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The Nov. 6 workshop will use accessible assessment methods to explore soil pH, moisture and condition—and how land management can affect soil quality.
All times are local to the venue · America/Denver
Bring soil from your own area if you can: the 2026 DIY Soil Health Workshop is built around learning to assess a sample with your senses and common household items. Participants will consider pH, moisture and general condition, then connect those observations to how management practices can influence soil quality.
The workshop is intended to help farmers, ranchers and other land stewards build practical skills for understanding changes in soil on their own land. Its emphasis is on simple, low-cost approaches—not on requiring specialized equipment or laboratory testing for every assessment.
Participants are asked to bring soil from their area. If that is not possible, the organizers say they can provide an extra sample; let them know if you need one. The announced assessment covers pH, moisture and overall soil condition, while also considering the effects land-management choices can have on soil quality.
Further reading: DIY Soil Health Workshop – NCAT ↗ · 2026 DIY Soil Health Workshop - Quivira Coalition ↗
The facilitators are Anna Clare Monlezun, Ph.D., of The Rangeland Living Laboratory; Rebecca Baldwin-Kordick, M.S., of Red Dog Soils; and Lexi Firth, Ph.D., of Colorado State University. The event listing does not assign separate activities to them, but their backgrounds span rangeland science, soil education and producer-led agricultural research.
Monlezun is a rangeland ecosystem scientist and Colorado rancher who works at the intersection of ranching and conservation. Her stated areas of work include grazing management, agroecology and rangeland science; she founded Graze LLC and leads The Rangeland Living Laboratory.
Baldwin-Kordick is a soil scientist and educator whose Red Dog Soils coaching and consulting work has helped farmers and ranchers address soil health and crop or pasture quality since 2016. Her focus on practical guidance for agricultural production gives context to a workshop centered on accessible assessment.
Firth is a soil ecologist and agricultural systems scientist at Colorado State University. She leads the Discovery Farms & Ranches initiative, a network of producer-engaged research sites evaluating agricultural practices on working farms and ranches. Her work includes soil health, soil carbon and soil-water relationships, bringing a research perspective grounded in real-world land management.
Further reading: 2026 DIY Soil Health Workshop - Quivira Coalition ↗
The published program describes a single hands-on workshop, with assessment of soil pH, moisture and condition alongside discussion of land management and soil quality.
The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time.
DIY Soil Health Workshop – NCAT ↗ · 2026 DIY Soil Health Workshop - Quivira Coalition ↗
The event is in Shiprock, New Mexico. The listing does not provide a street address.
The event page offers registration and RSVP options, but does not say whether either is required or specify an admission fee.
Bring soil from your area. If you cannot, contact the organizers to let them know; they say they can provide an extra sample.
The event is at Diné College- Shiprock, North Campus Gym, in Shiprock, New Mexico. The listing provides no street address or written route details.
The event listing does not provide parking, public-transit or event-specific accessibility information.
Yes, if possible: the organizers ask participants to bring soil from their area. If you cannot, let them know; they say they can provide an extra sample.
Participants will use simple assessment techniques to explore soil pH, moisture and general condition, and consider how land-management practices affect soil quality.
DIY Soil Health Workshop – NCAT ↗ · 2026 DIY Soil Health Workshop - Quivira Coalition ↗
The event page offers registration and RSVP options, but does not specify a fee or say whether either option is required.
The organizers describe it as useful for farmers, ranchers and land stewards. No age policy is stated.
DIY Soil Health Workshop – NCAT ↗ · 2026 DIY Soil Health Workshop - Quivira Coalition ↗
Shiprock, New Mexico; street address not provided
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-01 against the linked sources.