Intermountain Area Soil Survey Celebration to be Held in Bieber

Contacts: Bob Bailey (530) 226-2560 x 2574 or Ken Weaver (530) 257-7271 x 3

REDDING, Calif., April 15, 2004 - A celebration and informational meeting for the recent publication of the Soil Survey of Intermountain Area, California, will be held in Bieber, Calif., on April 28.  Begun in the 1980's, the completed survey updates all earlier surveys of the area and provides much additional information. Larger than the State of Rhode Island, the survey area includes the northwestern part of Lassen County, the southwestern part of Modoc County, the southeastern part of Siskiyou County, and the northeastern part of Shasta County (an area of 1,135,228 acres, or about 1,774 square miles).

This survey is one of the first in the nation to be published in six different formats, including the traditional printed version; Adobe Acrobat PDF; CD; DVD; and two online versions.

WHAT: This will be a public celebration and educational presentation marking the completion and publication of the Soil Survey of Intermountain Area, California. The presentation will include discussion and information about the importance and use of the published soils information. The media are invited to attend.

WHO: The Pit and Fall River Resource Conservation Districts are jointly sponsoring the celebration. Speakers will include lead Soil Scientist Dean Burkett and District Conservationists Bob Bailey and Ken Weaver from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, as well as representatives from the Pit and Fall River Resource Conservation Districts.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 28, 2004, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: The event will be held at the Lassen County - Community Center, Memorial Building, Bieber, CA 96009

The Soil Survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other federal, state, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service has leadership for the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

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