Soil Identification & Classification field course focuses on soil description, identification and classification principles for natural resource use across the landscapes of British Columbia.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Identify key soil properties (texture, structure, colour, pH, parent material, humus forms)
• Identify and differentiate soil horizons
• Learn about basic approaches to interpreting soil and landscape features for various land uses
• Classify soils according the Canadian soil classification system

The course learning outcomes are met through a 3-day field course, keeping a detailed field notebook, describing a soil at one of the soil pits at the end of the field course, and preparing a term paper. The course is organized in collaboration with Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS).

For more information, visit http://prsss.landfood.ubc.ca/summer-soil-course/