Continuing Education Workshops- Soil Morphology-- How to Describe and Interpret a Soil Profile

May 6, 2009 - PRLog -- The Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Department, in partnership with the Center for Continued Learning at Wilkes University, is proud to offer a variety of credit and non-credit courses and workshops in the summer of 2009.

Soil Morphology-- How to Describe and Interpret a Soil Profile
Friday, June 19, 2009
The one-day course will provide an introduction to soil science and soil field morphology for the professional and educator. Soil field morphology is the study of the soil features in the field thorough observation, description, and interpretation. The course will provide an introduction into the environmental applications of soil science and soil morphology. During the presentation portion of the course, we will discuss the properties and characteristics of a soil, soil formation/ transformation, and soil hydrology. During the field portion of the course, we will be learning how to describe some of the physical properties of a soil (soil texture, structure, consistency, color), identifying soil horizons, and make interpretations related to the  movement of water through the soil profile.

Course Available for:
Act 48 credits will be provided to teachers who attend the workshop,
Continuing Education Units, or
Undergradate / Graduate Credit - exam required for University Credit

For More Information Contact:
Wilkes University
Center for Continued Learning
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Phone (570) 408-4235, option #1
Fax (570) 408-7846
Email continuedlearning@wilkes.edu
Online registration: http://www.wilkes.edu/continuedlearning

http://www.water-research.net/course/soilsciencetraining.htm

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