WSPSS GOALS and OBJECTIVES
Promote professionalism and ethical standards among Washington soil Scientists
Educate and inform others on how to wisely use soil and other natural resources
Provide an information and communication link between and among
Washington soil scientists and other professional scientists
Subscribe to the American Registry of Certified Professionals
in Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) Code of Ethics
WSPSS ACTIVITIES
1. WSPSS conducts yearly field tours and meetings focused on timely strategic issues dealing with:
-Site
management and assessment
-Soil interpretations
-Soil taxonomic issues
-National, state, and local land resource issues
-Information and education for non-soil scientists
-Hydric soil indicators and wetland issues
2. WSPSS maintains and distributes a list of members who are professional consultants*
3. WSPSS develops and
distributes informational and educational materials defining
roles of and services provided by professional soil
scientists
4. WSPSS participates
actively and financially in high school land judging, and
junior high school natural resources education in the Pacific
Northwest
*WSPSS does not endorse, certify, warranty, or guarantee services provided by soil scientists whose names appear on the WSPSS consultants list
To contact
us:
Washington Society of Professional Soil Scientists
(WSPSS)
P.O. Box 881
Newman Lake, WA 99025
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