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  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech USDA Forest Service Scientist Forest soil scientists observe, measure, and analyze forest soils.  We do this to…
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    Claudia Cotton, Forest Soil Scientist

  • Ph. D., North Carolina State University USDA Forest Service Scientist Forest soil scientists study the connections of soil with forest…
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    Mary Beth Adams, Soil Scientist & Forester

  • Ph.D., Michigan State University USDA Forest Service Scientist A soil scientist studies the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soils,…
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    Dan Neary, Soil Scientist & Hydrologist

  • My favorite science experience is teaching students and professionals how to describe the range of soil characteristics that can be…
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    Russell Briggs

  • My favorite experiences are working with students on research. Research topics range from the importance of putting native prairie strips…
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    Randy Kolka

  • My favorite science experience is interacting with international scholars. We have hosted scholars at our laboratory in Minnesota, and I…
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    Charles “Hobie” Perry

  • Did you know more living individual organisms are in a tablespoon of soil than people are on Earth? Usually people…
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    Ian Yesilonis

  • My favorite science experience was conducting bird surveys in the forest. I assisted the bird survey crew and had to…
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    David D’Amore

  • My favorite science experience was conducting an earthworm survey in an old-growth Douglas-fir forest in Oregon. The air was cool…
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    Paul Hendrix

  • My favorite experience was collecting earthworms in a pristine cloud forest on top of the highest peak in Puerto Rico.…
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    Mac Callaham