Field Book Acknowledgements

The science and knowledge in this document are distilled from the collective experience of thousands of dedicated Soil Scientists during the more than 100 years of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. A special thanks is due to these largely unknown stewards of the natural resources of this nation.

This book was written, compiled, and edited by Philip J. Schoeneberger, Douglas A. Wysocki, Ellis C. Benham, NRCS, Lincoln, NE, and William D. Broderson, NRCS, Salt Lake City, UT.

Special thanks and recognition are extended to those who contributed extensively to the preparation and production of this book: The 75 soil scientists from the NRCS along with NCSS cooperators who reviewed and improved it; Tammy Umholtz for document preparation and graphics; Howard Camp for graphics; and the NRCS Soil Survey Division for funding it.

Proper citation for this document is:

Schoeneberger, P.J., Wysocki, D.A., Benham, E.C., and Broderson, W.D. (editors) 2002. Field book for describing and sampling soils, version 2.0. Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.