MAPSS | Events & Workshops

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August 2nd, 2007 The joint MAPSS-MASE Natural Resource Identification and Regulation Workshop was held under clear blue skies at Reid State Park. Approximately 149 natural resource specialists attended this day-long workshop. Professionals from the fields of soil science, wetland delineation and permitting, site evaluation, code enforcement, planning, and regulatory agencies participated from 9am until 3:30 pm. A series of photos with brief captions follows. Thanks to Dave Moyse, Dave Rocque, and Chris Dorion for the photos.

The workshop outline and workshop overview can be downloaded in PDF format.

Summary write-up and photographs

October 7th, 2006 The 2006 Northeast Regional Soil Judging Competition was held on a brilliant fall day under clear blue skies. The University of Maine - Orono and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) organized this 3 day event.

MAPSS President Chris Dorion compiled the write-up and photographs.

Summary write-up and photographs

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September 1, 2005 The Maine Association of Site Evaluators/Maine Association of Professional Soil Scientists Training Session was be held on Thursday, September 1st on Winthrop Street in Hallowell, just north of the Town Farm Road. The site evaluator pits were open for review from 9 AM onward and the MAPSS training pits were open for review from 1 PM throughout the afternoon.

MAPSS member Chris Dorion compiled the write-up and photographs.

Summary write-up and photographs

September 21st - 22nd, 2005 MAPSS 2005 Downeast Hydric Soils Workshop

The Maine Association of Professional Soil Scientists held a three day workshop and tour in Downeast Maine. The focus of the tour was Section XIII, "Problem" Soil Areas, as described in the Field Indicators for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England. Go to the NEIWPCCwebsite for complete information.
MAPSS soil scientists, led by the State of Maine Soil Scientist Dave Rocque, brought the group to multiple sites displaying A) Folists and soils with folistic epipedons, B)Soils formed in red parent material (Perry Formation sandstone and conglomerate), and, C) Histosols.
The photos and trip Description are presented in an abbreviated format. Any MAPSS members who have additional photos or descriptions are encouraged to submit to Chris Dorion, MAPSS Webmaster
MAPSS member David Rocque compiled the report while Chris Dorion submitted annotated photos.
This MAPSS workshop was made possible by prior collaboration with the New England Hydric Soil Technical Committee and NRCS Soil Scientists Dave Wilkinson and Wayne Hoar.

September 16th, 2004 The Maine Association of Site Evaluators/Maine Association of Professional Soil Scientists Training Session was be held on September 16th in Corinth, Maine, ~1 mile west of Route 15 and south of Route 43. The site evaluator pits were open for review from 9 AM onward and the MAPSS training pits were open for review from 1 PM throughout the afternoon. The site was located on and adjacent to an esker. NRCS soil mapping in this area revealed two associations of soils, based on two parent materials: marine sediments (Swanville-Boothbay-Lyman) and glacial till (Dixmont-Thorndike-Monarda). This area is undergoing re-mapping by the NRCS, and an emerging paradigm is taking shape to account for the PARALITHIC, lime-seamed, often SAPROLITIC bedrock.

A proposed new catena, the SEBASTICOOK CATENA, will more accurately describe this type of bedrock and the typically occurring soils found on this lithology.

NRCS soil specialist Dave Wilkinson and State soil scientist Dave Rocque described the soil pits prior to the workshop. Parts of the write-up are from their soil logs. MAPSS members Dave Turcotte and Chris Dorion took the photographs and wrote these summary descriptions.

Summary write-up and photographs