2017 Summer Soil ID Course: Southern Vancouver Island

The PRSSS 2017 Soil ID Field Course took place in Southern Vancouver Island – Saanich Peninsula from May 23 – 25, 2017.

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Mentors: 

Bob Maxwell, Chuck Bulmer, Marty Kranabetter, Maija Finvers, Shannon Berch, Brian Titus, Deepa Filatow, and Doug Maynard

Class Size: 25 people

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, participants will know how to:

• texture a soil
• dig a soil pit for description and interpretation purposes
• differentiate and describe horizons
• interpret soils and landscapes for possible land uses using a basic approach

Fees:

The registration fee is $120 for students and $160 for professionals.  Registrants also need to be members of PRSSS (membership fees are $10 for students and $20 for professionals).

Pre-Reading List:

• BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and BC Ministry of Forests – Research Branch. 1998. Soil description. In Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems. Land Management Handbook 25. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh25.htm
• Canadian System of Soil Classification (3rd Edition): http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/manuals/1998-cssc-ed3/cssc3_manual.pdf
• Selections from The Soil Landscapes of British Columbia on the Coast Mountains and Islands: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/soils/landscape/3.3coast.html
•  Soils of the Southern Vancouver Island. MOE Report No. 17: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/Soils_Reports/bc44_report.pdf

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