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Davenport, California
June 17 - 19, 2010

An interesting and informative meeting based at Cal Poly’s Swanton-Pacific Ranch
along the beautiful northern Santa Cruz County coast.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED

• The ranch, what it is and what’s happening—it’s a busy place.
• Local land-use history—from those who know.
• Geologic and geomorphic setting—large diversity in a small area.
• Soils and tour overview—including LIDAR images.
• Soils and land-use on marine terraces.
• Soils and organic culinary herb farming on the Scotts Creek floodplain.
• Watercourse realignment and rehabilitation.
• Steelhead and salmon monitoring.
• Educational program in natural resources, earth sciences, and agriculture.
• PSSAC business discussions.
• BBQ among the redwoods with uplifting ocean view and great company.
• Geology-soils-hydrology-forestry-fire in redwood and Douglas-fir forests.
• Some soils are stable, others are not.
• Soil conditions, hillslope erosion, and salvage logging after the 2009 Lockheed fire.
• Stream channel responses and water quality monitoring.
• Lunch-time train ride.

Photos of the 2010 Annual Meeting courtesy of Roger Poff.

2010Meeting/2010-Annual-Meeting.htm updated September 21, 2010

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