This newly updated Soil Survey Manual provides the major principles and practices needed for making and using soil surveys and for assembling and using related data. Although written by a US governmental agency, it contains information relevant to all issues related to soil, regardless of locale.
The complete Soil Survey Manual and / or individual chapters are available as a pdf download at the following link:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/soils/ref/?cid=nrcs142p2_054262
There are several upcoming webinars that offer excellent Urban Forestry-related discussions:
Title:Citizen Science and Open Data in Urban Forestry – Opportunities and Challenges. Date & Time: Wednesday, 14th June; 7:00PM BST, 8:00PM CEST, 9:00PM EEST.
Citizen Science and open data are currently being used by Urban Forest managers to engage the public and stakeholders. There is concern about the need for data coordination, quality control, resource commitment, etc. This USDA Forest Service offered webinar will present findings from a study of volunteer urban tree inventory data quality as well as other Citizen Science projects.
Please register using the following link: https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/ucf/
Title:Diversity Now!! – Increasing Resilience of Urban Forests by Expanding Species Diversity. Date & Time: Tuesday, 20 June; 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
This Penn State Extension webinar will discuss the potential for increasing UF resilience by expanding species diversity. Subjects such as assisted migration, phenotypic plasticity, monotypic species, urban microclimates and hardy cultivars will be discussed in the context of a changing climate and increased threats from pathogens.
Please register as a guest, 15 minutes before webinar starts, using the following link: https://meeting.psu.edu/pacommunityforestry
Title:Soil Profile Rebuilding – Rehabilitating Compacted Soils. Date & Time: Wednesday, 21 June; 7:00PM BST. 8:00PM CEST, 9:00PM EEST.
This upcoming webinar from the Tree Fund Webinar Series will explore recent research projects evaluating a soil rehabilitation technique known as Soil Profile Rebuilding – a technique which can be used to remediate soils on site. Dr. Susan Day will present an overview of this technique which is also available in the form of a written specification to allow for easy adoption.
Please pre-register using the following link: http://www.treefund.org/webinars
The deadline for emailing the completed European Young Urban Forester of the Year 2017 application has been extended until Monday, May 29th. All completed applications must be received no later than 18:00 GBT.
Join Dr. David Nowak, USDA Forest Service Researcher and i-Tree Project leader, in this one-hour, interactive session discussing the importance and value of the science that is powering i-Tree. This Informational Web Workshop will look at upcoming developments and science-based future features that the i-Tree suite will offer to users.
Date: Wednesday, 24th May 2017
Time: 6:00 PM GBT, 7:00 PM for the rest of Europe
Pre-registration is required. Please use the following link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-tree-online-workshop-state-of-the-science-tickets-34662723138
The deadline for emailing the completed European Young Urban Forester of the Year 2017 application has been extended until Monday, May 29th. All completed applications must be received no later than 18:00 GBT.