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2024 Northeast Cooperative Soil Survey Conference

Event Date
July 29-August 1, 2024
Time
See Agenda (below)
Location
Bridgewater and Plymouth, MA
Topics
Soil
A New England Cape house with soil layers beneath and ocean and forest in the background.

Join us for the 2024 Northeast Cooperative Soil Survey Conference!

22
Jul
Deadline

Registration

Regular Registration – $250
($300 after June 17)

Student Registration – $100

Virtual – $100

By attending this conference, you agree to be photographed or video recorded, which may be used for NCSS and USDA publications, websites, and social media.

Link to Registration

Join us in Bridgewater and Plymouth, Massachusetts, for the 2024 Northeast Cooperative Soil Survey Conference from July 29th through August 1st. Connect with fellow soil scientists, get caught up on activities of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, and learn about the dynamic soils of southern New England at wetland restoration sites, cranberry bogs, and coastal beaches and marshes. The theme for this year’s conference is “Dynamic Soils and Climate Resiliency – Looking to the Past to Guide the Future.”

Call for Abstracts

Northeast Call for Abstracts

Committees

Northeast NCSS Committees

Lodging

Hotel 1620 (book by 6/28)
180 Water Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-4900
USDA 2024 group block (enter promo code: U2515)
Rate: $113.00/night

John Carver Inn (book by 6/28)
25 Summer Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-7100
Northeast National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference group block

Co-Hosts

Maggie Payne
State Soil Scientist
NRCS Massachusetts
(p) 774-678-7231
(e) maggie.payne@usda.gov

Dr. Darcy Boellstorff
Professor and Chairperson of Geography
Bridgewater State University
(e) dboellstorff@bridgew.edu

Liaison

Luis Hernandez
Northeast Soil Survey Regional Director
USDA-NRCS
(p) 413-253-4370
(e) luis.hernandez2@usda.gov

 

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Agenda

Sunday, July 28

5:00 pm
Early Registration Check-In – Plymouth, MA (until 8:00 PM)

Monday, July 29

7:00 am
Light Breakfast, Registration Check-In – Bridgewater State University (BSU), Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Mathematics (DMF) Center, Bridgewater, MA
8:00 am
Welcome, Introductions, Cooperator Updates, Invited Speakers – DMF center auditorium, BSU
12:00 pm
Lunch (provided) – DMF center atrium, BSU
1:00 pm
Oral Presentations and Poster Lightning Talks – DMF center auditorium, BSU
5:00 pm
Poster Session and Social Dinner – Dunn center, BSU

Tuesday, July 30

7:00 am
Light Breakfast – DMF center atrium, BSU
8:00 am
Oral Presentations – DMF center auditorium, BSU
10:00 am
Committee Meetings – DMF center classrooms, BSU
12:00 pm
Lunch (provided) – DMF center atrium, BSU
1:00 pm
Committee Meetings – DMF center classrooms, BSU
3:00 pm
Field Tour Introduction – DMF center auditorium, BSU

Wednesday, July 31

8:00 am
Field Tour – Meet at hotel in Plymouth to board buses
5:00 pm
Dinner Banquet – Plymouth (buses will return to hotel)

Thursday, August 1

7:00 am
Light Breakfast – DMF center atrium, BSU
8:00 am
Committee Reports – DMF center auditorium, BSU
10:30 am
Town Hall and Business Meeting – DMF center auditorium, BSU
12:30 pm
Adjourn