Artesols (proposed) – The Urban/Built Environment Soils

Tentative Agenda

8:00 - 8:10 Welcome (Borlaug Hall 375, St. Paul Campus) - Luke Lunde, Professional Soil Scientist, MAPSS President

8:10 – 8:45 Urban Soil Projects - Nic Jelinski, PhD, Professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota

8:45 – 9:30 Urban Soil Survey - Nora Pearson, Soil Scientist

9:30 – 10:15 Break – stretch, network

10:15-10:30 Walk to campus constructed wetland

10:30 - 11:45 Constructed wetland on UMN Campus - Field visit

11:45 - 12:00 Walk to lunch spot

12:00 - 12:20 Lunch Break

12:20 - 1:20 MAPSS Business Meeting - Luke Lunde, Professional Soil Scientist, MAPSS President

1:20 - 1:30 Break, load buses

1:30 - 1:50 Bus ride

1:50 - 4:30 Farm - site visit and farm overview, soil cores, pits

4:30 - 4:45 Bus back to campus

4:45 - 5:00 Questions and closing remarks - Luke Lunde, Professional Soil Scientist, MAPSS President

Register online at - https://www.mnsoilscientist.org/tickets/p/mapsssummertour2025

Click here for the registration form to download if you do not want to register online.

Day of Event information

Sent in an email 7-31-25

The event begins at 8am tomorrow, there will be snacks and coffee (around 7:30am), arrive early to eat and mingle (parking info is below). Some of the parking options will require that you walk a bit, so give yourself some walking time. The building is card access only, but someone will be there to let you in. Don't forget about road closures! Highway 94 (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDOT/bulletins/3d8e242), University Avenue https://pts.umn.edu/university-avenue-construction-beginning, 

We will be outside and suggest a few items

• boots or shoes you can get wet as we will be near a wetland

• bug spray

• sunscreen

• facemasks due to the poor air quality

Parking Options

$15 - pay lot across from Borlaug

$15 - Gortner Ramp

$6 - Lot 104 which I affectionately call the Solar Panel lot

Free - We have acquired free parking for up to 25 vehicles along the west side of Gortner between Folwell and Larpenter.

Free - Park along Como Avenue, walk to Cleveland Ave and pick up the free 124 Campus Circulator bus - There will be enough food there that you may need the walk to burn off that energy!

Transit Options - https://www.metrotransit.org/trip-planner

87 - The 87 bus runs along Cleveland and Gortner through St. Paul to Roseville every half an hour.

61 - The 61 bus runs along Larpenter often

Last Item

We will have tshirts for sale and possibly a raffle. Bring a few dollars if you would like to participate.

Call or text at 6127411365 if you need assistance or have any questions the day of the event.