Quote for Thought
“I bequeath myself to the dirt,
to grow from the grass I love; If you want me again, look for me under your
boot-soles.”
Walt Whitman
Announcement Contents
Updated
7/1/08
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New!
Senate Recognizes Soil
Soil:
Sustaining Life on Planet Earth
National Cooperative Soil Survey
Newsletter --
May 2008
Drummer State Soil T-shirt
Soil Recognized by Senate — On Monday, June 23, 2008, by unanimous consent, the Senate passed Senate Resolution (S. Res.) 440 which recognized soil as an essential natural resource and the soil professionals as playing a critical role in managing our Nation’s soil resources. The resolution was sponsored by Senators Sherrod Brown, Ohio, George Voinovich, Ohio, Charles Grassley, Iowa, Ken Salazar, Colorado, Russ Feingold, Wisconsin, Ken Conrad, North Dakota, and Tom Harkins, Iowa. S. Res. 440 outlines the linkage, function and service of soil to plant, animal and human health and activities. It also points out the importance and efforts underway in managing, maintaining, protecting, and sustaining the use of soils in the United States. The language may be viewed by clicking the following link: https://www.soils.org/sciencepolicy/files/soils-resolution.pdf
Soil: Sustaining Life on Planet Earth -- On July 18, 2008, the U.S. National Committee for Soil Science (USNC/SS) of the National Academy of Sciences will be hosting a symposium, "Soil: Sustaining Life on Planet Earth." The symposium is co-sponsored by the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences. The symposium will be held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. Details about the symposium can be found at: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/usnc-ss/Soil_Sustains.html
State Soil T-shirt: ISCA and NRCS have developed a T-shirt honoring Drummer silty clay loam, the
state soil of Illinois. The T-shirts have
been designed in both a
long-sleeve
version ($14 + S&H) and a short-sleeve
version ($12 + S&H) and are available in either sage green or natural in sizes L
to 3XL. A design also
appears on the back of
each shirt. To purchase a shirt, contact Steve Elmer, ISCA Secretary at:
torflagr@geneseo.net