2007 PSSAC Annual Meeting
Catalina Island
April 19-22, 2007

Photos  Courtesy of Roger Poff

The Professional Soil Scientists Association of California met April 19-22, 2007 on Catalina Island. The general theme of the meeting was to expose the participants to the unique soils, landforms, geology, agriculture, land use practices, archaeology, and history on Catalina Island. Cooperating agencies were the USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Catalina Island Conservancy, and the University of Southern California Wrigley Marine Science Center. Two passenger coaches with a total capacity of 45 seats were available for this unique annual meeting. The meeting began in Avalon with a technical session and continued with a field tour the afternoon of Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, 2007.

West End Trail	View of the ocean over vertisol	Trail View
Ron Taskey explores a soil’s features	Matthew Ballmer illustrates a point in the manual.	Dave Smith & Kit Paris
Dave Kelley & Roy Shlemon	Nauti Series	Matthew Ballmer makes a point from a soil pit
Eroded Express Series	Terry Cook and Kerry Arroues checking details in the tour manual	Bay View