On Thursday, June 9, 2016 Dr. Francisco Artigas represented the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) at the New Jersey Soil Science Workshop. The workshop was sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture and held at Rutgers University–New Brunswick Cook Campus. Dr. Artigas presented information on the Meadowlands and the state of its soil which included analysis of marsh surface elevation and accretion rate of change. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together USDA-NRCS soil survey cooperators and others involved in soil science in the NJ area for updates on products, services, and activities.