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A new online course is available at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), Introduction to Soil Science. This course will provide an introduction to the main topics of soil science and can be used for Continuing Education Units. Also, it will count as
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Information on this course can be found on CCRI's website here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ccri.search.collegescheduler.com/search?term=202310&s=soil__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!MoS4mJGVuf_k1dSftOjqoo-r10R74Nhs7rA2CRVcZnBVRsZ_BS58z-3IkkSuYRes6xx-NcL-qCCIKwL_pawIX0GA1aNKm36Om7yEvg$" id="LPlnk739757">https://ccri.search.collegescheduler.com/search?term=202310&s=soil [ccri.search.collegescheduler.com]</a></div>
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