World Soil Day is held annually on December 5th to increase soil awareness. This day is:
- to encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals worldwide to commit to proactively improving soil health and human well-being
- to address the growing challenges in soil management and fighting soil biodiversity loss
- to keep soil alive and protect the soil biodiversity that aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems
Soil Colors of the Continental United States
There is a two-sided poster, “Soil Colors of the Continental United States.” The unique mosaic of colors communicates the variety of soil properties. Soil conditions vary, hence the need for different soil-management and conservation practices.
This publication is available in PDF format at the poster size. Click the download button to get the portrait sizes.
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This was very “cool” Donna. Thanks for sharing it.
The condition of the soil is a very basic issue that is overlooked by all of us, except for farmers as a rule.
Soil is basic to our needs, Roger. So good to hear from you — Donna
Supposedly, the droppings from big bird flocks (passenger pigeon, carolina parakeets and the oppressors like white headed eagle) plus rotted wood and feet deep moss made a soil, that is mostly gone now. It is not even acknowledged that it existed.
That is how you can grow aerial temperate zone orchids When this man had hIS wild orchid garden sprayed with big white turkey droppings (a domesticate of a stay at home amerindian tribe), he had to stay away for weeks..