Register for the PRSSS-BCCAI AGM, scheduled for March 1st, 2025. Join us for a day spent learning the wonders of soil data science.
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2015 International Year of Soil
Broadening Horizons: Innovations in Soil Science Communication.
When: 28 March 2015: presentations, AGM, and workshops from 9:30 – 4pm, social event from 4 – 6 pm
Where: McMillan Building, UBC
Cost*: $30 students, $60 non-students
*cost includes registration, PRSSS annual membership, lunch and refreshments.
Registration opens January 20th.
What: Join us for the PRSSS annual workshop and AGM this March for the International Year of Soil. This year’s workshop is focused on innovative ways of communicating soil science throughout the world. A broad range of soil science topics will be brought to you through many engaging and novel forms of science communication in the morning. Then hands-on workshops will teach you valuable tools for improving your communication skills! Look forward to learning while having fun and being entertained!
Photo: www.symphonyofthesoil.com
The documentary Symphony of the Soil will be streamed free online now until December 12th, 2014! Check it out!
Click HERE to watch the documentary!
“This documentary by Deborah Koons Garcia, director of The Future of Food, is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. Filmed on four continents, it gives voice to an amazing cast of soil users: from scientists to farmers, activists to policy makers, historians to entrepreneurs featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers. It also highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.”
Hi everyone!
…and the winner is: the Sombric Brunisol! 
Here’s the official final ranking:
You can see the distribution map for Sombric Brunisols here, and read more about them here.
Many thanks to the 80 soil aficionados who took some time to vote for this provincial emblem!
The Provincial Soil Initiative will work on the proposal so we can send an official version to the government. We will keep you posted as this soil make it to Victoria.
Hi everyone,
Today is the day! You can now vote here for your favourite soil series candidate to be elected as the provincial emblem!
Here are the candidates :
Do it quickly! Voting ends on November 3rd, 2014.
– The Provincial Soil Inititative team
The European Soil Portal, through the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, is host to many resources related to soil and soil science. Subscribe to their monthly newsletter or check out their Updates page for even more soil related news!
You can find it here!