Students from the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences in Fairfield/Hinkley traveled to Alberta, Canada to participate in the NCF-Envirothon competition July 20-26, 2025. SSSNNE is one of many organizations and […]
The Field Companion to Field Indications for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England, version 5, 2025. This abridged pocket-size and illustrated copy is printed on waterproof paper specifically designed for field use. Version 5, […]
Please review the document linked here or from our Publications Page. SSSNNE representatives have met recently with NHAOT about the update of the SSSNNE Publication no. 5. A minor text […]
When Drumlins Fail: Understanding and Identifying Historic Slump and Mass Movement The SSSNNE board is happy to present the 2025 Summer Meeting being held September 12th in Weare, NH. Please […]
The New Hampshire Soils Handbook is based upon the observations of the Soils Staff of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (fka Soil Conservation Service) in New Hampshire. The Soils Handbook […]
The soils references and information formerly available from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) State of New Hampshire website are once again available at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/statewide-soil-information-new-hampshire#:~:text=Soil%20Data%20Information%20for%20New%20Hampshire . The Society of Soil […]
The revised and updated Site Specific Soil Mapping Standards are now available https://sssnne.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/site-specific-soil-mapping-standards-for-new-hampshire-and-vermont-version-7.0-july-2021.pdf
Field Indicators of Hydric Soil Indicators in the United States. Updated 2024 and available Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States v.9 2024 The cheat sheet to assist with […]
This serves as an Advanced Notice of the Hydric Soil Indicator TA6 Mesic Spodic being approved as A17 by the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. Based on communications between […]
The official Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils Version 3 – National Soil Survey Center/NRCS publication (2012) is available for download for free at the following link: https://nrcspad.sc.egov.usda.gov/DistributionCenter/product.aspx?ProductID=991 .
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