Seven roles of soil:

Growth chamber

Foundation

Habitat

Environmental reflector

Aesthetic object

Pollutant

Recycling center

Notes: Add introduction - Instructions if necessary – How to contact

Chris - PDF is necessary - Link to PDF reader

Working lands initiative

http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/index.jsp

select Working Lands Initiative and then, “Final Report of the Steering Committee”

read the document

Growing power

http://www.growingpower.org/index.htm

workshops, training programs, collaborative projects

Relocalization

http://www.relocalize.net/

select Resources, then “Project Scripts”

Land trusts

http://www.lta.org/

select “find a land trust”

click on Wisconsin; select counties

then select “standards and practices”

read the document

Community supported agriculture

http://www.localharvest.org/csa/

locate five in Wisconsin; how do they differ? How are they the same?

Urban soil primer

http://soils.usda.gov/use/urban/primer.html

select and read the document

Vermiculture and composting

http://www.vermiculture.com/

UNCO Industries

SARE

http://www.sare.org/

http://www.sare.org/publications/bsbc/bsbc.pdf

read introduction and chapters 1 – 4

Soil quality

http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/Soil Quality Assessment Guidelines

select “Guidelines for Soil Quality . . . “, and save a copy

Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Notes

Note 1: Cover Crops (96KB)
Note 2: Conservation Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Quality (270KB)
Note 3: Effects of Residue Management, No-Till on Soil Quality (100KB)
Note 4: Effect of Soil Quality on Nutrient Efficiency (110KB)
Note 5: Herbicides (130KB)
Note 6: Legumes and Soil Quality (30KB)
Note 7: Effects of Soil Erosion on Soil Productivity and Soil Quality (20KB)
Note 8: Liming to Improve Soil Quality in Acid Soils (40KB)

Note 11: Agricultural Management Effects on Earthworm Populations (200KB)
Note 12: Long-Term Agricultural Management Effects on Soil Carbon (170KB)

Note 15: Soil Quality and Vegetable Production: One Farmer's Experience (520KB)

Note 17: Soil Compaction: Detection, Prevention, and Alleviation (320KB)

Note 19: Crop Residue Removal for Biomass Energy Production: Effects on Soils and Recommendations (Draft) (385KB)

Soil Quality - Urban Technical Notes

Note 1: Erosion and Sedimentation on Construction Sites (45KB)
Note 2: Urban Soil Compaction  (45KB)
Note 3: Heavy Metal Soil Contamination  (50KB)

Forensics

http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/links/criminology.htm

http://www.forensicgeology.net/science.htm

Murder and the Pond, Slicks and Sands

http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro14.htm

“Soil Examinations”

Soil survey

http://soils.usda.gov/

select “hydric soils” from menu on left side of page.

Overview

Introduction

Criteria; read

“Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils” save a copy

http://soils.usda.gov/survey/geography/mlra/index.html

select:

Land Resource Regions and Major Land Resource Areas of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin; save a copy

Also, Conterminous US map; save a copy.

Soil orders

http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/orders.htm

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/land/lgif/m4025l.gif

Land reclamation

Brownfields

http://soils.usda.gov/use/urban/

urban soil survey, items #1 - #6; read

Urban Soil Primer; save a copy

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/index.html

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/basic_info.htm

http://www.epa.gov/swertio1/download/remed/phyto2.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/soil/ssg496.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/soil/index.htm

1) a Quick Reference Fact Sheet; read

2) User’s Guide

3) Technical Background Document

4) Supplemental Guidance; save a copy

The real dirt

http://www.joeknowsdirt.com/

clay websites

http://www.cbrplusnorthamerica.com/index.asp

http://pubs.usgs.gov/info-handout/clays/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/01/020130074954.htm

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/clays/

http://www.origins.rpi.edu/claycatalyzed.html

http://www.jaeri.go.jp/english/press/2001/010531/

http://www.geosyn.org/d35_04.htm

http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/art0019.htm

http://www.laviosa.it/

http://www.nmclay.com/

http://www.superiorclay.com/

http://www.scprod.com/

select region on map; then select product brochures;then additives for consumer care products; save a copy

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/clay.htm

http://www.zeoinc.com/zar1.shtml

www.tidycat.com

select “about TidyCats”

www.soulhealer.com/colon.htm

why bentonite clay?

http://www.the-soap-dish.com/botanicals.htm

http://www.angelicorganics.com