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Full Time MLRA Soil Survey Leader GS-470-11/12  Pierre, South Dakota

The Alaska DOT wants a Rapid Wetlands Functional Assessment method that can be used on linear projects in the state. Currently, Alaska does not have a standardized rapid wetlands functional assessment method.

Gary Jones geeks on grass-fed beef, soil, and biochar at garyjones.org. He writes much worth repeating, and I especially appreciate his unwavering perspective on biochar: environment and food are nonessential sideshows, biochar is about the soil.

It is rare to see a blog post on soil science research

The prospect of losing water rights is a disincentive to water conservation.

A ubiquitous issue with irrigation in arid areas is the inevitable build-up of salts in the soil. Applying water in excess of crop use is needed to move salts down into the profile, but that becomes impractical under drought conditions. 

"To soil scientists such as Lal, humanity's recent history with dirt constitutes a triple whammy."

27 cents a day is a pretty good deal for the benefit of having the connection and commitment of professionals that truly understand the business of Soil Science, and are always there when they are asked for help.

March 9, 2010. Burlington County College, Mount Laurel, NJ.  The purpose of the Soil Health Conference is to gain an Understanding of Soil Health Connections with regard to: Stormwater Runoff Impacts, Climate Change and Soil Ecosystem Services, Stream Erosion and Impacts on Aquatic Environments, Groundwater Recharge-Quantity and Quality, and Sustainable Agriculture.

B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc. is now offering affordable distance learning courses on alternative energy systems, natural gas development, petrochemical training, environmental science, soil science, health and safety OSHA, industrial training, and engineering management. This includes continuing education and PDH. In addition, our new online store offers access to information and products related to water harvesting, rain barrels, composting, water conservation, water quality monitoring, soil management, and much more.

We've got the electrons.  Let's use them, people! Is that crowdsourcing over the horizon?

Invest in yourself. Invest in your profession.

Arsenic contaminated drinking water is a huge problem in Bangladesh. Scott alerts us to the news that the critical source of the contamination has been discovered: ponds excavated to provide material for flood protection.

If you happened to be in San Diego at the 2004 NSCSS meeting, you might remember our lunchtime speaker discussing the resurrection of wetlands in Iraq. Azzam Al-Wash could not attend but sent his research team over to present the talk. A segment on this week's 60 Minutes featured his work and shows a good amount of background and visuals of conditions from the 70s to now. The effort appears to be successful and I encourage you to watch the video.

Prompted by a post on LinkedIn by NSCSS Member Russell Losco, I am considering the business potential of producing biochar locally to serve a small but growing interest in biochar.