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ANNUAL MEETINGS

PSSAC's 2012 Annual Meeting is jointly organized by leadership from PSSAC and the CFSC, and will be held at the Mendocino Woodlands State Park, June 27-30, 2013.

PSSAC Table of Annual Meeting Activity & Other Soil Science Events
Year Location
Focus
Link to Meeting Information
2013 Mendocino Woodlands State Park
(June 27-30, 2013)
Planned jointly with the California Forest Soils Council, this meeting will include a 50th anniversary celebration at Caspar Creek Watershed, visit a lumber mill reclamation site, information on Erosion Hazard Index, Ecological Staircase and more.
Link to
2013 Meeting Page
2012 Davis, California
(June 26,2012)
Annual Business Meeting will be held during the June 25-28, 2012 Western Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference.
Link to
2012 Meeting Page
2011 Davis, California Yolo County Soils, Wetlands, Online Soil Tools and Apps, and More. Organized by David Kelley, Toby O'Geen and Randy Dahlgren.
Link to
2011 Meeting Page
2010 Davenport, Calif.
(June 17-19, 2010)
Swanton Pacific Ranch. Organized by Ron Taskey, Roberta Smith, Brian Dieterrick (Swanton Pacific Ranch manager), Tom Rice, and Mary Reed.
2010 Photo Album
2009 Yosemite National Park
(Sept. 17-19, 2009)
"Soil-Geology-Vegetation Relationships of Yosemite National Park."
A Joint Meeting of PSSAC and CFSC.
2009 Photo Album
2008 San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles Areas
(March 27-29, 2008)
Soil and Wine Quality Relationships, Soil and Olive Oil production, and mercury mine remediation efforts in the Tablas Creek watershed were the topics for the 2008 Annual Meeting.

2008 Photo Album

2007

Catalina Island
(April 19-22, 2007)

The general theme of the meeting was to expose the participants to the unique soils, landforms, geology, agriculture, land use practices, archaeology, and history on Catalina Island. Cooperating agencies are the USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Catalina Island Conservancy, and the University of Southern California Wrigley Marine Science Center.

2007 Photo Album

2006 Philadelphia, PA
(July 19-15, 2006)
18th World Congress of Soil Science

Meeting Web Site

2005

Harris Ranch, Fresno and Kings Counties

Human modified soils and issues related to agriculture, land use, and water in the San Joaquin Valley in collaboration with NRCS and the Department of Water Resources.

2005 Photo Album

2004

Sacramento, Shasta, Modoc & Lassen Counties

Agriculture, land use, and research issues in Northeastern California. Relationships between soils, climate and land use practices in collaboration with NRCS and University of California Extension Service.

2004 Photo Album

2003

Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills

Soil and Archaeology: Pedological and Cultural History Revealed. Soils, geomorphic surfaces and arcaeological features in collaboration with the Society for California Archaeology.

 

2002

McClellan Park, Sacramento

Remediation of soils contaminated with hazardous materials, and nutrient management on soils used for treatment of agricultural wastes

2002 Photo Album

2001

Salinas, Monterey County

Geology, Geomorphology, Native Vegetation, Water Resources, Nitrate Management, Commercial Composting, Intensive Agriculture and Urban and Agricultural Land Use Issues

2001 Photo Album

2000

Fresno County

San Joaquin State Soil, Foriestiere Gardens, Cal Poly SLO student projects.

2000 Photo Album

 

meetingevents.htm updated April 27, 2013
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Phone: (707) 447-2135 Ext. 2
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Kim Chang building a San Joaquin State Soil monolith
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