Since the 1990s, soil survey mapping and data collection have been improving the soil survey along the coastal zone from the Mid-Atlantic to New England. This includes the dunes, marshes, beaches, and shallow sub-tidal soils in coastal lagoons, bays, and inlets. Coastal zone soil surveys are now available in Web Soil Survey for Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The NCSS is expanding this work throughout the coastal U.S. with Massachusetts and New York scheduled to be the next survey areas added.
George Demas was a pedologist whose pioneering studies of subaqueous soil contributed to the understanding of soil formation and the expansion of the concept of soil.
Coordinate coastal zone mapping activities across division (procedures, equipment, safety)
Identify training needs
Identify needs to update standards – propose solutions
Identify needs to update taxonomy – propose solutions
Assemble existing data
Identify gaps
Work with BOA and MGT to provide guidance on priority areas
The Coastal Zone Soil Survey Team meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. EST.
