About Us

Lew Carter

Environmental Soil Scientist

Education

• Associate of Science, Rhode Island Junior College 
• 1973, Bachelor of Science, Natural Resource Development, University of Rhode Island, 
• 1975, Soil Science Institute University of Florida, 1984

Professional Experience

• Staff Soil Scientist
• USDA Soil Conservation Service, 1981-1989 Florida, in the following counties: Martin, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Indian River
• Project Leader, USDA Soil Conservation Service, 1981-1989, Soil Surveys of Highlands, Glades and Okeechobee Counties
• Resource Soil Scientist, USDA Soil Conservation Service,1989-1994, Highlands County, Florida
• Staff Soil Scientist, Polston Engineering, Inc., 1994-Present

Registration/ Affiliations

• Certified Professional Soils Scientist
• American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils, 1992 No. 3474; 
• Florida Association of Professional Soil Classifiers, 1978-1993–President, 
• Florida Association of Environmental Soil Scientists, 1993-1994