2^nd National Workshop on Subaqueous Soils
 

August 8 to 13, 2010
URI Coastal Institute, Narragansett , RI | View Photos of the Workshop HERE

 Workshop Agenda and Topics –  Click HERE for field schedule matrix | Click HERE to Download the Field Booklet.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Travel day – folks should check into to lodging Sunday night to get early start Monday morning.

Monday, August 9, 2010

8:00 to 8:30 AM: Registration – Hazard Room, URI Coastal Institute, Bay Campus (see map).

8:30 to 9:00 AM: Welcome to RI and overview of the weeks agenda (RI NRCS State Conservationist and RI State Soil Scientist).

9:00 to 9:45 AM: Introduction to Subaqueous Soils: History and Background (Marty Rabenhorst).

9:45 to 10:30: The Coastal Zone Soil Survey of Rhode Island and the Mapping Partnership for Coastal Soils and Sediment (Jim Turenne).

10:30 to 10:45 AM: Break

10:45 to 11:30 AM: Overview of the geology of New England and coastal geologic processes (Jon Boothroyd, RI State Geologist)

11:30 to 12:00 PM: Boating safety basics – rules of the water (Captain Bryan Oakley).

12:00 to 1:00 PM: Lunch and travel to 1^st field session – see matrix for schedule.

1:00 to 5:00 PM: Field Session 1.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

8:00 to 12:00 PM: Field session 2 – meet at Coastal Institute at 8:00 AM and drive to field sites - see matrix for schedule.

12:00 to 1:00 PM: Lunch and Return to Classroom.

1:00 to 1:30 PM: Properties and Characterization of Subaqueous Soils (Marty Rabenhorst/Mark Stolt).

1:30 to 2:00 PM: Developments in soil taxonomy, lab analysis, and landscapes (Mark Stolt/Marty Rabenhorst).

2:00 to 3:00 PM: Benthic geologic mapping and geophysical surveys (Capt. Bryan Oakley).

3:00 to 3:15 PM: Break

3:15 to 3:45 PM: Geomorphology of submerged lands (Phil Schoeneberger)

3:45 to 4:15 PM: NASIS data elements, new amendments, data collection/entering (Debbie Surabian).

4:15 to 5:00 PM Case Study: Freshwater research, mapping, and needs - Jonathan Bakken | Pennsylvania Freshwater Study - Patrick Drohan.

5:00 to 6:00 PM: NASIS discussions - optional, set up for interested parties to talk about NASIS and building interpretations.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

8:00 to 12:00 PM: Field session 3 meet at Coastal Institute at 8:00 AM and drive to field sites - see matrix for schedule.

12:00 to 1:00 PM: Lunch and Return to Classroom.

1:00 to 1:30 PM: Shellfish and Aquaculture (Dale Leavitt, Roger Williams University).

1:30 to 2:30 PM: Subaqueous Soil Interpretations (Mark Stolt).

2:30 to 4:30 PM: Travel to Ft. Getty – Save the Bay's Eelgrass restoration efforts (Marcia Cole Ekberg / Wenley Furguson) Save the Bay

4:30 to 5:00 PM: Open discussions with group at pavilion.

5:00 to 8:00 PM: Dinner Social.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

8:00 to 12:00 PM: Field session 4 meet at Coastal Institute at 8:00 AM and drive to field sites - see matrix for schedule..

12:00 to 1:00 PM: Lunch and Return to Classroom.

1:00 to 2:00 PM: Bathymetric data, GIS analysis and landscape units - Payne | Bathymetric Mapping and GIS Analysis - Bradley

2:00 to 2:30 PM: Benthic ecology and Biology of shallow subtidal areas (Carol Thornber, University of Rhode Island)

2:30 to 3:00 PM: NOAA Restoration efforts in the Coastal Zone (James Turek, NOAA)

3:00 to 3:15 PM: Break

3:15 to 4:00 PM: Case Study: Mapping Chincoteague Bay in Maryland (Marty Rabenhorst).

4:00 to 4:30 PM: Coastal Marine Classification Systems and the sub-benthic component (Margot Payne)

4:30 to 5:00 PM Open - discuss expanding work, Q/A, methods manual, demos.

Friday August 13

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