{"id":796,"date":"2024-02-09T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?p=796"},"modified":"2024-07-18T22:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T22:11:27","slug":"usc-environmental-studies-course-spotlight-enst-320a-water-and-soil-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2024\/02\/09\/usc-environmental-studies-course-spotlight-enst-320a-water-and-soil-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Environmental Studies Course Spotlight &#8211; ENST 320a: Water and Soil Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02679-1-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02679-1-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02679-1-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02679-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A professor explains to their students the soil sample collection method in a garden\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Lecturer in Environmental Studies Andres Sanchez shows ENST 320a students how to take soil samples at the USC Peace Garden, which is located just two blocks north of the University Park Campus. (Nick Neumman\/Wrigley Institute)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>USC Environmental Studies Course Spotlight &#8211; ENST 320a: Water and Soil Sustainability<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Vanessa Codilla<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">February 9, 2024<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow 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ENST 320a, a core course in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/\">USC Environmental Studies Program<\/a>, gives students the opportunity to learn about issues related to soil and water sustainability through hands-on activities in the laboratory and in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the course offered these field activities at the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife-wrigley.usc.edu\/research\/wmsc\/\">Wrigley Marine Science Center<\/a>, USC Wrigley Institute&#8217;s satellite campus on Santa Catalina Island. When hydrologist Andres Sanchez joined the USC Environmental Studies Program&#8217;s faculty team as a lecturer, however, he refined the course to provide enhanced learning opportunities to students without having to journey far from USC&#8217;s University Park Campus (UPC). <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/\">USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/a> supported the expansion by completely renovating a lab for the course at UPC.<\/p>\n<p>For one of the course&#8217;s hand-on learning activities about soil sustainability during the fall 2023 semester, Sanchez and his students took a field trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chan.usc.edu\/community\/usc-peace-garden\">USC Peace Garden<\/a>, a project initiated by the Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Its goal is to transform a dilapidated lot owned by USC into a community garden space that offers education, research, and programming related to themes in environmental sustainability, health and wellness, and social and environmental justice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-799 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/1400x900-10-1024x338.png\" alt=\"left: Three students sit on a garden bench while writing on a class worksheet; right: students, holding a small shovel, collect samples of soil\" width=\"1024\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/1400x900-10-1024x338.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/1400x900-10-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/1400x900-10-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/1400x900-10.png 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-798\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-798 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two students, one holding a scientific instrument and the other with a notepad and pen, sample soil at the USC Peace Garden \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/DSC02721-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ENST 320a students gain familiarity with sampling techniques of soil, which is a compilation of minerals, air, water, biomass, and other organic matters that become compacted over time. (Nick Neumann\/USC Wrigley Institute)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Students collected soil from areas with native and non-native vegetation, as well as from areas with different tree types found in the garden. \u201cThe goal was for students to identify differences in soil samples. For example, they were able to see soil with high organic matter content.\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cOrganic matter soil has water stored in it because organic matter retains a lot of moisture. Students saw that soil collected from a palm tree or a pine tree tends to be more dry and has less organic matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon collecting soil samples, students examined the arrangement of distinct layers of soil, referred to as the soil profile. They noted how many horizons they saw and their varying characteristics, such as difference in colors due to the presence of organic matter or certain minerals. Back in the laboratory on campus, students further examined their samples\u2019 physical properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy approach for the course is to get students involved in the whole process of environmental science,\u201d said Sanchez. \u201cStudents learn how to prepare for sampling and what to look for, how to go into the field to collect water and soil samples, how to process those samples in the lab, then interpret their data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>ENST 320a is offered in the spring and fall semesters, as well as during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife-wrigley.usc.edu\/education\/residential-college\/julymester-2\/\">USC Wrigley Institute\u2019s Catalina Residential College Julymester<\/a>. The course satisfies core requirements for environmental studies majors and minors.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1127\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/1400x900-11-1-1024x336.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/1400x900-11-1-1024x336.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/1400x900-11-1-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/1400x900-11-1-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/1400x900-11-1.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1128\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/DSC04073-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ENST 320a students transfer soil samples into aluminum trays and collect their initial weight. 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