Northeastern Soil Monitoring Cooperative

Mission Statement: The mission of the cooperative is to facilitate coordinated collection of high quality broad-based soil data to evaluate temporal dynamics, to complement meteorologic, hydrologic and biologic monitoring, and to support decision making and science education.

Objectives: 

• Develop and share protocols for field and lab soil sampling and analysis 
• Identify information needs that would benefit policy and management decisions 
• Establish a rigorous multi-scale soils collection program whose continuity is maintained while responding to emerging issues. 
• Synthesize existing soil monitoring data, including a critical review of past research and analysis of time scales of various soil dynamics 
• Compile an inventory of useful historic/ongoing soil monitoring data and plots 
• Provide open access to cooperative products and promote collaboration 
• Promote opportunities at the graduate student/young investigator level.

Purview: The cooperative is affiliated with the Northeastern Ecosystem Research Cooperative (NERC). The area of focus is on New York, New England and eastern Canada.

 Northeastern Soil Monitoring Cooperative web page: http://www.uvm.edu/~nesmc/ 

Project Location by County

NY Statewide