2026 Summer Workshop – Vermont Hydric Soils Field Course – Friday, June 26 in Addison, Vermont
Thank you for attending! We had great turn out at the 2026 SSSNNE Summer Workshop. It was a packed session and the storms even gave way for us to visit the field. The morning indoor presentations ran long with questions and discussion of the research studies and Champlain Valley soils. The afternoon we visited two field sites evaluating soils and vegetation, and three pits across the Vergennes soil catena. Delicious lunch was from Pratts General Store in Bridport, Vermont. The event was capped at 35 participants due to space limitations, and we had a long waitlist. We hope to see many of you at a future session!
Check out some photos from the classroom, soil texture station, and field visits below. Please provide feedback on the workshop at this survey link.
Successful Winter Meeting for 2026
SSSNNE held a successful winter meeting at the McLane Audubon Center in Concord, NH. We had a great turnout with engaging presentations from Amy Manzelli, Esquire, BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC on professional ethics, Joe Manetta visiting from University of Rhode Island on carbon stock modeling in tidal marshes using soil morphology and landscape position, Dr. Josef Gorres from the University of Vermont (UVM) on the effect of invasive earthworms on soils and ecosystems, and Dr. Bailey Kretzler also from UVM on the biological indicators of soil health.
The membership voted to approve Tom Carr stepping into the Vice President role and the rest of the board to continue serving another year. All three positions will complete their their-year term at the end of 2026 and are open for nominations and new members of the board starting in 2027. Please consider serving! You can reach out to the board via the SSSNNE@gmail.com with any questions about the various positions.
2026 Winter Meeting – February 27
at the McLane Audubon Center in Concord, New Hampshire
The SSSNNE board is pleased to announce the 2026 Winter meeting being held February 27th, at the McLane Audubon Center. Please fill out and return the attached document with the registration fee by February 16, 2026 to ensure an accurate attendance count.
Additional updates and requests:
- BOD positions were shuffled around during the year with Meredith Albers taking over the Website Manager role and Tom Carr rejoining the BOD to fill the Vice President role. We will accept nominations from the floor during the meeting for individuals interested in joining the Board for any position. If no one wants to join, Tom has agreed to stay on but a vote either way is necessary.
- On that note, Sherrie Trefry (President), Jason Bolduc (Treasurer), Michael Cuomo (Secretary), Meredith (Website Manager), and Tom, if voted in as Vice President, will all be completing their 3-year BOD commitment at the end of 2026. Please consider stepping up and making a commitment to join the SSSNNE BOD. We anticipate that several positions on the BOD will need to be filled at the 2027 Winter meeting.
- NH NRCS is requesting 4 volunteers to serve as committee members to update the NH Catena Key. Ideally, the committee members will represent different regions within the state or adjacent states with similar soils. The effort will be led by Josh Gaimaro (NH NRCS Soil Scientist). The goal is to align the NH Catena Key with the soils mapped in WSS. Committee members will be tasked with cleaning up discrepancies and providing context for various soil groupings. If this interests you, please reach out to the BOD.
We hope all can attend and look forward to seeing you there.
2025 SSSNNE Summer Meeting – When Drumlins Fail: Understanding and Identifying Historic Slump and Mass Movement
The Society held a summer workshop September 12th in Weare, NH. Twenty seven participants attended from all three states. The group was welcomed by host and acting Vice President Tom Carr, who arranged for the locations, topics, a fantastic cookout lunch, and pit excavation. SSSNNE President Sherrie Trefry presented on LiDAR and its use in soil survey, followed by a presentation on Geomorphology: The making of a drumlin and landslide/slump mechanics by NH State Geologist Shane Csiki. Eight pits were viewed in the afternoon with discussions of the possible processes at work to create the particular features.
SSSNNE members present also held a brief business meeting and voted to adopt the updated Publication no. 5. September 12, 2025 is the official publication date which NH-AOT needs for their upcoming rule changes. When NH-AOT new rules take effect, projected to be between December 2025 & January 2026, soil scientists will start using the HSI in our soil map reports.
See photos from the workshop in the gallery below, taken by Judith Carr and Meredith Albers.
2024 SSSNNE Summer Workshop
The Society held a late summer workshop in North Haverhill, New Hampshire focusing on floodplain soils! Check out a few photos below.
2024 SSSNNE Annual Meeting and Back to Basics Workshop- February 8, 2024
The Society will be holding its Annual Meeting/Workshop on February 8, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. Please join us to recalibrate your soil texturing skills using standardized soil samples evaluated by the URI Lab (sieve analysis) and get a refresher on soil mapping and reporting requirements. We will have updates from the NRCS, the HSG Committee regarding SSSNNE Special Publication 5 and the Board of Natural Scientists. The workshop will also include a 30-minute business meeting including election of officers, presentation of the Sid Pilgrim Award, a working lunch with time for networking and a one-hour discussion on professional ethics. A continental breakfast and bag lunch with chips and dessert will be catered by “Washington Street Cafe” of Concord. Six professional CEUs including one ethics CEU will be issued with certificates at the end of the meeting. There will be a “Soil Texturing Top Gun” prize and sand size charts for the first 50 registrations received. Register by February 2. Late registrations will not be accepted.
2022 SSSNNE Annual Meeting/Workshop- September 30, 2022
The Society will be holding its Annual Meeting/Workshop on September 30, 2022 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The workshop focuses on LiDAR (Laser Imaging, Detection and Ranging) and its application in soils mapping and other field investigations. The workshop will also contain an Ethics presentation for those in need of contact hours. The SSSNNE Annual Meeting will follow the workshop. Lunch is included in the registration. Be aware that space is very limited and attendance will be capped at 35 individuals. Society of Soil Scientists of Northern New England Annual Meeting- September 30, 2022
2018 NH Soils Matter Conference & SSSNNE Annual Meeting- April 4, 2018
The upcoming 2018 NH Soils Matter Conference and SSSNNE Annual Meeting is to be held April 4, 2018 at the Audubon Center in Concord, NH. For details on the agenda and the registration form click on the following link 2018 Soil Matters Conference Flyer
SSSNNE Fall Workshop and Meeting- December 8, 2017
The 2017 SSSNNE Fall Meeting will be held at the Great Bay Discovery Center located at 89 Depot Road in Greenland, NH. The meeting topics are to include updates to Version 4 and incorporation into SSSNNE Publications; harmonization impacts to SSSNNE Publication #5 and AoT Rules, and with WebSoil Survey. For details on the agenda and the registration form click on the following link SSSNNE 2017 Fall Meeting Notice
SSSNNE Summer/Fall Meeting- October 28, 2016
2016 SSSNNE Summer/Fall Meeting will held in conjunction with the upcoming Hydric Soils Workshop on October 28, 2016 in Concord, New Hampshire. Refer to Hydric Soils Workshop link below for registration information.
http://www.nhanrs.org/2016Events/NHANRS%202016%20Hydric%20Soil%20Workshop.pdf
*Can’t attend our Summer/Fall Meeting on October 28, 2016? Watch this space! Meeting minutes will be posted here soon.
Meeting Minutes
SSSNNE Annual Meeting Minutes- February 27, 2014
SSSNNE Annual Meeting Minutes Feb 2013
Meeting Rosters
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