Understanding soil health through site assessment and tests, determining future land use, and selecting suitable alternative testing methods will be discussed.
The COVID-19 pandemic got a lot of folks engaged in gardening, especially in urban settings, for the first time. While gardening in urban settings can be rewarding, it can come with the risk of exposure to heavy metals and other pollutants that can be found in these polluted soils. During Urban Gardens and Soil Health, participants will learn how they can test their soil, examine soil health, and help ensure they are growing healthy food. There will also be a chance to ask a soil scientist, Stephen Dadio, questions about urban soil health.
Credits Available
- 1 Society of American Foresters (SAF) Credit
- 1 International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) credit
Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinar.
Registrants will also receive access to the webinar recording.
Who is this for?
- Urban gardeners and growers
- Gardeners and growers
- Small-scale home gardeners
- City planners
- Environmental scientists
- Soil Scientists
- Agronomists
What will you learn?
- What site assessment for soil health is
- What soil tests are
- How soil tests and site assessment can be used to determine soil health
- How to use site assessment and soil tests to determine future land-use
- The different uses of alternative soil testing methods and which fits your needs