Step 1 State Soil Website httpwwwnrcsusdagovwpsportalnrcsdetailsoilseducidstelprdb1236841 Example Alabama State Soil BAMA Series Informational Paragraph Landscape Drainage permeability ID: 613255
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Getting the dirt on your State SoilSlide2
Step 1. State Soil Website
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/edu/?cid=stelprdb1236841Slide3Slide4Slide5
Example – Alabama State Soil – BAMA SeriesSlide6
Informational Paragraph
Landscape
Drainage, permeability
Parent material
Climate
Extent and acreage
Land uses
Official StatusSlide7
Step 2: More dirt on Soil Series
Use this web site:
https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/osdname.asp
Type in the name of the soil series in the box and hit enterSlide8
Official Soil Description search site
TYPE IN SERIES NAME HERE. For example BAMA
Once typed in, click here to run searchSlide9
Result for BAMA
Click here to see the full soil description and taxonomy Slide10
BAMA Soil Series Description
States where the series is mapped
General information about the series – drainage, climate, parent materials slopes, landscapes
Taxonomy
Typical soil profile description
Location where this description was madeSlide11
BAMA Soil Series Description (cont.)
Allowable difference within the Series
Similar soil seriesSlide12
BAMA Soil Series Description (cont.)
Use and Vegetation
Soils on landscape
Drainage and permeability
First mapped
Landscape and climate
General distributionSlide13
Step 3: Additional fun with Official Soil Description
Type in your name (first, last, nickname) and see how many series are similar to it
Your school name
Find the soil series your school is built on
Find the soil series your house is built on