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Sign up now to take advantage of these valuable tours as part of your ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Annual Meeting experience. Tours are only available to in-person meeting attendees.
Tours are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and available for an additional fee. You are required to register for them in order to attend. There are limited seats available, so register today! Tours with low registration on October 4 may be cancelled. Registration for Tours and Workshops closes on October 16.
Please contact tour organizer directly if you have questions about tour details. Contact Lynne Navis with registration questions.
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3-Day Tour
2022 SSSA Soil-Geomorphology/Pedology Tour
Thursday, Nov. 3, 5:00 PM – Saturday, Nov. 5, 6:00 PM
Sponsored by SSSA Division: Wetland Soils, SSSA Division: Pedology, Soil and Water Management Professionals Community
The 2022 SSSA Soil-Geomorphology/Pedology tour will focus on “Carbon Dynamics in Wet Soils of the Outer Coastal Plain” and will begin in Baltimore MD the evening of November 3, 2022 with a social gathering and tour orientation at the starting Hotel which will run from 5-8PM. The next morning November 4th we will travel south and east across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge toward Ocean City, MD or Rehoboth Beach, DE. Along the way we will examine several representative types of Mid-Atlantic tidal marsh soils as defined by Pedo-Geomorphic Unit (submerged upland; estuarine; coastal barrier) where MS student Jordan Kim has been documenting and modeling carbon stocks. We will also examine soil topo-hydro sequences on the barrier island system where Dr. Annie Rossi (former UMD student, currently with NRCS) studied organic carbon stocks and hydric soil field indicators in these dynamic young landscapes. Return will be early evening Nov 5th at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Single Occupancy Fee: $625 ($675 after Oct. 3)
Double Occupancy Fee: $515 ($550 after Oct. 3)
Student Double Occupancy Fee*: $415 ($450 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation, hotel accommodations on Nov. 3 &4(includes breakfast on Nov. 4 & 5), and lunch and snacks on Nov. 4 & 5. All dinners are on own.
*limited number available
Contact Martin C. Rabenhorst for more information on the tour.
Saturday, Nov. 5
Nutrients and Carbon Transport in Surface Ditches and Tile-Drains Tour--Cancelled
Saturday, Nov. 5, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sponsored by SSSA Division: Soils and Environmental Quality
The goal of this tour is to showcase several farmer's field sites (catchments) located on the eastern shore of Maryland. In this part of the state, due to flat topography, the runoff escapes farm fields via surface ditches or tile drains. We will be visited five catchments where the main crops are corn-soybean, or corn-corn rotation, with cover crops in the winter. Various instruments are installed at each site, including rain gauges to measure rainfall, water control structures to measure the amount of runoff, and autosamplers to collect surface runoff samples. In addition, a few catchments are instrumented with real-time insitu sensors to determine nutrient and carbon concentrations at 10 minutes intervals. Runoff water samples are collected at these sites to determine nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon transport from land to water as part of the state and federally funded projects. Attendees will have opportunities to learn and discuss ongoing efforts to reduce nutrient losses in surface ditches and tile drains from agricultural fields to protect water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Fee: $105 ($125 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Gurpal S Toor for more information on the tour.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Stiegler Fellowship Golf Tournament Fundraiser
Sunday, Nov. 6, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
On Dec. 24, 2010, the turfgrass academic community lost one of its brightest young scholars, when James Christopher(Chris) Stiegler and his wife, Jenny, were killed in an auto - mobile accident in Texas. The Stiegler Fellowship Fund was created to honor Chris’ major contributions to the Division C5 Turfgrass Science of CSSA as a graduate student and to further encourage future scholars to participate in our meetings. The Stiegler Golf Tournament was first established in 2012 and draws together the best turfgrass scientists from Universities and Industry to honor the Stieglers and support the Fund. This year, the golf fundraiser will be held at Sparrows Point Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, November 6 with a 8:30 am shotgun start. The golf event will be a 4 person scramble tournament with awards for the winning team and other contests.
Fee: $150 ($175 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation, 18 holes with cart and lunch.
Contact John Kaminski for more information on the tournament.
Rodale Institute Tour
Sunday, Nov. 6, 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Cosponsored by ASA Section: Land Management and Conservation, ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems, and Agricultural Experiment Station Management Community
We will travel on Sunday morning to the Rodale Institute near Kutztown, PA where the modern Organic Movement all started over 70 years ago. At Rodale, we will learn about what on-going trials with vegetables, grain crops, hemp and their incorporation with livestock production. We will also learn what new and exciting research and programs are on the horizon. Rodale is famous for its education and farmer training and we will learn about they reach out to farmers and consumers about the latest in organic research and the benefits of organic in our diet and environment.
Fee: $120 ($140 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Timothy M. Reinbott for more information on the tour.
Turfgrass Tour
Sunday, Nov. 6, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Sponsored by CSSA Division C05 Turfgrass Science
This tour will highlight the breadth of turfgrass applications in the nation's capital and surrounding metro areas. Walking tours of a recently renovated National Mall, the Smithsonian Grounds, and the Capitol Grounds are planned with lunch culminating at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. Additional stops will include "Grass Roots: The Exhibit", which was designed to promote the scientific development and management of lawns and turfgrass to the general public, a golf course, and a Professional sports turf athletic facility to see turfgrass management at it's highest level. Lunch is included and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
Fee: $110 ($130 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Geoffrey Rinehart for more information on the tour.
New Tour Nutrients and Carbon Transport in Surface Runoff, Tile-Drains, and Open Ditches Tour
Sunday, Nov. 6, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sponsored by SSSA Division: Soils and Environmental Quality
This tour will showcase four catchments located on the farmer's fields across Maryland. These catchments are under corn-soybean, or corn-corn rotation, with cover crops in the winter. The dominant water flow pathway in catchments is via surface or overland flow, tile drains, or open ditches. Various instruments are installed at the outlet of each catchment, including rain gauges to measure rainfall, H-flumes or water control structures to measure runoff, and autosamplers to collect surface runoff samples. Collected water samples are analyzed to investigate nitrogen and phosphorus (and carbon) transport from land to water as a part of state-funded and federally-funded projects. A few catchments are instrumented with real-time in-situ sensors to determine nutrient and carbon concentrations at high-frequency (~10 minutes) intervals. Attendees will have opportunities to learn and discuss ongoing efforts to reduce nutrient losses in surface runoff, tile drains, and open ditches from agricultural watersheds to protect water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Fee: $105 ($125 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Gurpal S Toor for more information on the tour.
Nutrient Transport in Surface Runoff Tour--Cancelled
Sunday, Nov. 6, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sponsored by SSSA Division: Soils and Environmental Quality
This tour aims to showcase several farmer's field sites (catchments) located in the western part of Maryland. These catchments are under corn-soybean, or corn-corn rotation, with cover crops in the winter. The dominant water flow pathway (runoff) in this part of the state is via surface or overland flow. Various instruments are installed at each catchment, including rain gauges to measure rainfall, H-flumes to measure the amount of runoff, and autosamplers to collect surface runoff samples. Surface runoff water samples are collected at these catchments to determine nitrogen and phosphorus transport from land to water as a part of the state and federally funded projects. Attendees will have opportunities to learn and discuss ongoing efforts to reduce nutrient losses in surface runoff from agricultural fields and protect water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Fee: $105 ($125 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Gurpal S Toor for more information on the tour.
Wetland Soils and Pedology Field Tour
Sunday, Nov. 6, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Sponsored by SSSA Division: Wetland Soils, and SSSA Division: Pedology
This workshop/tour makes a great first day to kick off the annual meeting, starting with an indoor morning session regarding Hydric Soil Field Indicators, and then heading out to the field in the afternoon. We will visit field sites illustrating F19 (Piedmont Flood Plain Soils) and F21 (Red Parent Material) which are challenging soils to address, as well as F3 (Depleted Matrix). This tour offers a chance to discover more about local hydric soil field indicators.
Fee: $110 ($130 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Colby J. Moorberg for more information on the tour.
Foray to Fort McHenry Tour
Sunday, Nov. 6, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Sponsored by CSSA Division: C08 Plant Genetic Resources
Join us for a hike to historic Fort McHenry. The Star-Spangled Banner was written about a bombardment of this fort in 1814. We will meet at the Convention Center. The hike is about 2.5 miles each way and is through an industrial wharf area and a residential neighborhood. Fort McHenry is managed by the National Park Service. It is free to walk on the Fort’s grounds but there is an additional fee to enter the Fort. We will explore the grounds especially the view toward Chesapeake Bay and south at a restored wetland. Participants are welcome to walk back to the convention center with the group or ride back to the Convention Center via a public bus or water taxi at their own expense. The event is sponsored by C08 the Genetic Resources Division, and all are welcome.
Fee: $10 ($15 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Guided tour.
Contact David Brenner for more information on the tour.
Thursday, Nov. 10
Cover Crop Tour of Maryland’s Eastern Shore Tour
Thursday, Nov. 10, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sponsored by Cover Crop Management Community
Join us Thursday Nov 10th for a tour highlighting cover crops on Maryland’s beautiful Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore region. The tour will first stop at the Wye Research and Education Center, where we will visit long-standing cover crop research trials and discuss the technical and programmatic history of cover cropping and incentive programs in Maryland. We will next visit Harborview Farms, in Rock Hall, MD where CEO Trey Hill will discuss the cover crop innovation and “climate resilience” approach on their 13,000 acre grain operation. We will enjoy lunch at the waterfront Waterman’s Crab House restaurant in Rock Hall, MD. Our final stop will be at Mason Heritage Farms, a certified organic grain and vegetable operation, to learn about the integral role that cover crops play in their farming system.
Fee: $110 ($130 after Oct. 3)
Includes: Motorcoach transportation and lunch.
Contact Sarah M Hirsh for more information on the tour.
