Kevin Fermanich

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The Soil Environment, Env Sci 320 Fall 2008 (draft)

Syllabus

Prentice Hall Companion Website
Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils, 2e

Lab Schedule

Students with Disabilities Policy

Consistent with the federal law and the policies of the University of Wisconsin, it is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to provide appropriate and necessary accommodations to students with documented physical and learning disabilities.  If you anticipate requiring any auxiliary aides or services, you should contact me or the Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities at 465-2671 as soon as possible to discuss your needs and arrange for the provision of services.

Web Soil Survey NRCS

PDFs of PowerPoint lectures October 2008
    Soil Water basics (Oct 17)
    Soil Water drainage and tillage (Oct 20)
    Soil Water Flow (Oct 22 & 24)
    Plant-soil-water (Oct 27 & Oct 29)

Fall 2008 field map P-Index lab exercise (soil test file).  Information about the Wisconsin P-Index and SNAP-Plus Nutrient Planning Software  

• Wisconsin Nutrient Management Fast Facts (PDF; 470 KB)
• Link to WI NRCS Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning resources and references page.

Link to Kevin Erb's Lecture on Manure and Nutrient Management (online PowerPoint)  (Word rtf version of outline)
Phosphorus in runoff Lower Fox River Watersheds  pdf of PowerPoint Dec 2007
 

Soil Erosion Lab
Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) erosion model page at the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL)
Universal Soil Loss Equation for Construction Sites EXCEL worksheet developed by the Dane Co. LCD to estimate soil loss from sheet and rill erosion on construction sites.

Soil Water Practice Sheet (will not be turned in for grading)

Soils Links

• Soils of Wisconsin by Francis Hole 1976 (digital version)
• Forest Soils of Wisconsin: an Overview by Johnson, Bockheim, Cain (UWEX 1993?)
• Management of Wisconsin Soils 5th ed (pdf;  UWEX A3588; 2005)
• USDA-NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) Wisconsin: Soils Page
• State Soil of Wisconsin: Antigo Silt Loam (NRCS Wisconsin)
• Kewaunee Series official series description
• Keys to Soil Taxonomy USDA-NRCS 9th ed. 2003
• Soil Survey Manual 1993 USDA
• Pictures and Maps of SOIL ORDERS USDA-NRCS National Soil Survey Center: Soils Photo Gallery
• The Twelve Soil Orders From the work of Dr. Paul A. McDaniel, University of Idaho (examples, maps, pictures, text)
• Hydric Soils of the U.S. USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division
• World Soils Resources Map Index NRCS   

  Global Land Resources & Population Supporting Capacity Published in: Eswaran, H., F. Beinroth, and P. Reich. 1999. Global land resources and population supporting capacity. Am. J. Alternative Agric. 14:129-136.

• NRCS - State of the Land
• Urban Soils Program USDA-NRCS
• Soil Science Society of America SSSA
      SSSA Glossary of Soil Science Terms
• Global Carbon Cycle NASA Earth Observatory

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