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Welcome to the NRCS
Soils Website.
Helping People Understand Soils
Soils is part of the National Cooperative
Soil Survey, an effort of Federal and State agencies,
universities, and professional societies to deliver
science-based soil information.
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The newly released version of SoilWeb now works
across all types of devices (desktops,
smartphones, and tablets). It displays soil map
unit delineations overlain on Google base maps.
Users can view summaries of soil information for
their geographic location or anywhere soil
survey exists using Google’s online navigation
capability or the GPS location services of
mobile devices. SoilWeb is a collaborative
project between the University of California,
Davis Soil Resource Lab, and USDA-NRCS. |
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EPA Award
NRCS
Soil Support Team received national recognition
from
EPA’s Office of Water for its
remarkable commitment to improving the science
of wetlands monitoring, assessment, and
management. Honored team members included
Leander Brown, Richard R. Ferguson, Edward
Griffin, Phillip King, Steve Monteith, Chris
Smith, Lenore Matula Vasilas, and Larry West.
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There are currently nine Soil Climate Research
Stations in Alaska. Data collected in
2010 and 2011 has been uploaded for each of
these stations: Atqasuk, Barrow 1, Barrow 2,
Betty Pingo, Sagwon 1, Sagwon 2, Toolik,
Westdock (high), and Westdock (low). The
stations primarily collect information on soil
temperature and moisture at various depths in
the active layer (seasonally thawed layer) and
upper permafrost. Readings are recorded hourly. |
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During fiscal year 2012, the Kellogg Soil Survey
Laboratory (KSSL) received and processed 20,948
samples; more than three times the 11-year
average. Many of these samples were related to
the Rapid Carbon Assessment and EPA National
Wetland Condition Assessment projects and had
only limited analyses. However, the KSSL
completed more than 280,000 individual analyses
during the year, which is about twice the number
of a typical year. Only through the efforts of
the cadre of talented and dedicated Physical
Science Technicians were we able to address all
of the data needs during the year and continue
to provide quality data which is the lab’s
highest priority. To access the Laboratory data,
please visit the
NCSS Soil Characterization Data page. |
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Archive of Highlights
The Natural Resources Conservation Service
provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people
conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and
environment.
Last Modified: 12/19/2012
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