Soil Resources

Overview

Soils Sticker

• NPS Valuable Soil Resources [PDF 12MB]
• NPS Soil Resource Management Guidelines (NPS 77)
• NPS Soil Surveys
• Crater Lake National Park - new interactive format [PDF]
• Link to other archived NPS soil surveys - under construction
• Research
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • U.S. National Park Service Research Permit and Reporting System
• Standards for Soil Surveys
• Soils and Vital Signs Monitoring - Under Construction
• Soil Quality
• Soil Biology
  • Soil Biology and Land Management
  • Soil Biology Primer
  • Soil Biological Communities
  • Biological Soil Crusts [PDF]
  • Cryptobiotic Soils at Capitol Reef National Park
  • Introduction to Soil Crusts [PDF]
• Hydric Soils and Wetlands
• Soils Photo Gallery - Under Construction
• Soils and Education

Pete Biggam digging in soil

For more information, contact:

Pete Biggam
Soil Scientist - Soils Program Manager
P.O. Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225-0287
Phone: (303) 987-6948
E-mail: Pete_Biggam@nps.gov