Description:
This publication is a field guide for making or reading soil descriptions and sampling soils as presently practiced in the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture). The major sections of the document address Site Description, Soil Profile Description, Geomorphology, Geology, Soil Taxonomy. (PDF format)

Organization:
National Soil Survey Center

URL:
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssc/field_gd/field_gd.htm

Contact:
Philip J. Schoeneberger, MS 34, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE, 68508-3866, Phone: (402) 437-4154

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Post Secondary

Subject:
Geology
Soil Science

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Book

Date Added to teachearth.com:
10/26/01