Member David Ralston, Soil Tech, Inc. is a shutterbug. For each of the last five meetings, David has been doing us the great service of taking many photos of our field trips and his own side trips. Those of us who attended the San Antonio meeting have received his latest CD with a great selection of high quality photos as always. Most appreciated!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Photo CD from San Antonio Meeting Mailed Out
Member David Ralston, Soil Tech, Inc. is a shutterbug. For each of the last five meetings, David has been doing us the great service of taking many photos of our field trips and his own side trips. Those of us who attended the San Antonio meeting have received his latest CD with a great selection of high quality photos as always. Most appreciated!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Position Opening: Wetland Scientist / Projects Manager, Terra Science (Portland, OR)
WETLAND SCIENTIST / PROJECTS MANAGER
Terra Science, Inc., a wetland consulting firm, is looking to hire a full-time professional to manage wetland projects, prepare wetland fill permit applications, and compile mitigation plans. Additional responsibilities include agency correspondence, wetland delineations, mitigation design and monitoring, technical report writing, and client communications. Salary commensurate with professional experience, skills, experience, and ability to juggle multiple projects and take charge of existing mitigation files.
Typical Terra Science wetland projects begin as delineations and include in consulting with clients to avoid and minimize wetland impacts. Often the work progresses to wetland fill permitting, mitigation design, coordination with planners and engineers, and managing mitigation construction and long-term monitoring. Terra Science clients are mostly landowners (or buyers), commercial developers, and other private sector folks. A few projects are related to public works, such as road crossings or new school construction. Many of the projects involve working with impatient clients, understaffed regulators, and unsuspecting property owners.
The individual sought as a wetland project manager must be a seasoned professional with at least two years experience. That experience needs to include wetland delineation, plant identification, wetland fill permitting and mitigation, agency interaction, and technical writing. Field activities for delineations, mitigation construction and site maintenance will require physical work, sometimes in hot weather or for long field days. Above all, the individual must have exemplary communication and organizational skills. The individual needs to work both independently and as part of a team. Working in a small company means everyone shares in most responsibilities, so a self-motivated and attention-to-detail type of individual is needed. Ability to do do things yesterday desired but not mandatory.
Terra Science is presently a small firm of four individuals. Terra Science was established to have a unified focus on wetlands and natural resources; to provide high quality services; and to be a front runner in the wetland profession. Terra Science provides a full range of benefits from health care premiums and retirement contributions to 25 days of annual leave (holidays, vacation and sick leave). The work atmosphere is informal, friendly and relatively unstructured.
For more information about this job offering, please call 503-274-2100. Interested individuals should send resumes and examples of work products to Human Resources Coordinator, Terra Science, 4710 S.W. Kelly Avenue, 1st Floor, Portland, Oregon 97239. Or email and any attachments to: admin@terrascience.com. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.
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Terra Science, Inc., a wetland consulting firm, is looking to hire a full-time professional to manage wetland projects, prepare wetland fill permit applications, and compile mitigation plans. Additional responsibilities include agency correspondence, wetland delineations, mitigation design and monitoring, technical report writing, and client communications. Salary commensurate with professional experience, skills, experience, and ability to juggle multiple projects and take charge of existing mitigation files.
Typical Terra Science wetland projects begin as delineations and include in consulting with clients to avoid and minimize wetland impacts. Often the work progresses to wetland fill permitting, mitigation design, coordination with planners and engineers, and managing mitigation construction and long-term monitoring. Terra Science clients are mostly landowners (or buyers), commercial developers, and other private sector folks. A few projects are related to public works, such as road crossings or new school construction. Many of the projects involve working with impatient clients, understaffed regulators, and unsuspecting property owners.
The individual sought as a wetland project manager must be a seasoned professional with at least two years experience. That experience needs to include wetland delineation, plant identification, wetland fill permitting and mitigation, agency interaction, and technical writing. Field activities for delineations, mitigation construction and site maintenance will require physical work, sometimes in hot weather or for long field days. Above all, the individual must have exemplary communication and organizational skills. The individual needs to work both independently and as part of a team. Working in a small company means everyone shares in most responsibilities, so a self-motivated and attention-to-detail type of individual is needed. Ability to do do things yesterday desired but not mandatory.
Terra Science is presently a small firm of four individuals. Terra Science was established to have a unified focus on wetlands and natural resources; to provide high quality services; and to be a front runner in the wetland profession. Terra Science provides a full range of benefits from health care premiums and retirement contributions to 25 days of annual leave (holidays, vacation and sick leave). The work atmosphere is informal, friendly and relatively unstructured.
For more information about this job offering, please call 503-274-2100. Interested individuals should send resumes and examples of work products to Human Resources Coordinator, Terra Science, 4710 S.W. Kelly Avenue, 1st Floor, Portland, Oregon 97239. Or email and any attachments to: admin@terrascience.com. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Board Votes Support for Smithsonian Exhibit
The NSCSS Board of Directors met during the annual meeting in San Antonio and agreed, by unanimous vote, to contribute to the Smithsonian Worlds Underfoot soil exhibit. Our initial discussions established a significant contribution amount (at least $10,000). This is a very big deal for our organization. We have been meeting as an organized group for 20 years and this is our first contribution of this magnitude. The Board of Directors will meet again in June to make the final decisions regarding our contribution.
Central to the Worlds Underfoot project is a 5,000 square foot soil exhibit to be located at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The projected opening for the exhibit, is 2008. The exhibit will occupy one entire hall of the museum and will be displayed for 1.5 years. It will feature state soil monoliths and interactive soil displays. Each of the 50 states and three U.S. territories will donatebe included in the display with a monolith of their state soil that has been loaned to the Smithsonian by USDA-NRCS. A separate mobile exhibit will travel to dozens of museums, schools, and libraries and, depending on funding, the project may include soil education kits, web-based activities, curriculum, teachers' workshops, public lectures, and career information.
The exhibit is expected to require 2+ years for the Smithsonian to design, build and install. Sponsored by the SSSA, the final decision about exhibit building, design, and content rests with the host: Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The total cost is projected to be $4 almost $3.5 million, of which more than $2.1 million has been raised. The lead sponsor for the exhibit is The Fertilizer Institute/Nutrients for Life Foundation.
The exhibit will emphasize the living, biological nature of soils, the variation in soils from one region or locality to another, the dynamic nature of soil, the role soil plays in linking the earth's air, land and water resources, and the importance of taking care of our non-renewable soil resources.
This project is very important to the soil science profession and the deadline for corporate sponsorships -- as well as individual donations -- is this summer. Others wishing to contribute are encouraged to contact the Soil Science Society of America.
[Updated per emailed comments 3/14/2007]
Illustration by MFM Design © Smithsonian Institution
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Sign, Promote New Public Access Petition
This came to me earlier today. It is especially important that scientists, like ourselves, understand these issues and take a position on them. Consistent with NSCSS's support for FRPAA, NSCSS members are encouraged to sign this new public access petition. ...
Dear Friends,
Momentum for public access to publicly funded research reached a height last month with the celebration of a National Day of Action by students across the U.S. and the presentation of over 21,000 individual and organizational signatures to the European Union’s Commissioner for Science and Research.
To build on this momentum, several leading American organizations – representing libraries, health groups, students, and consumers – are jointly supporting a Petition for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the United States.
This petition, which is open to supporters around the world, will demonstrate clearly to U.S. policymakers the depth and breadth of support for access to federally funded research in the United States. As U.S. lawmakers consider policies and legislation to advance public access, it is critical that supporters step forward and be counted.
Even if you signed the European petition, it’s important that you sign the US petition as well. Here’s why:
- The European Commission petition was written explicitly to support Recommendation A1 of the EC’s Study on the Economic and Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication Markets of Europe.
- The U.S. petition is written to support public access to research funded by the U.S. government as well as the reintroduction and passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act.
- The U.S. petition collects state-specific information, which is essential to making the case for public access to individual lawmakers.
The Petition for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the United States (http://www.publicaccesstoresearch.org ) is open to individuals and organizations of all types. If you are a researcher whose work is funded by the federal government, your signature is especially important since it shows that you want your work to be shared and used.
Please distribute this message and invite your members, friends, and colleagues to sign the petition as soon as possible in order that as much progress as possible may be made in the 110th Congress.
Sincerely,
Heather Joseph
Executive Director, SPARC
P.S. – Please don’t delay. Visit (http://www.publicaccesstoresearch.org ) now and add your name to the list of public access supporters. Then ask your friends and colleagues to do the same.
--
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(202) 296-2296 ext. 121
(202) 872-0884 Fax
http://www.arl.org/sparc
Technorati Tag: open access research
Dear Friends,
Momentum for public access to publicly funded research reached a height last month with the celebration of a National Day of Action by students across the U.S. and the presentation of over 21,000 individual and organizational signatures to the European Union’s Commissioner for Science and Research.
To build on this momentum, several leading American organizations – representing libraries, health groups, students, and consumers – are jointly supporting a Petition for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the United States.
This petition, which is open to supporters around the world, will demonstrate clearly to U.S. policymakers the depth and breadth of support for access to federally funded research in the United States. As U.S. lawmakers consider policies and legislation to advance public access, it is critical that supporters step forward and be counted.
Even if you signed the European petition, it’s important that you sign the US petition as well. Here’s why:
- The European Commission petition was written explicitly to support Recommendation A1 of the EC’s Study on the Economic and Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication Markets of Europe.
- The U.S. petition is written to support public access to research funded by the U.S. government as well as the reintroduction and passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act.
- The U.S. petition collects state-specific information, which is essential to making the case for public access to individual lawmakers.
The Petition for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the United States (http://www.publicaccesstoresear
Please distribute this message and invite your members, friends, and colleagues to sign the petition as soon as possible in order that as much progress as possible may be made in the 110th Congress.
Sincerely,
Heather Joseph
Executive Director, SPARC
P.S. – Please don’t delay. Visit (http://www.publicaccesstoresear
--
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(202) 296-2296 ext. 121
(202) 872-0884 Fax
http://www.arl.org/sparc
Technorati Tag: open access research
Thursday, March 8, 2007
News from the National Cooperative Soil Survey
The current issue (February 2007, Issue 38) of the National Cooperative Soil Survey Newsletter newsletter is available on the World Wide Web (http://soils.usda.gov/). Under Quick Access, click on NCSS, then on Newsletters, and then on the desired issue number. You are invited to submit stories for this newsletter to Stanley Anderson, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. Phone—402-437-5357; FAX—402-437-5336; email— stan.anderson@lin.usda.gov.The 2007 NCSS National Conference will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, June 3-8. The theme of the conference is “Soil Survey—Future Directions in Soil Health and Supporting Productive Lands.” For information about registration, accommodations, the agenda, contacts, committees, and tours, click here: The three standing committees and three in-house committees will begin deliberations by email and teleconference in late February and will give final reports at the conference. Any NCSS cooperators or interested parties are welcome to review the charges of the committees and contribute comments to the reports.
The National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists is an NCSS cooperator. NSCSS consulting soil scientists utilize technical standards set forth by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. NSCSS distributed CDs of NCSS standards in San Antonio. Additional CDs are available on request.
F. Consulting Soil Scientist. A consulting soil scientist is an independent professional soil scientist who performs one or more of the disciplines of professional soil science services for clients on a fee basis. A consulting soil scientist is qualified by education, ability and experience to provide competent soil science consulting services and must: ...Technorati Tags: soil science
4) Utilize standards set forth by the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) procedures in the conduct of field soil science consulting activities...
(NSCSS Bylaws)
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Please Support NSF Funding
The basic research funded by the National Science Foundation is vital to our profession, to our communities, and to our economy. While those in Washington D.C. continue to support such activities, we know that our federal government can always do better. The Administration and Senators on both sides of the aisle agree. Senators Bond and Lieberman are currently circulating a letter in support of the Administration’s proposal to increase NSF funding for 2008 by 7.8% over 2007 levels. Please take a moment to let your Senators know that basic research is important to our future and that you'd like to see them join Senators Bond and Lieberman in supporting increased funding for NSF in 2008.
Thanks for supporting NSF funded science.
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