Objectives: Prepare and publish a soil quality monitoring field guide containing schematic and photographic examples of visually identifiable soil disturbance classes. The field guide will help soil scientists to consistently identify soil disturbance classes. Click on the link below to review the approved project proposal. Project Proposal
Project Status: Working with Regional Soil Scientists a schedule of field trips has been identified to obtain photographs of each soil disturbance class. A field trip to Region 5 in November, 2006 was successful in capturing a variety of soil disturbance classes associated with different mechanical equipment including cable-yarding, feller-bunchers, and log forwarders. Project Proposal
| Region | Time Frame | Location | Topic | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-8 | Feb – March, 2007 | Coastal, Piedmont | Mechanical/burn severity | Emanuel Hudson |
| R-3 | May, 2007 | Apache-Sitegraves | Mechanical | Penny Luehring |
| R-2 | May/June throughout summer | Front Range | Mechanical | Tommy John |
| R-1 | June, 2007 | TBD | Mechanical | Sharon DeHart |
| R-4 | June, 2007 | Southern Utah, Cedar City | Variety of equipment | Jeff Bruggink |
| R-4 | September, 2007 | Utah, Salt Lake area | Brush hog | Jeff Bruggink |
| R-6 | Mid June-July, 2007 | Blue Mountain, Deschutes NF | Mechanical | Steve Howes |
Soil Disturbance Classification Form: Use the attached hyperlink to access the soil disturbance classification form. This classification system was developed by Steve Howes and modified to have fewer disturbance classifications. The photo field guide will capture photos of each disturbance class in forests across the country.
PowerPoint Presentations
- Project Overview Presentation to Regional Soil Scientists (Carolyn Napper)
- Progress Towards a Common Approach to Assess... (Mike Curran et al)
