{"id":421,"date":"2013-01-27T13:52:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T18:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serchapter2018.wpengine.com\/midatlantic\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2013-03-18T19:23:45","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T23:23:45","slug":"workshop-soils-on-restoration-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midatlantic\/workshop-soils-on-restoration-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop &#8211; Soils on Restoration Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thursday, March 28 <\/strong>(8:30 am &#8211; 5:00 pm)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Assess, Amend, Manage, and Restore Soils on Restoration Sites <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>($60 fee, limited space)<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Restoration project designs are all too often prepared and approved without fair consideration of soils.\u00a0 Restorationists know that when soils are substandard, then the success of the project is uncertain.\u00a0 Inappropriate soils can lead to increased invasive plants, poor growth and development of plants or root systems, increased plant mortality, decreased seed germination, decreased spread of ground cover, and erosion.\u00a0 In short, inappropriate soils can undermine the restoration project goals.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop will provide ecological restoration professionals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tools<\/strong> to gather\u00a0information and make decisions about soils for restoration projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skills\u00a0and Knowledge<\/strong>\u00a0to prepare soils specifications and to make informed choices about\u00a0engineered soils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program will cover the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Introduction to Soil\u00a0Ecosystem Services<\/li>\n<li>Creating the Soil Ecosystem\u00a0Services Using Amended Soils<\/li>\n<li>Using Soil Amendments to\u00a0Restore Soil on Disturbed Land \u2013 Wetlands, Highway\/Utility Easement\u00a0Corridors, Dredge Spoils, and Mined Land<\/li>\n<li>Real-World Applications and\u00a0Conflicts \u2013 Creating Soil Specifications and Addressing Conflicts with\u00a0Soil Screening Levels<\/li>\n<li>Putting It All to Use \u2013 Reviewing\u00a0Participant Case Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This workshop includes audience participation<\/span>. Participants are encouraged to read the USDA Urban Soils Primer\/Chapter 2 (<a href=\"http:\/\/soils.usda.gov\/use\/urban\/primer.html\">http:\/\/soils.usda.gov\/use\/urban\/primer.html<\/a>) before attending the workshop.\u00a0 Also, the last hour of the class will include the participants\u2019 case studies. Participants are invited to submit an abstract and conceptual plan for an on-going restoration and the Workshop Team will discuss and problem-solve the soils issues of the selected \u201creal world project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>If you would like your project to be considered as a case study, please submit a brief abstract<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>to SER-MA by March 4th<\/strong> (send to Patti Burns: <a href=\"mailto:pburns.wetinc@gmail.com\">pburns.wetinc@gmail.com<\/a>). Abstracts should provide restoration goals, existing knowledge of soils on the site, general habitat type, a restoration site plan (conceptual designs are acceptable), a vegetation list, site hydrology (as applicable), preliminary plans for soil restoration, name and contact information. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project confidentiality will be respected<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Workshop presenters<\/span>: Featuring W. Lee Daniels, PhD-Virginia Tech; Greg Evanylo, PhD-Virginia Tech; and Michele Mahoney-USEPA; with additional presentations by Bill Young, PWS, RLA-Young Environmental, LLC; and Patti Burns, MS-WET, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <strong>Space is limited to 50 participants,<\/strong> on a first-come first-served basis. 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