang, UAF-SNRE, Fairbanks, AK and
Cory Cole, NRCS, Palmer, AK |
| 8:15AM - 8:45AM |
National Soil Survey Center Activities (PDF; 1.86 MB) |
Dave Hoover, NRCS, Lincoln, NE |
| 8:45AM - 10:00AM |
Tribal Leadership Panel: Soil Surveys and Resource Concerns Across Alaska
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Ryan Maroney, NRCS, Moderator |
| 10:00AM - 10:30AM |
Break |
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| 10:30AM - 12:00PM |
NCSS Cooperator Reports |
Mike Regan, NRCS, Moderator |
| 10:30AM - 10:45AM |
U.S. Forest Service (PDF: 3.57 MB) |
Jeff Bruggink, Ogden, UT |
| 10:45AM - 11:00AM |
National Park Service (PDF; 949 KB) |
Parker Martyn, Anchorage, AK |
| 11:00AM - 11:15AM |
Bureau of Land Management (PDF; 5.12 MB) |
Ron McCormick, Washington, DC |
| 11:15AM - 11:30AM |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (PDF; 2.99 MB) |
Josh Rose, Fairbanks, AK |
| 11:30AM - 11:45AM |
Bureau of Indian Affairs (PDF; 10.9 MB) |
Patricia Wright, Phoenix, AZ |
| 11:45AM - 12:00PM |
Questions |
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| 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
Lunch (provided, Gazebo Room) |
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| 1:00PM - 1:30PM |
Permafrost Modeling and Importance of NRCS Soil Map (Borealis Room) (PDF; 4.08 MB) |
Santosh Panda, UAF-GI, Fairbanks, AK |
| 1:30PM - 2:00PM |
Soils Inventory (PDF; 1.01 MB) |
Pam Thomas and Dave Hoover, NRCS, Washington, DC |
| 2:00PM - 2:15PM |
Alaska Initial Mapping Committe |
John Lane, USFS, Juneau, AK |
| 2:15PM - 2:30PM |
Lower 48 Initial Mapping Committee |
Cathy McGuire, NRCS, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2:30PM |
Grab an Ice Cream Bar on your way to your breakout session! |
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| 2:30PM - 5:00PM |
Breakout: Lower 48 (Borealis Room) and Alaska Committees (Gazebo Room) |
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| 5:00PM - |
Dinner on your own |
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
| Time |
Activity |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Field Trip (PDF; 127 MB) organized by Dennis Mulligan and Josh Paul, NRCS |
| 8:00AM - 11:30PM |
 Meet in front of Wedgewood Resort and divide into groups.
40-50 minute rotating stops at following locations:
- CRREL Permafrost Tunnel (Gary Larsen, Keven Bjella, CRREL, Fairbanks, AK)
- Trans Alaska Pipeline Viewpoint (John Zarling, Emeritus, UAF, Fairbanks, AK)
- Creamers Field Thermokarst (Dennis Mulligan, NRCS, Palmer, AK)
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| 11:30AM - 12:30PM |
Lunch at UAF West Ridge (bag lunch provided) |
| 12:30PM - 5:00PM |
 45-60 minute rotating stops:
- Loess capped Aspen/Birch Stand and Soil Pit
- Bicycle Bumps Site
- Tussock Tundra Permafrost Site (jackhammer)
- Boreal Forest Permafrost Site (auger)
- Smith lake methane (brief discussion)
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| 5:00PM - 8:00PM |
Travel to Pioneer Park for Salmon Bake Dinner (provided); Optional - Golden Heart Revue, Palace Theater |
Thursday, July 28, 2016
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter(s) |
| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Breakfast snacks and coffee available prior to start of meeting |
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| 8:00AM - 8:10AM |
Logistics, Intro, and Overview |
James Bauchert, NRCS, Moderator |
| 8:10AM - 8:30AM |
Standards Committee Report (PDF; 307 KB) |
Jane Karinen, NRCS, Bozeman, MT |
| 8:30AM - 8:50AM |
Applied Technology Committee Report (PDF; 98 KB) |
Dylan Beaudette, NRCS, Sonora, CA |
| 8:50AM - 9:10AM |
Research Committee Report (PDF; 85 KB) |
Janice Boettinger, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT |
| 9:10AM - 9:30AM |
ESI Standards Committee Report (PDF; 91 KB) |
Elizabeth Powers, NRCS, Wasilla, AK |
| 9:30AM - 10:00AM |
Bylaws Committee Report (PDF; 32 KB) |
D'Andre Yancey, NRCS, Phoenix, AZ |
| 10:00AM - 10:30AM |
Break |
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| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Lower 48 Initial Mapping Committee Report (PDF; 138 KB) |
Cathy McGuire, NRCS, Phoenix, AZ |
| 11:00AM - 11:45AM |
Alaska Initial Mapping Ad Hoc Committee Report (PDF; 76 KB) |
John Lane, USFS, Juneau, AK |
| 11:45AM - 12:45PM |
Lunch at UAF Botanical Garden (provided) |
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| 12:45PM - 4:00PM |
Field trip to UAF Research farm to see field and reindeer research, botanical garden (optional) |
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Friday, July 29, 2016
| Time |
Activity |
| 8:00AM - 10:00AM |
Western Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Workshop Business Meeting – Attended by Workshop Steering Committee |
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