(alleviating financial and administrative demands) and the communications network of the SSSA's Science Policy Office in Washington D.C. as major advantages leading to the choice to integrate. Affiliations The NSCSS was approved as a Chapter of the Soil Science Society of America in 1996. NSCSS achieved Cooperator status with the National Cooperative Soil Survey in 1997, of which it is now a permanent member. NSCSS is a charter member of the US Consortium of Soil Science Associations (USCSSA) and member of the USCSSA governing council. It is a member of the International Union of Soil Sciences, a union of 86 national and regional soil science societies. See also List of geoscience organizations List of state soil science associations Notes External links National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists Website SSSA Division S-12 Consulting Soil Scientists Scientific organizations established in 1987 Soil and crop science organizations 1987 establishments in the United States Scientific societies based in the United States