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North Dakota State Technical Committee

The Secretary is required to establish a technical committee in each State to assist in technical considerations and to develop technical guidelines necessary to implement conservation provisions of farm legislation.  The NRCS State Conservationist has been designated the responsibility to chair the committee.

The State Technical Committee provides advice on a number of issues within a variety of conservation programs.  Although State Technical Committees have no implementation or enforcement authority, USDA shall give strong consideration to the Committee's recommendations.

Technical Committees are composed of individuals who represent a variety of natural resource sciences and occupations, including the following:

  • Soil
  • Water
  • Air
  • Plants
  • Wetlands
  • Wildlife

Recent Meetings 

State Technical Committee Agendas:

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAugust 16, 2007
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFebruary 13, 2007
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJuly 13, 2006
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSeptember 27, 2005
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMarch 16, 2005
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSeptember 29, 2004
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJuly 15, 2004
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMarch 25, 2004
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJanuary 22, 2004
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNovember 11, 2003

State Technical Committee Meeting Notes:

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAugust 16, 2007 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFebruary 13, 2007 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentDecember 5, 2006 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJuly 13, 2006 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMarch 16, 2005 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSeptember 29, 2004 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJuly 15, 2004 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMarch 25, 2004 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJanuary 22, 2004 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNovember 11, 2003 Meeting
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSeptember 23, 2003 Meeting

To participate on the State Technical Committee, individuals or groups may submit a request that explains their interest and outlines their natural resource credentials.  Requests can be submitted via the contact information below.

Contact Information

Jack Russell
Assistant State Conservationist (Operations)
220 E. Rosser Ave
PO Box 1458
Bismarck, ND  58501
Phone: 701-530-2002
Email: jack.russell@nd.usda.gov

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Last Modified: 09/07/2007