History of S-7Forest & Range Soils

Rob HarrisonUniv of Washington

Rob Harrison, Stan Gessel & Chuck Davey

RobH@u.washington.edu http://weber/~robh/S-7

S-7 official in 1954

First chair was Earl Stone

Term S-7 started in 19??

ISSS incorporated in 1937

Last chair was Nick Comerford

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There are129 people on the S-7 distlist

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19??

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29 people on the S-7 distlist

SSSA started in 1936SSSA started in 1936

SSSA started in 1936

SSSA started in 1936

SSSA started in 1936SSSA started in 1936

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

There were 257 S-7 members in 1989

29 people on the S-7 distlist29 people on the S-7 distlist

29 people on the S-7 distlist

S-7 official in 1954

S-7 official in 1954

S-7 official in 1954S-7 official in 1954S-7 official in 1954

S-7 official in 1954

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19?? Term S-7 started in 19?? Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19?? Term S-7 started in 19?? Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19??

Term S-7 started in 19?? Term S-7 started in 19??

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SSSA1937

I- Soil PhysicsII - Soil ChemistryIII - Soil MicrobiologyIV - Soil FertilityV - Soil Genesis, Mor. & Cart.V-A - Forest SoilsVI - Soil Technology

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Brief History of S-7

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S-1

S-2

S-3

S-4

S-5

S-6

S-7

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Soil Genesis, Mor. & Cart.

Soil Technology

Soil Physics

Soil Microbiology

Soil Fertility

Soil Cons.

Soil Cons., Irr. Drain. & Tillage

Soil Chemistry

Soil & Water Man. & Cons.

Soil Physics

Soil Chemistry

Soil Microbiologyand Biochemistry

Soil Fertility andPlant Nutrition

Soil Genesis, Morph.and Classification

Soil & Water Man.& Conservation

Forest andRange SoilsFertilizer Tech-nology & Use

Soil Mineralogy

Wetland Soils

Soil Mineralogy

S-4a Organic Soils

1952"S-1, etc."

1936"I-VI"

1976SSSAP-SSSAJ

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition

S-5a Forest Soils Forest and Range Soils

Fertilizer Tech-nology & Use

S-4b PlantNutrients

S-2a

Soil Microbiology & Biochemistry

Soils and Environ-mental QualityS-11

Name Changes in SSSA and S-7

American Soil Survey Association "Forest Soil Symposium" at 1936 Annual MeetingPublished in January 1937 Journal of Forestry-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1) Some Soil Characters Influencing the Distribution of Forest Types and Rate of Growth of Trees in Arkansas.--Lewis M. Turner.

2) Contrasts Between the Soil Profiles Developed under Pines and Under Hardwoods. --P.R.Gast.

3) Physical and Chemical Studies of Two Contrasting Clay Forest Soils.--Roy L. Donohue.

4) Distribution of Forest Tree Roots in North Carolina Piedmont Soils.1--T.S. Coile.

5) The Effect of Frequent Fires on Profile Development of Longleaf Pine Forest Soils. --Frank Heyward.

6) A Study of Certain Calcium Relationships and Base Exchange Properties of Forest Soils. --Robert F. Chandler, Jr.

7) The Effect of Forest Litter Removal upon the Structure of the Mineral Soil. Herbert A. Lunt.

8) Nomenclature of Forest Humus Layers.--S. O. Heiberg

1- Dr. Coile's paper did not appear because of its length.

John T. Auten,Chairman, Forest Soil Committee,American Soil Survey Association.

Publications inSoil Science Society of America Proceedings and Journal1937-1995

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1989Country membersAUSTRALIA 4BRAZIL 1CAMEROON 1CANADA 25CHILE 1KOREA 1NORWAY 1TAIWAN ROC 1TANZANIA 1UGANDA 1USA 401WEST GERMANY 1

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Questions of Forest Soils distlist

1) Are you presently a member of SSSA?2) Are you a member of S-7?3) If an SSSA member, did you originally join SSSA because of the presence of division S-7?4) If an S-7 member, do you consider S-7 to be your primary division?5) Which other ASA divisions are you active in?6) Would you support folding S-7 back into another SSSA division?7) If you attend meetings on a regular basis, would this change if there was no S-7?8) If you don't attend meetings on a regular basis, are you planning to in the future? Does the presence of S-7 affect this?