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North Central NCSS Committees

Pre-Conference Meetings

Interpretations Committee

The Interpretations Committee will conduct three Microsoft Teams meetings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Central Time) to discuss interpretation proposals on March 25, April 22, and May 27. Interested members, please email Andrew Paolucci with your name, affiliation, and a brief statement describing your experience or interest in researching, developing, or testing soil interpretations.

Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics Committee

The Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics Committee met via Teams on Tuesday, February 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CT). A second meeting is not formally scheduled at this time. If you have topics, questions, or suggestions for this committee, please reach out to the co-chairs Chris Tecklenburg and Kyle Steele.

Regional Committees

By-Laws
Name Position Phone Number Email
Pat Chase
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Nathan Jones
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Interpretations
Name Position Phone Number Email
Andy Paolucci
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Mike England
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Research Priorities
Name Position Phone Number Email
Tiffany Carter
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Jingyi Huang
Co-Chair, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics
Name Position Phone Number Email
Chris Tecklenburg
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Kyle Steele
Co-Chair, US Forest Service
Standards
Name Position Phone Number Email
Steve Baker
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Vacant
Co-Chair
Taxonomy
Name Position Phone Number Email
Matt Bromley
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Dan Wing
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Technology
Name Position Phone Number Email
John Hammerly
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Danielle Evans
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Hydric Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
Colby Moorberg
Co-Chair, Kansas State University
Kevin Traastad
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Subaqueous Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
Casey Olson
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Barret Wessel
Co-Chair, Michigan State University
Urban Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
Chris Miller
Co-Chair, USDA-NRCS
Bryant Scharenbroch
Co-Chair; University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Meeting Minutes

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