Using the New Rhode Island Site Specific Soil Mapping Guide

Date: November 15, 2007

Agenda

Materials from the workshop:

Speaker Profiles

Presentations from the workshop:

Welcome/Introduction
George Loomis, NE OWTC

What To Map – Principal soil characteristics identified in soil maps Part 1 Part 2
Mark Stolt, Soil Science Professor, URI Natural Resources Science Department

RI Soil Survey Updates
Jim Turenne, State Soil Scientist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Site Specific Soil Mapping Standards and Prodcedures
Mark Stolt, Soil Science Professor, URI NRS Department

Interpreting and Using RI Site Specific Soil Mapping
Lorraine Joubert, Director, URI Cooperative Extension NEMO Program

View Points from the Field
Jeffery Petterson, Senior Soil Scientist, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Justin Jobin, Environmental Scientist, Jamestown Public Works
Pat Nickles, Town Planner, North Kingstown Planning
Ray Nickerson, Environmental Planner, South Kingstown Planning