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Healthy Soil makes a Healthy Watershed Blue Card for the Blue Crab |
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| October 22, 2009 - Cattus Island County Park - Soils 101 | |||
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8:30 - 9:00 AM
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Refreshments & Welcome - Christine Raabe, OCSCD
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9:00 - 9:30 AM
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What is Soil? - Fred Schoenagel, NRCS What is Soil? soil - (i) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants . (ii) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of : climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and porphological properties and characteristics. (from the "Soil Science Glossary", published by the Soil Science Society of America)
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| Functions of Soils |
194 KB | View PDF | |
9:30 -11:30 AM
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pH, Nutrients & Measuring Soil Properties - Charlene Costaris - ??? Summary & photos here |
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| Understanding pH |
600 KB | View Handout | |
| Nutrients and Such |
279 KB | View Handout | |
| How to Sample Soil |
441 KB | View Handout | |
| Calculations for Soil |
324 KB | View Handout | |
| Rutger's Soil Testing Lab - Services & Fees |
1.2 MB | View Handout | |
| Soil Test Report Sample 1 |
324 KB | View Handout | |
| Soil Test Report Sample 2 |
356 KB | View Handout | |
| 11:30 – 12:15 PM | Buffet Lunch | ||
12:15 – 1:00 PM
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Plants are a clue to the Soil - Terry O'leary - FREC Summary & photos here |
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| Some Typical Pineland Soils |
3 MB | View Handout | |
| Riparian Forest Buffers |
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1:00 - 1:45 PM |
Texture, Structure & Pore Space - Fred Schoenagel, NRCS Summary of Fred's presentation & photos go here. |
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| Texture by Feel Procedure |
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1:45 - 2:15 PM |
Web Soil Survey & Resources - Fred Schoenagel, NRCS Summary of Fred's presentation & photos go here. |
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| Soil Survey Data Info |
347 KB | View Handout | |
2:15 – 3:00 PM
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Sustaining Barnegat Bay Ecosystem through Healthy, Functioning Soil Summary & photos here |
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| Healthy Soils - Reducing Stormwater Runoff |
90 MB | View PowerPoint | |
| 3:00- 3:30 PM | Wrap-Up & Evlauations - Christine Raabe | ||
| October 29, 2009 - Jakes Branch County Park - Measuring Soil Health | |||
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Refreshments & Welcome - Christine Raabe, OCSCD | ||
9:00 - 10:30 AM
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Barnegat Bay Soil Health Card - Eileen Miller, NRCS Summary of Eileen's presentation & photos go here. |
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| Soil Quality Indicators |
4 MB | View PowerPoint | |
10:30 -11:00 AM
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Water Infiltrometer - OCSCD Staff Summary & photos here |
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| Cornell Sprinkle Infiltrometer |
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11:00 - 12:00 PM
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The Soil Starts at the Treetops - John Burkle, NJSAF Summary & Photos here |
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| The Truth about Forest Fire in the NJ Pinelands | 581 KB | View Presentation | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Buffet Lunch | ||
1:00 — 2:00 PM
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RISE Irrigation Data - Ken Taaffe - SJRC&D Summary & photos here |
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| Don't Drown Your Lawn |
4 MB | View PowerPoint | |
2:00 - 3:00 PM
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Soil Management Options - Fred Kelly, NRCS Summary of Fred's presentation & photos go here. |
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| Maintaining Soil Quality in Developing Areas |
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| 3:00- 3:30 PM | Resources & Wrap-Up & Evlauations - Christine Raabe | ||
Calvin and Hobbes soil cartoon here |
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