Society of Soil Scientists of Southern New England

06/12/2026

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05/29/2026

Last day of working for the National Cooperative Soil Survey for society member Jim Turenne, some pics of my 39 years. Thanks to all those awesome pedologists I had the pleasure working with.

05/13/2026

We had to entertain Emmy today while trying to describe soil profiles in Foster, RI.

05/08/2026

We have some slots open for our soil workshop June 12 at URI East Farm. Ticks at:

Interactive field-based soils and onsite wastewater system workshop with SSSSNE and NEOWTP with including pit and scenarios discussions.

05/07/2026

Jacob and Jim gave some soils training for RI/CT NRCS and District staff yesterday at URI East Farm.

04/21/2026

Dr. Stanly Buol has passed away.

Dr. Stanley W. Buol, 91, of Garner, North Carolina, passed away on April 18, 2026. Born June 14, 1934, he is remembered as a devoted husband, father, colleague, and mentor whose influence stretched across generations of soil scientists. https://lnkd.in/eQa9mmSj Dr. Buol enjoyed a distinguished caree...

04/18/2026

USDA Employee Spotlight article -

As Assistant State Soil Scientist with NRCS in Warwick, RI, Jim’s work involves contributing to the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) by updating and improving the soil survey data and maps for Rhode Island, operating a ground-penetrating radar and other remote sensing equipment, conducting ...

04/01/2026

Shoutout to a shoutout - the URI President, posted about the College of the Environment and Life Sciences soil judging team at the nationals in NC!

03/25/2026

URI Soil Judging team is at the Nationals in NC this week!

03/25/2026

Follow the URI CELS soil judging team at the Nationals in NC this week on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWUJGNjkfTk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==