February NCSAF Luncheon and Program

The February luncheon and program meeting of NCSAF will feature a presentation by Dr. Ralph Crawford, USFS National Program Leader for Rangeland Ecology Research, on implementation of the Federal Geographical Data Committee (FGDC) National Vegetation Classification Standards.  Dr. Crawford will present information on the development of a dynamic floristic classification process standard that increases the ability to share vegetation data among Federal agencies and other partners.  Other organizations involved with this effort include the Ecological Society of America, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Biological Information Infrastructure.

11:30 AM -1:00 PM in the Lincoln Room of the Executive Dining Room, 3rd  Floor Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.  (Smithsonian Metro Station, entrance from Jefferson Drive on the Mall)

Buffet lunch fee $17.00 payable to the NCSAF Treasurer.