You are Invited to a Drought Tools Workshop, Coming Soon!

The National Drought Mitigation Center and partners are developing several drought decision-support tools with sponsorship from the Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In addition to institutional partners, the NDMC is working with extension agents, farmers and ranchers, and other resource managers who can benefit from the tools in various ways. To gather input as the tools are being developed, the NDMC is holding workshops and listening sessions around the country.

If you would like to learn more about the drought decision-support tools, please come to one of our workshops. The next one is scheduled for Monday, October 22, 2007 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Check What’s New on the NDMC’s web site for details on an upcoming workshop in Texas. Our 2008 workshops will focus on the western United States, and we are looking for local hosts.

Tools under development with RMA and other partners include the Drought Monitor, Drought Atlas, Drought Decision Support System, Drought Impact Reporter, VegDRI, VegOut, Ranch Planning Guide, and GreenLeaf.

If you have an organization or meeting that would benefit from a half-day or full day of information on drought decision support tools, please contact Meghan Sittler, NDMC Research and Outreach Specialist, msittler2@unl.edu, 402-472-2712.

If you are interested in attending the North Dakota workshop, please contact Donna Woudenberg, NDMC Drought Management Specialist, dwoudenberg2@unl.edu, 402- 472-8287, and/or Kelly Smith, NDMC Science Communicator, ksmith2@unl.edu, 402-472-3373.

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