This past Monday, Dr. Henson’s Environmental Soils Discussion Section (EnvirSci 564H) took a trip out to the base of Mt. Sugarloaf to look at a few soil profiles in the floodplain of the adjacent Connecticut River. This discussion section supplements the lectures with lab activities, projects, and trips like this one to get students hands-on experience with what they learn in lecture.
Above a student holding a clod of soil containing magnesium mottles, and streaks of oxidized iron. 
A view of some of the crop fields managed by the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the site.