Canadian Society of Soil Science

The Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization for scientists, engineers, technologists, administrators and students involved in professional soil science.[2][3] Its goal is to nurture the discipline of soil science in Canada.

Canadian Society of Soil Science
Société Canadienne de science du sol
AbbreviationCSSS
Formation1954[1]
TypeNon-governmental organization
Websitehttps://csss.ca/

Society Administration

The Society is administered by a 9-member Council consisting of a President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary, Treasurer, two Councillors (Western and Eastern Councillor), Graduate Student Representative, and the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Soil Science. Council meets once annually, at the Annual Meeting, and conducts ongoing e-mail correspondence and business motions throughout the year. The Annual Meeting consists of both Scientific and Business Meetings, and concludes with an Awards Banquet.

2020 Council
  • Nathan Basiliko (President)
  • Fran Walley (Past President)
  • Angela Bedard-Haughn (President Elect)
  • Amanda Diochon (Secretary)
  • Edith Olson (Treasurer)
  • Rich Farrell (Western Councillor)
  • Louis-Pierre Comeau (Eastern Councillor)
  • Gazali Issah (Student Representative)
  • Anne Naeth (CJSS Editor)

2019 Council
  • Fran Walley (President)
  • Noura Ziadi (Past President)
  • Nathan Basiliko (President Elect)
  • Amanda Diochon (Secretary)
  • Edith Olson (Treasurer)
  • Rich Farrell (Western Councillor)
  • Louis-Pierre Comeau (Eastern Councillor)
  • Gazali Issah (Student Representative)
  • Anne Naeth (CJSS Editor)

Publications

The Canadian Journal of Soil Science

The Canadian Journal of Soil Science (CJSS), is a peer reviewed international journal[4] and contains approximately 70 papers and 800 pages annually. Published since 1957, the CJSS contains new research on the use, management, structure and development of soils and draws from the disciplines of soil science, agrometeorology, ecology, agricultural engineering, environmental science, hydrology, forestry, geology, geography, and climatology and covers agrometeorology; ecology, biological processes, and plant interactions; composition and chemical processes; physical processes, and interfaces; genesis, landscape processes, and relationships; contamination and environmental stewardship; and management for agricultural, forestry, and urban uses.

The Journal also publishes reviews, letters to the editor, and occasionally conference proceedings. Special issues, or special sections within regular issues dealing with specific topics, are also considered.

CSSS Newsletter

The CSSS Newsletter, published three to four times a year, is an information bulletin containing Society and member news. It is an informal forum through which CSSS members can share ideas and information and keep in touch with one another.

Books

The Canadian Society of Soil Science has sponsored several books such as:

  • Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, 2nd Edition edited by M.R. Carter and E.G. Gregorich (2008) and published by CRC Press and Taylor & Francis Group.[5]
  • Soil and Environmental Science Dictionary edited by E.G. Gregorich, L.W. Turchenek, M.R. Carter, and D.A. Angers (2001) CRC Press.[6] Review of this book can be found at
  • Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, 1st Edition edited by M.R. Carter (1993) and published by Lewis Publishers and CRC Press.[7]

Major Initiatives
  • Annual conferences
  • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - 2021
  • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - 2020 - Rescheduled to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - 2019
  • Niagara Falls, Ontario - 2018
  • Peterborough, Ontario- - 2017
  • Kamloops, British Columbia - 2016
  • Montreal, Quebec - 2015
  • Banff, Alberta - 2014
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba - 2013
  • Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources[8]
  • Summer Pedology School

Committees
  • CSSS Education Committee

The Committee, established in 2014,has the goal to enhance soil science education in Canada at both the post-secondary and K-12 level.[9] The Committee has following objectives: (1) compile and disseminate information about the soil science courses and programs at Canadian postsecondary institutions, [10] (2) enhance soil science education at the K-12 levels, (3) establish and maintain contacts with the international soil science community regrading new developments in soil science education, and (4) support informal education through communications and outreach with both specialists and the general public (including via social media).

  • CSSS Pedology Committee

The Pedology Committee of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) was established in 2005. The Committee has three mandates: (1) Improvement of the taxonomic classification system for Canadian soils through revision of the system because of new information, (2) Maintenance of contact with the international pedological community on new developments in soil genesis and classification, and (3) Compilation and dissemination of information about the genesis, distribution, classification and wise use of Canadian soils.

References
  1. The Literature of soil science. McDonald, Peter, 1952-. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1994. pp. 127. ISBN 0801429218. OCLC 28708357.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science: Bulletin de L'Association Internationale de la Science Du Sol. Mitteilungen Der Internationalen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Issues 87-91
  3. Council., Canadian Geoscience (1978). The geosciences in Canada, 1977 : annual report and review of soil science. Rutherford, G. K., Savage, P. J., Warkentin, Benno P. Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. ISBN 0660015382. OCLC 11050699.
  4. "NRC Research Press: Canadian Journal of Soil Science". www.nrcresearchpress.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  5. Carter, Martin; Gregorich, Edward (2008). Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis. CRC Press and Taylor & Francis Group.
  6. Gregorich, Edward; Carter, Martin; Angers, Denis (2001). Soil and Environmental Science Dictionary. CRC Press.
  7. Carter, Martin (1993). Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis. Lewis Publishers and CRC Press.
  8. "Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources". www.soilweb.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  9. Krzic, Maja; Wilson, Julie; Basiliko, Nathan; Bedard-Haugh, Angela; Hymphreys, Elyn; Dyanatkar, Saeed; Hazlett, Paul; Strivelii, Rachel; Crowley, Chris (2014). "Soil 4 Youth: Charting New Territory in Canadian High School Soil Science Education". Natural Sciences Education. 43: 73–80. doi:10.4195/nse2013.11.0034.
  10. Diochon, Amanda; Basiliko, Nathan; Krzic, Maja; Yates, Thomas T.; Olson, Edith; Masse, Jacynthe; Amiro, Brian; Kumaragamage, Darshani (2016-10-12). "Profiling undergraduate soil science education in Canada: Status and projected trends". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 97 (2): 122–132. doi:10.1139/cjss-2016-0058. ISSN 0008-4271.
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