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In-door (bench) laboratory analyses will be carried out individually (one report per person).
Field labs will be done in teams (one report per team).
FIELD LABS: Bus DEPARTS from bottom of Lawrinson stairs (Physical Plant).
Mon, Wed and Fri 12:45 pm;
Tu and Th, 12:30pm
If you are not on the bus, you cannot depart = miss lab.
You could depart from the course.
Fall 2013 Lab Due Dates, Exam Schedule
| Week Of: | Lecture Topics & Reading Assignments | Lab Topics |
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| Aug. 26 - 30 | Course Introduction History of Soil Science Soil as a Resource Text 1.1-1.8; 20.1 - 20.4 Extensions of Tragedy of the Commons |
Field Lab - Tully Valley Geology Fact Sheets Linked Below (partial titles) 1 History of Landslides 2 Landslide Hazards 3 Remediation of Mudboils 4 Tree Rings Record 5 Hydrogeology of Tully Valley |
| Sept. 2 - 6 No Class Monday- Labor Day |
Soil Profile Description Text 1.9 - 1.20 Soil Drainage Class Key ***Reading*** |
Lab 2 Navigating 345 Cyberspace Room Location - Monday No Class (on your own) Tues. 12:30-2:30 309 Baker Thur. 12:30-2:30 314 Baker Wed. and Fri. 12:45-2:45 314 Baker |
| Sept. 9 - 13 | Parent Material (It's in the jeans!) Weathering Text Chapter 2 & 3.1 Site Classification Field Guide by R.D. Briggs (1994) |
Lab 3 - Field Trip:
3-Rivers Game Management Area - Morphology of a Lacustrine Catena. Download
OSDs
for Croghan, Lamson, Niagara, and Otisville series. Get your own soil map from Web Soil Survey Guide to Describing Soils Used by the pros |
| Sept. 16 - 20 |
Soil Formation Read Chapter 4 |
Lab 4 - Field Trip (part 1)
Heiberg Forest - Morphology of a Glacial Till Catena.
Download OSDs
for Lordstown, Volusia, Chippewa and Mardin series. Get Site Classification Field Guide |
| Sept. 23 - 27 |
Soil Physical Properties Chapter 4 |
Lab 4 Heiberg Field Trip (part 2) - Soil Mapping
Competent with ARC and looking for tools to build your soils map? Use links below for NRCS soil data: Soil data mart. Instructions are linked from this page. Download page for Soil Viewer 6 Tool for ARCGIS 10 and installation instructions Soil Viewer 6 user guide |
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 EXAM 1 |
Soil Water Concepts Text 5.1 - 5.4 Field Indicator for Hydric Soil Indicators - NOT REQUIRED but you can click here |
Lab 5 Soil Texture, Structure, BD and Pore Space B-13 Marshall |
| Oct. 7 - 11 | Soil Water Movement Text 5.5 - 5.11 |
Lab 6 Erosion and BMPs Heiberg Forest NYS BMP Manual Click Here PBS Video 1930's Erosion Footage Optional Video NYS Erosion & Sediment Blue Book Click Here Minnesota DNR BMP Treasure Chest Click here |
| Oct. 14 - 18 |
Soil Erosion Text Chapter 17 |
Lab 7 Soil Water Mon, Wed, Fri - 141 Baker 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. TBA Tu Th - 309 Baker 12:30-2:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 21 - 25 |
Soil Aeration, Soil Temperature Text Chapter 7 Wetlands via US EPA US EPA |
Lab BREAK Yeah Briggs rules! |
| Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 |
Soil Colloids Text Chapter 8 |
Lab 8 - Organic Soils at Palermo FAO Organic Soil Website |
| Nov. 4 - 8 EXAM 2 SSSA This Week |
Soil CEC and Soil Acidity Text Chapter 9 |
Lab 9 CEC
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| Nov. 11 - 15 |
Soil Buffering |
Lab 10 Soil Acidity |
| Nov. 18- 22 | Nutrition and Nutrient Cycles | Lab 11 Soil Fertility Fertilizer Link- Professor Shakhashiri Chem 103 at Univ. Wisconsin Confused about converting mass to charge? - Check out Christmas Tree Fertilization Worksheet Mon, Wed Fri Lab Sections 146 Baker 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. Tue Lab Section 314 Baker 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Thur Lab Section 110 Marshall 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Fri Lab Section 146 Baker 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. |
| Nov. 25 - 29 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |
| Dec. 2 - 6 Exam 3 during 1st hour of lab period |
Nutrition and Amendments Text Chapters 13-14 |
Mon. 146 Baker 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. Tues. 314 Baker 12:30-1:50 p.m. Wed. 146 Baker 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. Th. 110 Marshall 12:30 - 1:50 Fri. 146 Baker 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. |
| Dec. XX | FINAL EXAM Schedule |
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email: rdbriggs@esf.edu Updated on May 7, 2013 SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry |
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