Mid-Atlantic Hydric Soils Committee

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About the Committee

To standardize the study and identification of Hydric Soils, the Mid-Atlantic Hydric Soil Committee was created in March of 1996. The committee is made up of representatives from the state and federal agencies, educational institutions, and other organizations shown below in the committee members list. Members work together to pursue and identify important research needs and to establish a collection of information from which to better identify hydric soils in the field. Meetings are held twice a year and last for two days. Ad hoc meetings are also scheduled when needed. At our meetings, in addition to group discussion, we also try to spend a portion of our time in the field discussing the indicators and various sites of concern.

How to Join? Contact:

Carol Petrow (petrow.carol@epa.gov)
Office of Environmental Programs (3EA30)
Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2789

Committee Members

Jared Beard (Jared.Beard@wv.usda.gov)
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
223 North Main St.
Moorefield, WV 26836
304-530-2825

Leander L. Brown (leander.brown@gnb.usda.gov)
East Technology Support Center
200 East Northwood St., Suite 410
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-370-3335
Cell: 336-337-8698
Fax: 336-370-3376

Steve Carlisle (steven.carlisle@ny.usda.gov)
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Academy Square
12 N. Park St.
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-568-4366
Fax: 315-568-2414

John Chibirka (john.chibirka@pa.usda.gov)
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Berks County Ag. Center
1238 Welfare Rd.
P.O. Box 520
Leesport, PA 19533
610-317-8640

Stephen Dadio (sdadio@cmxengineering.com)
CMX Engineering
1555 Bustard Road, Suite 50-T
P.O. Box 304
Kulpsville, PA 19443-0304
215-361-6050
Fax: 215-361-6160

John Galbraith (ttcf@vt.edu)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
239 Smyth Hall (0404)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-9784
Fax: 540-231-7630

Greg Hammer (greg.hammer@va.usda.gov)
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
203 Wimbledon La.
Smithfield, VA 23430
757-357-7004 x 126
Cell: 804-683-4189

Rick Hertges (rickhertges@wvdhhr.org)
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
1 Davis Square, Suite 200
Capitol & Washington Sts.
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8457
Fax: 304-558-0524

Gary Jellick (Jellick-acorn@comcast.net)
Acorn Environmental, Inc.
708 Laurel La.
Severna Park, MD 21146
410-729-1470
Cell: 410-274-0622

R. Harold Jones (RHaroldJones@aol.com)
Sigma Environmental Services, Inc.
1513 Sandbridge Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Cell: 757-615-9974
Fax: 757-426-5145

Phillip S. King (Phillipking@de.usda.gov)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
408 North DuPont Hwy., Suite C
Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-3990 x126

Leyla E. Lange (llange@sesenviron.com)
Senior Environmental Scientist
Straughan Environmental Services, Inc.
9135 Guilford Road, Suite 100
Columbia, MD 21046
301-362-9200 ext. 151

Jeffrey Lapp (lapp.jeffrey@epa.gov)
Office of Environmental Programs (3EA30)
Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2717

David L. O’Brien (dobrien@vims.edu)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
Center for Coastal Resources Management
P.O. Box 1346
Rt. 1208 Greate Rd.
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
804-684-7828
Fax: 804-684-7179

Carol Petrow (petrow.carol@epa.gov)
Office of Environmental Programs (3EA30)
Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2789

Martin Rabenhorst (mrabenho@umd.edu)
University of Maryland
Dept. of Environmental Science & Technology
H. J. Patterson Hall
Room 1112
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-1343
Cell: 301-873-5052
Fax: 301-405-5959

Al Rizzo (al_rizzo@fws.gov)
US Fish & Wildlife Service
177 Admiral Cochrane
Annapolis, MD 21502
410-573-4543
Cell: 302-245-2871
Fax: 410-269-0832

Carl Robinette (carl.robinette@md.usda.gov)
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
12407 Naves Crossroads NE
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-777-1494 (x107) or
1-800-384-8770 (x622) or
1-443-757-0861 (x622)
Fax: 301-777-7632

Ralph Spagnolo (spagnolo.ralph@epa.gov)
US EPA Region 3 (3WP12)
Water Protection Division
1650 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2718
Fax: 215-814-2318

Ron Taylor (ron.taylor@nj.usda.gov)
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
220 Davidson Ave.
4th floor
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-537-6061
Cell: 610-442-5401
Fax: 732-537-6095

Mary Anne Thiesing (thiesing.mary@epa.gov)
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, 24th Floor
DEPP-WPB Wetlands Section
New York, NY 10007-1866
212-637-3818
Fax: 212-637-3889

Jeff Thompson (jthompson@mde.state.md.us)
Maryland Dept. of the Environment
Wetlands and Waterways Program
1800 Washington Blvd.
Suite 430
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-537-3828
Cell: 410-852-5801

Jim Thompson (James.Thompson@mail.wvu.edu)
West Virginia University
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences
PO Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
304-293-6023 x4348
Fax: 304-293-2960

Bruce Vasilas (bvasilas@udel.edu)
University of Delaware
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19717
302-831-1391
Fax: 302-831-0605

Lenore Vasilas (Lenore.vasilas@wdc.usda.gov)
Soil Survey Division
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
Room 4250
South Building
14th & Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20250
202-720-8692

Mike Vesprsakas (Michael_Vepraskas@ncsu.edu)
North Carolina State University
Dept. of Soil Science
Box 7619
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-1458
Fax: 919-515-2167

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A soil sample taken from the surface horizon of a glauconitic soil. The soil meets the color criteria of Indicator F6 (Redox Dark Surface) because of the dark greenish black color of the glauconite combined with the redox concentrations.