Course Schedule

Soil 5555 - Wetland Soils

Fall Semester 2001
 
Date Lecture Reading Other Recitation
Week 1

Recitation

 

Page 3-18

Reading Profile Descript. Soil Morphology: The Language of Soils
9/4 Course Introduction / What is a Wetland      
9/6 Soil Forming Factors and Processes      
         
Week 2

Recitation

 

 

 

Describing Soil Profiles
9/11 Glacial Geology and Geomorphology      
9/13 The Soil Catena and Landscape Hydrology Page 251 -266    
SAT 9/15 Cedar Creek Field Trip LEAVE 8:30 AM Borlaug
Week 3

Recitation

 

 

 

Review Field Trip - Field Project Assn.
9/18 Biogeochemical Processes in Wet Soils I Page 85- 106 HSI: Profile Processes  
9/20 Biochemical Processes inWet Soils II Page 107- 136    
         
Week 4

Recitation

   

Page 19- 34

Field Indicators of Hydric Soils
9/25 Soil Redoximorphic Features Page163- 182 HSI: Profile Processes  
9/27 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Hydric Soils Page 19- 34    
SAT 9/29 Lake Rebecca Field Trip Leave 8:30 AM Borlaug Hall  
Date Lecture Reading Other Recitation
Week 5

Recitation

 

 

Field Trip Review
10/2 Field Indicators of Hydric Soils Page 183- 206    
10/4 Field Indicators of Hydric Soils Page 371- 382    
         
Week 6

Recitation

      No Meeting
10/9 Midterm Examination      
10/11 Wetland Conservation In Minnesota with Greg Larson      
         
Week 7

Recitation

 

 

  Piezometers and Wells
10/16 Problem and Disturbed Soils      
10/18 Wetland Hydrology page page 35-84    
         
Week 8

Recitation

 

 

  Tensiometers
10/23 Wetland Hydrology   HSI: Landscape Interpretation  
10/25 Interpreting Hydrologic Data   HSI: Farib.exe  
         
Date Lecture Reading Other Recitation
Week 9

Recitation

      Discussion with Greg Larson
10/30 Wetland Regulation (Greg Larson, BWSR)      
11/1 Soil Survey      
         
Week 10

Recitation

      On-Line Databases
11/6 Soil Survey and Classification      
11/8 National Wetland Inventory      
         
Date Lecture Reading Other Recitation
Week 11

Recitation

 

 

No Meeting
11/13 Midterm Exam      
11/15 Peatlands (Greg Larson) Page 343-370    
         
Week 12

Recitation

      No Meeting
11/20 Wetland Values and Banking (Tracey Bauer, Applied Econ)      
11/22 Thanksgiving Holiday      
         
Week 13

Recitation

 

 

  Redox Laboratory
11/27 Organic and Frozen Soils Page 137-162    
11/29 Wetland Soils and the Carbon Cycle      
         
Week 14

Recitation

 

 

  Redox Laboratory
12/4 Riverine Systems Page 283-300    
12/6 Tidal Systems Page 301-316    
         
Week 15

Recitation

 

 

  No Meeting
12/11 Special Topic of Interest      
12/13 Course Summary and Evaluation      

 

* Reading assignments should be completed prior to attending the session indicated on the course schedule.

* Course schedule is subject to change.

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