Test Pit Video: Logging Soil Profiles

Check out the video below to learn how to log soil profiles in test pits! https://youtu.be/4Dc-iOUkFr4
Registration Open! PEI Site Assessor Course 2025

The dates for the classroom and field work portions of the 2025 Site Assessor Course are now scheduled for May 27-30, with May 31 and June 2 as alternative (rain) field dates. June 3 will be an optional extra help/practice day. The exam will be written the morning of June 4, 2025 (see details below).
Redox or Not?
The dominant surficial geology in my region of Prince Edward Island, Canada is glacial till soil, rich in iron, so our mineral soil horizons are typically very reddish-brown in colour. This can make it hard to detect redoximorphic features in the soil profile. Where the soil is seasonally saturated, often all we get for redox […]