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Course Overview
Who Should Attend? Participants should be interested in or actively involved in soil identification, use, development, and interpretation of properties and data. Those employed in the following occupations would greatly benefit by participating in this course:
Ten Ways to Benefit
1 2. Understand and evaluate a soil for shrink-swell conditions 3. Be proficient to determine seasonal high soil water table 4. Be adept at determining a soil’s texture 5. Be able to interpret a soil for potential development 6. Explain why certain soils exist in Florida 7. Understand how soils are mapped 8. Be competent to utilize a county soil survey 9. Be able to know what soil tests to ask for when sampling soils 10. Be confident to take additional Soil and Water Science short courses Course Information
Training Site This course will be held on the campus of the University of Florida and at the Plant Science Research and Education Center at Citra, Florida. Lecture and in-door labs will be at the Soils Teaching Lab on campus. The field lab will be at Citra. Field clothes are recommended. Water and refreshments will be provided. A map with detailed directions to teaching lab on campus and to the field site will be mailed to you upon receipt of your registration. Thursday, August 14, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Registration Information Enrollment in this course is limited to the first 20 participants and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that a copy of the course manual is included and has already been added to the registration below. The registration fee includes: a copy of the course manual and morning refreshments each day. It would be advisable for attendees to bring field clothes for the field trip, a field knife and tape measure. Participants are on their own for all meals. All figures are presented in US dollars ($).
Registration will close on July 30, 2008 or when class size limit it reached.
A receipt and confirmation of registration will be emailed immediately
upon receiving your completed registration and proper payment.
Refund Policy: Requests for registration refunds will be honored if
written notification of cancellation is received by the Office of Conferences &
Institutes on or before July 30, 2008. A $50.00 processing fee will be deducted
from all refunds. Sorry, no refunds will be honored for cancellations after July
30, 2008. Special Needs: Participants with special needs can be reasonably
accommodated by contacting the Office of Conferences & Institutes at least 10
working days prior to the conference. We can be reached by phone at
1-352-392-5930, by FAX at 1-352-392-4044, or by calling 1-800-955-8771 (TDD).
The TDD number can only be accessed from within the State of Florida. Hotel Accommodations Several hotel and motel establishments are available in the Gainesville
area to provide guest room accommodations throughout the course. Participants
are responsible for making their own hotel guest room reservations, and
a list of properties and applicable guest room rates will be sent to you
upon request.
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