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Soil Courses 2024

March 18, 2024

Hello soil enthusiasts,

Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to register for the Soil Mapping short course (SOIL420) is quickly approaching. The course is provided by Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting online on April 3 and 4, 2024. The course includes a mandatory pre-class assessment that will be made available to registered students on March 27. The deadline for registration is April 2, 2024.

This advanced soil science course led by Dr. Konstantin Dlusskiy focuses on the process of soil survey, prediction of soil types based on imagery interpretation, design of soil map legends, and preliminary soil mapping.

Details: www.paragonsoil.com/courses

Questions: learning@paragonsoil.com

Registration: https://SOIL420-Wi24.eventbrite.ca

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Soil Classification & Mapping EXCPE 4297 – May 7 to 9, 11, and 13, 2024

February 2, 2024

This Advanced Agrology course is provided by Online Learning and Continuing Education (University of Alberta) and instructed by Dr. Konstantin Dlusskiy of Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc.
Advanced agrology course with emphasis on classification and mapping of soils. Soil processes, principles of the Canadian System of Soil Classification, soil profiles and diagnostic features, factors of soil formation and soil-forming processes, soil survey procedures, and utilization of existing spatial information to support soil mapping at a detailed scale are covered.
Head over to the Courses page for more details: https://www.paragonsoil.com/courses/

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Soil Mapping course – April 3/4, 2024

January 18, 2024

Our advanced Soil Mapping course, which will run April 3 and 4, 2024, focuses on: the process of soil survey, the prediction of soil types based on imagery interpretation, the design of soil map legends, preliminary soil mapping, finalizing soil maps based on field data and the major elements of soil survey reports

Head over to the Courses page for more details: https://www.paragonsoil.com/courses/

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ALES Internship 2022

In November, Paragon hosted four students from the ALES Faculty at U of A as part of a mini-internship over the fall reading week break. The students met with our President, Lee Waterman, attended a soil lab, and learned about Paragon’s various work scopes, such as vegetation and wetlands, soil monitoring and construction, bioengineering, and soil mapping and GIS. We had a lot of fun and hope to do this again next year!

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