To Advance The Knowledge And Wise Use Of Our Soil Resources
Central States Forest Soils Workshop
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MAPSS held it's 2011 Annual Meeting
Thursday October 27, at the
St Clair County Health Dept.
Click here for the minutes from
the meeting
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for some Pictures!!!
MAPSS 2011 Summer Meeting
A Group of MAPSS Memebers got together in July for a Soils and Geology tour in the St Francis Mountains, followed by a float trip on the Current River making stops to see some different geologic formations along the way. Long time MAPSS member, Dan Childress, served as guide for the tour on the river and at the soils pits. MAPSS President Mark Abney along with Pres-elect Sheila Staton-Clifton, Wyn Kelley, Dave Skaer, and a guest from Arkansas Brittany Kaufman a soil scientists from the Pine Bluff MLRA were all in attendance. We have pictures of the soil pits and from the float trip, click on the links to see them.
Missouri NRCS State Soil Scientist Clayton Lee retires
After 33 years of dedication to
Missouri's most important natural resource Clayton begins a new phase. On
August 12th all of Missouri's NRCS soil scientists including some retired dirt
diggers gathered at Prairie Fork Conservation Area to thank Clayton for
all he had done and wish him and his wife a happy retirement. A dear
friend and peer like no other Clayton will be dearly missed but he has vowed to
stay active with MAPSS and continue his great work with the Soil Shed. Two
promises I plan on holding him to!
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for pictures from Clayton's retirement party and a few fun pics from his
life/career there is a short list of his travels and retirement plans at the
bottom.
Missouri's state soil, Menfro, is being displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Click here to see a photo of the exhibit.
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| MAPSS was formed to educate people about soils and the use of soil information. It also exists as a forum for the exchange of ideas among soil scientists. MAPSS is affiliated with the American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils, Ltd. and encourages certification through ARCPACS. |
Updated July 2011
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