Urban Soils Institute

The Urban Soils Institute is a division of the New York City Soil and Water Conservation District. I worked with science staff to put field and lab projects in NYC cultural contexts and re-present the NYC Soil Survey (on-going) for wider application across industries and communities. I invited new scholars and artists to USI’s annual international soils symposium, simplified online soil testing requests in support of on-site and remote laboratory testing and remediation strategy services, designed and published the agency website and studied nuances of carbon blacks (on-going). Working from Jamaica Bay and Governors Island, I was initially brought on to co-design and co-teach soils workshops for the National Park Foundation’s Every Kid Outdoors initiative at Gateway National Recreation Area.