Soils

• Selecting an Analytical Laboratory
  This document lists various laboratories in the western United States that perform soil testing. 
• What Constitutes Healthy Soil in Riparian Ecosystems? Contrasting and Relating Soil Properties Between Riparian and Upland Zones; Charles Peacock
        What Constitutes Healthy Soil in Riparian Ecosystems? Contrasting and Relating Soil Properties Between Riparian and Upland Zones   Charles Peacock1   1USDA-NRCS, MLRA Soil Survey Office, Grand Junction... Read More
• Slash From the Past: Rehabilitating Pile Burn Scars
  Working with managers, Rocky Moutain Research Station researchers have evaluated the available treatments for short-term rehabilitation of both smaller, hand-built and larger, machine-built burn piles. For the smaller piles, they found that both soil... Read More
• Tech Note 9 - Plants for Saline to Sodic Soil Conditions
  This Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Note provides information on: characterization of saline and sodic soils;effect of salinity on plants; management of salinity problems; planting in saline-sodic soils;and species selection for salt... Read More
• Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance
• What Constitutes Healthy Soil in Riparian Ecosystems? Contrasting and Relating Soil Properties Between Riparian and Upland Zones; Charles Peacock
        What Constitutes Healthy Soil in Riparian Ecosystems? Contrasting and Relating Soil Properties Between Riparian and Upland Zones   Charles Peacock1   1USDA-NRCS, MLRA Soil Survey Office, Grand Junction... Read More
• Reclaiming Slick-Spots and Salty Soils
  An Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service publication, this Extension Fact Sheet describes soil reclamation options. 
• Riparian Area Management: Riparian-Wetland Soils