In an effort to standardize the study and identification of hydric soils in the Mid-Atlantic US, the Mid-Atlantic Hydric Soil Committee was created in March of 1996. The committee is made up of representatives from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Maryland Department of the Environment; University of Maryland; University of Delaware; Virginia Polytechnic Institute; North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry; the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils; and private consultants throughout the region. Members include soil scientists and wetland scientists who work together in an effort to pursue and identify important research needs and to establish a collection of information from which to better identify hydric soils in the field. "Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the Mid-Atlantic United States" and “A Guide to Hydric Soils in the Mid-Atlantic United States” are publications produced by the committee to help young soil scientists and wetland scientists gain a better understanding of hydric soils and their identification.