Soil Science

Soil Science is the study of soil as a natural resource. It includes the study of soil formation, classification, chemical composition and other properties in relation to the use and management of soils.

Growing crops, building homes, landscaping, timber harvesting, mining, all of these things can benefit by knowledge of soil characteristics. Soil Science is used by geologists, biologists, engineers, farmers, forest managers and many other disciplines.

In the Library

In the Soil Science Library you will find documents to help you learn about soils.

Soil Surveys

Tutorials & Guides

Soil Surveys

Historical Data

Soil Maps

Links to External Resources

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Enter "SOILS" into the search box.

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