MLRA REGION 10 NEWSLETTER\--MARCH 1, 2000

GUIDELINES FOR POPULATING SOIL PROPERTIES IN NASIS

In response to consistency issues raised by state soil scientists and
project staffs within MLRA data sets, the MLRA Region 10 Staff is
assembling a set of guides for populating and editing various soil
properties in the NASIS data base. On a parallel track, this will also
include ratings guides for developing interpretations in NASIS.

We've all used various versions of these guides in the past; the staff
is currently reviewing guides from the old National Technical Centers,
state offices, and a few project offices. If you have additional guides
you wish to offer for review, please send them to Lynn DesLauriers at
the MLRA Region 10 Office.

To encourage all NASIS editors in MLRA Region 10 to use the same guide
and achieve consistency, one guide will be developed for each soil
property. All ratings guides for interpretations will be used.

These guides are intended to supplement, not replace, the guides in Part
618 of the National Soil Survey Handbook (NSSH).

Guides will be posted (probably within a month) on MLRA Region 10's web
site, along with links to the guides in the NSSH. Watch this newsletter
for when the posting takes place.

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**AGRICULTURAL HANDBOOK 296 -- LAND RESOURCE REGIONS AND MAJOR LAND
RESOURCE AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES.**

Submitted by Al Giencke

The National Office has made the update of Handbook 296 a high priority
for Fiscal Year 2000. The Region 10 office will be working closely with
the states and partners to finalize the MLRA boundary changes that have
been on the books for at least the last 10 years. We will also have the
opportunity to update the narratives for each MLRA.

I have been given the overall responsibility for coordinating this
update in Region 10. I will likely be working with many of you on this
project in the future.

One item of interest is the concept of a Common Resource Area (CRA).
These areas represent geographical regions where conservation treatment
needs are similar. Landscape conditions, climate, human considerations,
and other resource concerns are used to determine the geographical
consideration. These areas are set up to help manage soils on a
statewide or regional basis that may not need to be represented on a
national map. We may want to think of some of some of the proposed
subdivisions of MLRAs (A-B-C and D) as CRA's instead of small MLRA's.

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**A TASTE OF THE TROPICS**

Check out the following web site for a soil survey project that includes
active volcanoes, World War II bunkers, black sand beaches, and dense
jungle. Put in perspective \-- just another set of challenges for a soil
scientist to overcome in order to obtain the documentation to support
the soil survey.

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<http://www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov/mlra/mariana/marianas.html>

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**STUDENTS RECEIVE NRCS SOIL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS**

Two students from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, a land grant

institution in Cloquet, Minnesota, recently received NRCS Soil Science

Scholarships. The two \$25,000 scholarships are the largest in the
college\'s

history. After completing 2 years of study at the college, they will
transfer

to the University of Minnesota\'s School of Agriculture to pursue 4-year

degrees in soil science and environmental studies. Scholarships provide
full

tuition, room and board, and periodic employment with pay, and duties

commensurate with a student\'s course of study. For more information,
please

contact: Sylvia Rainford, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, on (651)
602-7859.

From: NRCS This Week

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**MARCH IS NATIONAL FOOT HEALTH MONTH**

Be good to your feet and they will take you where ever you want to go,
which in the case of soil scientists, is everywhere. Think about how
difficult, or impossible, the field part of your job would be if you
didn't have two good feet to carry the load.

Contributed by: Laurie Otte

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**ALASKA SOIL SCIENTISTS LAY GROUNDWORK FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING**

Thanks to a recently completed soil survey, reindeer herd management,

community landfills, village residential expansion, and small harbor

development are underway on Pribilof Island of St. Paul in the Bering
Sea.

Working with NRCS Alaska on the survey were the Native Aleut
Corporation,

Tanadgusix Corporation, the City of St. Paul, Alaska Soil and Water

Conservation District, University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife

Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
The

Native American Lands Special Initiative funded the survey. For more

information, please contact: Jeanette Colville, NRCS Public Affairs

Specialist, on (907) 271-2424.

From: NRCS This Week

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# **NASIS INTRODUCTORY TRAINING PARTICIPANTS**

MO 10's recently completed NASIS Introductory Training sessions
"graduated" the following soil scientists.

Because MLRA Region 11 did not offer this course this year, several of
the graduates are from that MO.

## Steve Rodock Randy Tepler Sam Steckley Mark Minger

Rod Kyar Jim Sella Jerry McCormick Barry Hunyadi

Richard Lensch Dennis Rodacher Carol Radatz Bruce Knapp

Gerry Gorton Elizabeth Gillen Chuck Schwenner Mark Farina

Lyle Linsemier Tom Purkey Jamie Antoniewicz John Quisler

Dan Wing Frank Heisner Greg Thoen GayLynn Kinter

Scott Eversoll Darin Silkworth Gary Nelson

It is hoped that each will continue their NASIS training, both on the
job and at similar training sessions, as their work duties require. This
course should be considered as a pre-requisite to other NASIS courses
that focus on specialized aspects of the NASIS program.

Submitted by: John Handler

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**WINDOWS PEDON 3.6 ISSUES**

This is a reminder about some of the issues surrounding the use of
Windows

PEDON 3.6.

Windows PEDON 3.6 is user-developed software - not agency developed

software. This software was developed as a prototype and never intended
for

general use. It has not been tested for y2k compliance, nor has it been

tested for compatibility with the Common Computing Environment (CCE)

platform. It is not on the approved list of software for CCE machines,
and

consequently IRM staff may refuse to load it onto these machines.

A Windows PEDON 4.0 is currently under development, but a release date
has

not been established, although we expect it to be available sometime in

FY2000. This new version of Windows PEDON will be developed, tested, and

certified as agency software.

Windows PEDON 3.6 is unsupported and not maintained. If you use Windows

PEDON 3.6, you do so at your own risk. Except for minor issues, help
desk

and hotline support is not available.

Windows PEDON 3.6 data model is identical to the UNIX PEDON 3.6 data
model.

We have successfully converted data from the Windows version to the UNIX

version of PEDON. NASIS development teams are working on software to

convert data from UNIX PEDON 3.6 to NASIS. Consequently, data entered in

either Windows or UNIX PEDON will not be lost. We expect the conversion

software to be available sometime in FY 2000.

Windows PEDON 3.6 uses an older data model that does not handle

redoximorphic features, nor does it have up-to-date codes and choice
lists.

NASIS 4.0 has a fully up-to-date code list and data model for recording
soil

profile descriptions. The Windows version of PEDON 4.0 will be
compatible

with NASIS, and thus have a fully up-to-date code list and data model.

From: Steven Speidel \<Steven.Speidel@nsscnt.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov\>

Soils Hotline

National Soil Survey Center

Lincoln, NE

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**UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE GENERAL MANUAL RELATED TO SOILS**

The General Manual states policy and outlines procedures for NRCS.

Part 402 - Soil Survey

Subpart B - Responsibility

402.10 Responsibilities and Organization.

\(3\) At the MLRA (MO) Offices, the MO Leaders are responsible for:
leadership in the production and quality assurance of soil survey
information; planning and management of the soil survey program
including maintenance of soil survey status and progress data;
supervision of Soil Survey Project Leaders in the MLRA; classification,
interpretation, correlation, and joining of soils within and between
Marls; coordination and maintenance of soil series, soil property and
soil interpretation databases; providing soil survey database training
to project offices; quality assurance of soil survey technical reports
and maps submitted for printing; editing, formatting, proofreading, and
reviewing text and tables for soil survey technical reports; quality
assurance of Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database and maintenance of
State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) database and major land resource areas;
maintenance of official series description file and soil classification
file; planning and initiating soil survey investigations; collection,
analysis and interpretation of soil performance and characterization
data; and coordination of regional NCSS conferences. The grade level of
the MO Leader\'s position throughout the county is GS-470-14, except in
Alaska where it is GS-470-13. The MO Leader receives direct supervision
from the host State Conservationist and guidance from a Board of
Directors, which is comprised of the State Conservationists whose states
are serviced by the MO.

\(5\) At the State Office, State Soil Scientists are responsible for:
technical soil services to other staffs; supervision of Resource Soil
Scientists; supervision of Soil Survey Project Leaders where such
supervision is delegated by the MO Leader servicing the state;
development of cooperative relationships to enhance funding and use of
soil surveys; liaison to NCSS cooperators and to the coordination of
local soil survey interpretations; marketing of soil survey information;
providing soil s training to specialists in other disciplines;
coordination and quality assurance of soil information in the field
office technical guide (FOTG); application of soils information into all
NRCS program activities; and development and distribution of a state
subset of the National Soil Information System (NASIS) data. Each State
Office will have a State Soil Scientist position or equivalent staffed
by a Soil Scientist (GS-470 series) that has had the appropriate field
experience in soil survey \-- with the exception of Rhode Island and
Delaware, which are serviced by the State Soil Scientists in Connecticut
and Maryland, respectively. In states with MOs, the State Soil Scientist
may also serve as the MO Leader, although this is not encouraged. In
some states, the State Soil Scientist may serve as the state technology
leader and have a working title such as State Technology Manager,
Assistant State Conservationist (Technology), Assistant State
Conservationist (Soil Survey and Resource Assessment), etc.

\(6\) At Area and Field Offices, Resource Soil Scientist and others are
responsible for: providing coordinated soil information to users;
responding to user needs for new soil interpretations; supporting the
integrity of soil interpretations through collection of soil performance
data; evaluating the adequacy of soil surveys; reviewing and editing
soil survey databases; training field and area office personnel on the
use of soil survey information; maintaining the soils portion of the
FOTG; and assisting the field office in applying soil survey
information.

\(7\) At Project Soil Survey Offices, soil scientists and others are
responsible for: carrying out field investigations; describing and
recording soil characteristics; preparing maps of soil boundaries and
special features; preparing taxonomic and map unit descriptions;
collecting and recording soil behavior data; recording soil performance
data; documenting map units; developing and maintaining the field soil
survey database; and preparing maps, report sand other text for
publication. Project soil scientists are supervised by the project
leader.

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**NRCS COMPLETES, DELIVERS SOIL SURVEY**

**FOR CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT**

Two years ago, the National Park Service asked NRCS Idaho to perform an

out-of-this-world task: complete a soil survey of Craters of the Moon
National

Monument (<http://www.nps.gov/crmo/>). Recently, Soil Specialist Neil
Peterson and Geographic Information Systems Specialist Dave Hoover, both
of the NRCS State Office

in Boise, delivered a compact disc containing a digital version of the
soil

survey to the Craters of the Moon National Monument resource staff.
Compiling

the data for the survey was NRCS soil scientist Rulon Winward. Rulon
traveled

by bicycle to get into some areas. Sometimes he had to walk up to 8
miles one

way over sharp and rugged lava clinkers. \"It was like walking on
glass,\"

Rulon said. \"And it was as hot as an oven out there.\" His work also
produced

a pair of technological \"firsts\" for Idaho: the State\'s first soil
survey

written to compact disc and the first time a soil survey had been
completed in

Idaho through use of the new National Soil Information System. Ten new
soil

series were identified in the survey.

From: NRCS This Week

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**NASIS PEDON**

Today was the first time I\'ve used this version of NASIS\' PEDON

Description Program. I was impressed and it is markedly better than

PEDON 3.6 or Access PEDON because it handles redox features. The speed

of operation was adequate. I started inputting data around 9 am and was

finished at 2:15 with numerous interruptions. The pedon had 10

horizons. I was not impressed with the pedon description it generated.

1\) The field to input redox features provides for \"boundaries\" but
the

generated description does not have them. A description from NASIS

PEDON, \" 2 percent medium and coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6)

masses of oxidized iron matrix adjacent to pores.\" I want it to read,
\"

2 percent medium and coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of

oxidized iron in matrix adjacent to pores with diffuse boundaries.\" (2)

The pedon description had \"structureless massive structure\" . There

ought to be a way that when you code in massive or single grain that

\"structure\" is not used in the description. ( 3) I encoded \"none\"
for

effervescence and the description gives me \"none effervescence\".

I am impressed that it was fairly easy to put a pedon into NASIS and

most soil attributes I use have an entry. There\'s no \"codes\" in this

version which makes it easier for inputting information, because it

allows anyone in the office to put data into NASIS without having to

decipher what code to use.

Anyway, I thought you might want to know these things. I would highly

encourage everyone to use it!

Contributed by: Jon Wiedenfeld <jwiedenf@tx.nrcs.usda.gov>

*NOTE: Jon is an MLRA Soil Survey Project Leader, MLRA 150 Soil Survey
Office, Rosenberg, Texas. To access NASIS, he is dialing up to Kansas
City with a 56K modem and regular phone line using Xcompression. He gets
a 44,000bps connection.*

Many people have told me NASIS PEDON is no harder or slower to use than

UNIX 3.6 PEDON.

Wayne Gabriel

SDQS, MO9

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### OPTIONS -- CHANGE DEFAULT GROUP

A reminder for all NASIS editors -- to ensure that your data is assigned
to the correct editing group (and subsequently editable only by the
members of that group), please remember to activate the correct default
group *before* you edit.

To do this is simple. While in NASIS, click on Options -- Change Default
Group -- then click on the appropriate Legend or DMU group.

Many editors have gotten in this habit as the very first thing they do
when they enter NASIS.

The group you choose will be your group until you change it again in the
same NASIS session. Unfortunately, NASIS does not remember your last
choice after you exit, so you need to choose again the next time you use
NASIS.

Submitted by: John Handler

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**REGION III ASA COLLEGIATE SOILS CONTEST**

The forty-third annual contest was held at UW- Platteville, October 9,

1999\. Part of one, of two very nice Thank you letters I received

from Dr. Higgs \" On behalf of the participants in the 1999 Regional

American Society of Agronomy Collegiate Soils Contest and myself, we
wish to thank WSPSS for providing plaques to the top five individuals
and top three teams. Six

Universities and 52 students participated.\" John Campbell presented the

plaques on behalf of Wisconsin Society of Professional Soil Scientists.
Dave Omernick was the official judge. John was responsible for getting
the panels, getting engraving done and delivering for this and the state
contest. Thank you very much John!!!

The results are as follows from top down: UW- Platteville, Purdue,

UW-River Falls, Illinois, UW-Madison. Individuals: Troy Wallace UW-P A

team, Shalome Jaquish UW-P B team, Archie Sauerheber Purdue A team,

Taylor Scott UWRF A team, Jack Riewerts U-111 A team.

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**NASIS PANGAEA RELEASE NOTES**

Recent updates to NASIS by the National Soil Survey Center (Pangaea)
include:

***AREA TYPES AND AREAS***

Contact: Russ Kelsea 402-437-5878 <russ.kelsea@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following areas had name changes or acreage adjustments:

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Areas

AL105 Perry County, Alabama 459,830

CO645 ROOSEVELT-ARAPAHO-ROUTT NATIONAL FORESTS AREA, 1,179,020

COLORADO, PARTS OF BOULDER, CLEAR CREEK, GRAND,

JACKSON, AND LARIMER COUNTIES

CO653 GEORGETOWN AREA, COLORADO, PARTS OF CLEAR 116,880

CREEK, GILPIN, AND PARK COUNTIES

ID910 FORT HALL AREA, IDAHO, PARTS OF BANNOCK, 531,620

BINGHAM, CARIBOU, AND POWER COUNTIES (ZONE 1)

MS601 Camp McCain Area, Mississippi 12,500

ND603 BENSON COUNTY AREA, NORTH DAKOTA 867,644

ND607 NELSON COUNTY AREA, NORTH DAKOTA 572,586

ND610 TRI-COUNTY AREA, NORTH DAKOTA 218,200

NM669 Curry County and Southwest Part of Quay County, 1,334,165

New Mexico

OK003 Alfalfa County, Oklahoma 564,212

OR003 Benton County, Oregon 434,521

OR071 Yamhill County, Oregon 459,840

OR601 Alsea Area, Oregon 284,256

OR602 Alsea Watershed Area, Parts of Lane and Lincoln 177,736

Counties, Oregon

OR606 Benton County Area, Oregon, Part of Benton 328,001

County

OR679 Yamhill Area, Oregon 434,400

PR700 Caribbean National Forest and Luquillo 27,847

Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico

SD003 AURORA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA 456,499

SD604 CUSTER AND PENNINGTON COUNTIES, BLACK HILLS 1,167,040

PARTS, SOUTH DAKOTA

UT013 Duchesne Area, Utah, Parts of Duchesne, Utah, 1,684,581

and Wasatch Counties

UT644 Henrys Fork Area, Utah-Wyoming, Parts of: 240,000

Daggett and Summit Counties, Utah and

Sweetwater and Uinta Counties, Wyoming

UT650 Uinta National Forest Area, Utah, Parts of 553,771

Juab, Sanpete, Utah, and Wasatch Counties

WY638 Henrys Fork Area, Utah-Wyoming, Parts of: 240,000

Daggett and Summit Counties, Utah and

Sweetwater and Uinta Counties, Wyoming

***REPORTS***

Contact: Russ Kelsea 402-437-5878 <russ.kelsea@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Jim Fortner 402-437-5755 <jim.fortner@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following reports were removed:

MANU - Table AWM-1a. Ag Waste Interp. w/o fuzzy rating

MANU - Table AWM-2a. Ag Waste Interp. w/o fuzzy rating

The following reports were added or modified:

MANU - Legend by Symbol

MANU - Table A. Acres

MANU - Table A1. Acres by County (2 or 3 counties)

MANU - Table A1. Acres by County (4 to 6 counties)

MANU - Table AWM-1. Ag Waste Interp. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table AWM-2. Ag Waste Interp. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table B. Component Yields (1-3 crops)

MANU - Table B. Component Yields (4-5 crops)

MANU - Table B1. Mapunit Yields (1-3 CROPS)

MANU - Table B1. Mapunit Yields (4-5 CROPS)

MANU - Table B2. Component Non-Irr Yields (1-5 crops)

MANU - Table B3. Component Irrigated Yields (1-5 CROPS)

MANU - Table B4. Mapunit Irrigated Yields (1-5 crops)

MANU - Table B5. Mapunit Non-Irr Yields (1-5 crops)

MANU - Table C. Range Production & Plants

MANU - Table C1. Range Production

MANU - Table C2. Range Production & Plants w/o Forest

MANU - Table E1. Forest Productivity

MANU - Table E2. Forestland Mgmt (obs) and Productivity

MANU - Table ENG-1. Construction Materials. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-2. Construction Materials. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-3. Building Site Development w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-4. Building Site Development w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-5. Sanitary Facilities w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-6. Sanitary Facilities w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table F. Wildlife Habitat (stored interps)

MANU - Table FOR-1. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-2. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-3. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-4. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-5. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table G. Recreation Development (stored interps)

MANU - Table H. Engineering Properties

MANU - Table J1a. Physical Properties (with Ksat)

MANU - Table J1b. Physical Properties (with permeability)

MANU - Table J1c. Physical Properties (with permeability)

MANU - Table J2. Chemical Properties

MANU - Table K1. Water Features

MANU - Table K2. Soil Features

MANU - Table L. Sanitary Facilities (stored interps)

MANU - Table M. Building Sites (stored interps)

MANU - Table N. Construction Materials (stored interps)

MANU - Table P. Water Management (stored interps)

MANU - Table Q. Classification -no taxadjuncts

MANU - Table Q1. Classification w/taxadjuncts

MANU - Table REC-1. Recreation w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table REC-2. Recreation w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table U. Windbreak Plantings

MANU - Table Y. Prime Farmland

MANU - Table Z. Acreage by Capability Class and Subclass

MUG - (MO-1) Portland, Oregon

***QUERIES***

Contact: Rick Bigler 402-437-5879 <rbigler@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

No changes.

***RULES***

Contact: Bob Nielsen 402-437-4149 <bnielsen@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

John Patterson 402-437-4016 <jpatterson@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Arnold Mendenhall 402-437-4176 <amendenhall@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Improved documentation for SRPG and other changes.

ALYS-TEST MODEL, DO NOT COPY

AWC Preliminary Draft (Surface Component of SRPG)

Available H2O Preliminary Draft (Surface Component of GCPI)

CaCO3 Preliminary Draft (Surface Component of SRPG)

Drainage Class - Poorly Drained

FOR - Construction Limitations for Haul Roads/Log Landings

FOR - Potential Erosion Hazard (Off-Road/Off-Trail)

FOR - Potential Erosion Hazard (Road/Trail)

FOR - Potential Fire Damage Hazard

FOR - Potential Seedling Mortality

FOR - Soil Rutting Hazard

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV\<27, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV=\<7, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV=\>27&=\<40, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV\>27&=\<35, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV\>35, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV\>40, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-% Surface Clay, RV\>7&=\<27, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-268 (Shallow Loams, Mod. AWC, Mod. CEC)

FSG-300 (Deep Clays, Mod. AWC, Mod. LE)

FSG-334 (Mod. Deep Clays, Mod. AWC, Mod. LE)

FSG-335 (Mod. Deep, AWC, CEC, & LE Clays, S to VS Acid

FSG-336 (Mod. Deep Clay, Mod. AWC & LE, Alk. over Acid

FSG-368 (Shallow Clays, Mod. AWC, CEC & LE)

FSG-400 (Deep Sands, Mod. AWC , Low CEC)

FSG-401 (Deep Sands, Mod. Steep, Mod. AWC, Low CEC)

FSG-434 (Mod. Deep Sands, Mod. AWC, Low CEC)

FSG-468 (Shallow Sands, Mod. AWC, Low CEC)

FSG-500 (Needs Field Review, May Not Be Suitable)

FSG-AWC \<1 inch in 0-10 inches (Available Water Capacity)

FSG-AWC \<3 inch in 10-40 inches (Available Water Capacity)

FSG-AWC =\>1 inch in 0-10 inches (Available Water Capacity)

FSG-AWC =\>3 inch in 10-40 inches (Available Water Capacity)

FSG-Flood Duration (Brief, Very Brief) & Freq. -Growing Seas

FSG-Flood Duration =Long/VLong) & Freq.= Freq. or VFreq.

FSG-Flood Duration =Long/VLong) & Freq.= Occasional

FSG-Flood Duration =Long/VLong) & Freq.= occas. or higher

FSG-Flood Freq. None, Very Rare or Rare During Growing Seaso

FSG-NOT Flood Duration = Long/VLong) & Freq.=Freq. or VFreq.

FSG-NOT Flood Duration = Long/VLong) & Freq.=occas.& higher

FSG-Surface Layer Gravel =Extremely or Very gravelly

FSG-Surface Layer Gravel NOT=Extremely or Very gravelly

FSG-Surface Layer Rocks=Extr./Very by., cb., cn., fl., st.

FSG-Water Table RV =\<12 inches in Growing Season

FSG-Water Table RV \>72 inches in Growing Season

FSG-Water Table RV\>12 & =\<42 inches in Growing Season

FSG-Water Table RV\>42 & =\<72 inches in Growing Season

GRL-Missouri Forage Suitability Groups

HYDRIC SOILS LIST, TEST MODEL, DO NOT COPY

HYDS-\"Albolls\" suborder

HYDS-\"Aquic\" suborder or great or subgroup

HYDS-\"Aquisalids\" great group

HYDS-\"Pachic\" or \"Cumulic\" subgroups

HYDS-Component Kind Miscellaneous Area

HYDS-Drain Class =\"somewhat poorly\" & Water Table =0.0

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"poorly\"

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"somewhat poorly\"

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"very poorly\"

HYDS-Histosols or Histels, NOT Folists or Folistels

HYDS-No Horizon Table Data

HYDS-TEST MODEL,Hydric Criteria, DO NOT COPY

MOFSG-01 Wet Loamy, 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-02 Wet Loam/Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-03 Wet Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-04 Wet Clay Loam/Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-05 Wet Loamy, Occas. Long Flooding

MOFSG-06 Subirr. Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-07 Subirr. Loam Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-08 Wet Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-09 Loamy Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-10 Loamy 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-12 Droughty Loam \>15-35% Slope

MOFSG-13 Rocky Droughty Loam \>15-35% Slope

MOFSG-14 Mod. Deep Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-15 Mod. Deep Loam \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-16 Droughty Mod. Deep Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-17 Subirrigated Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-18 Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-19 Droughty Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-20 Mod. Deep Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-21 Mod. Deep Loam/Clay \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-22 Mod. Deep Subirr. Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-23 Clay Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-24 Subirr. Clay Loam/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-25 Clay Loam/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-26 Mod. Deep Clay Loam/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-27 Subirr. Clay Loam/Clay \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-28 Subirr. Clay Loam/Clay Occa. Long Flooding

MOFSG-29 Subirr. Clay Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-30 Clay Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-31 Clay Loam/Clay \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-32 Mod. Deep Clay Loam/Clay \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-33 Mod. Deep Clay Loam/Clay \>15 & =\<35% Slope

MOFSG-40 Mod. Deep Subirr. Clay/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-41 Wet Clay Occas. Long Flooding 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-45 Loam/Droughty Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-46 Gravelly Loam/Droughty Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-55 Rocky, Mod. Deep Loam/Clay \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-59 Shallow Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-60 Shallow Loam \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-63 Droughty Gravelly Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-64 Gravelly Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-65 Gravelly Loam \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-66 Gravelly Clay Loam/Loam \>15-35% Slope

MOFSG-74 Shallow Sandy Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-75 Shallow Sandy Loam\>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-78 Shallow Sandy/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-79 Shallow Sandy/Clay \>8-15% Slope

MOFSG-80 Shallow Sandy/Clay \>15-35% Slope

MOFSG-99 Misc. Areas or No Data

SAR Preliminary Draft (Surface Component of SRPG)

Slope 5-35%

Slope and Drainage Class

pH Preliminary Draft (Surface Component of SRPG)

***EVALUATIONS***

Contact: Bob Nielsen 402-437-4149 <bnielsen@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

John Patterson 402-437-4016 <jpatterson@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Arnold Mendenhall 402-437-4176 <amendenhall@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Mostly minor changes.

Drainage Class

FSG-AWC \<2.5cm, in 0-25cm(Available Water Capacity)

FSG-AWC \<7cm, in 25-100cm (Available Water Capacity)

FSG-AWC =\>2.5cm, in 0-25cm(Available Water Capacity)

FSG-AWC =\>7cm, in 25-100cm (Available Water Capacity)

FSG-Ksat Minimum=\<42.3, 0-100cm

FSG-Ksat Minimum=\>42.3, 0-100cm

FSG-Ksat Minimum=\>42.3, \>45cm

FSG-Surface Clay %, RV\<27, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-Surface Clay %, RV=\>27&=\<40, 0 to 8 inches

FSG-Surface Clay %, RV\>40, 0-8 inches

FSG-Texture Modifiers-Surface, Very or Extremely Gravelly

FSG-Water Table, RV=\<30cm in Growing Season

FSG-Water Table, RV\>105&=\<180cm in Growing Season

FSG-Water Table, RV\>180cm in Growing Season

FSG-Water Table, RV\>30&=\<105cm in Growing Season

HYDS - No Horizon Table Data

Slope

Surface AWC (Preliminary Draft National SRPG)

Surface Available Water (Preliminary Draft GCPI)

Surface Bulk Density \<60% clay (Preliminary Draft National

Surface Bulk Density =\> 60% clay (Preliminary Draft National

Surface CaCO3 Equivalent (Preliminary Draft National SRPG)

Surface SAR (Preliminary Draft National SRPG)

Surface pH (Preliminary Draft National SRPG)

***PROPERTIES***

Contact: Bob Nielsen 402-437-4149 <bnielsen@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

John Patterson 402-437-4016 <jpatterson@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Arnold Mendenhall 402-437-4176 <amendenhall@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Russ Kelsea 402-437-5878 <russ.kelsea@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Most changes related to handling depth of organic surface layers.

AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY IN DEPTH 0-25CM, grl

AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY IN DEPTH 25-100CM, grl

AVAILABLE WATER; SURFACE LAYER

AWC, 0-150CM OR FIRST RESTRICTIVE LAYER

AWC, 0-50CM OR FIRST RESTRICTIVE LAYER

CALCIUM CARBONATE EQUIVALENT MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM

CALCIUM CARBONATE EQUIVALENT MINIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM

CALCIUM CARBONATE EQUIVALENT RV AVERAGE IN DEPTH 0-30CM

CLAY CONTENT-RV, 0 TO 20CM, grl

DEPTH TO BEDROCK LITHIC/PARALITHIC

DEPTH TO FIRST RESTRICTION BELOW ORGANIC LAYER

DEPTH TO GROWING SEASON WATER TABLE MAXIMUM

DEPTH TO GROWING SEASON WATER TABLE MAXIMUM, grl

DEPTH TO GROWING SEASON WATER TABLE MINIMUM

DEPTH TO GROWING SEASON WATER TABLE MINIMUM, grl

DEPTH TO GROWING SEASON WATER TABLE-RV, grl

DEPTH TO INDURATED LAYER

DEPTH TO LITHIC, PARALITHIC, DURIPAN

DEPTH TO MODERATELY CEMENTED LAYER

DEPTH TO STRONGLY/VERY STRONGLY CEMENTED LAYER

DEPTH TO VERY STRONGLY CEMENTED LAYER, 10-20CM THICK

DEPTH TO VERY STRONGLY CEMENTED LAYER, \>20CM THICK

DEPTH TO VERY/EXTREMELY BOULDERY TEXTURE MODIFIER

DEPTH TO VERY/EXTREMELY STONY TEXTURE MODIFIER

DEPTH TO WATER TABLE AVERAGE FOR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS

DEPTH TO WATER TABLE AVERAGE FOR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OCT-FEB

DEPTH TO WATER TABLE-RV, fsg

DEPTH TO WET LAYER MAXIMUM

DEPTH TO WET LAYER MINIMUM

DEPTH TO WET LAYER MINIMUM (DEFAULT 31)

DEPTH TO WET LAYER MINIMUM (DEFAULT 46)

DEPTH TO WET LAYER MINIMUM, MAR-SEP

DRAINAGE CLASS

FRAGMENT KIND CODES IN SURFACE LAYER

FRAGMENTS 2MM TO 75MM MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM BY VOLUME

FRAGMENTS \>2MM TOTAL IN SURFACE LAYER BY VOLUME

FRAGMENTS \>75MM MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM BY VOLUME

FRAGMENTS \>75MM MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-90CM BY VOLUME

HORIZON TABLE ID CODES, hyds

KSAT MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-20CM

KSAT MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-50CM

KSAT MAXIMUM IN DEPTH \> 0CM

KSAT MAXIMUM SURFACE HORIZON TO 20CM

KSAT MAXIMUM, 0-150CM OR FIRST RESTRICTION

KSAT MAXIMUM, 20-150CM OR FIRST RESTRICTION

KSAT MAXIMUM, 50-150CM OR FIRST RESTRICTION

KSAT MINIMUM IN DEPTH 0-150CM

KSAT MINIMUM IN DEPTH 0-20CM

KSAT MINIMUM IN DEPTH 0-50CM

KSAT MINIMUM IN DEPTH \>0CM

KSAT MINIMUM SURFACE HORIZON TO 20CM

KSAT MINIMUM, 0-150CM OR FIRST RESTRICTION

KSAT MINIMUM, 20-150CM OR FIRST RESTICTIVE LAYER

KSAT MINIMUM, 50-150CM OR FIRST RESTRICTIVE LAYER

LAYER THICKNESS IN RANGE

LAYER THICKNESS, KSAT \>=0.42 & =\<14.2, TOP DEPTH \>0CM

LAYER THICKNESS, KSAT \>=1.4 & =\<141.1, 0-50CM THICK

ORGANIC MATTER IN THE SURFACE LAYER

PLASTICITY INDEX MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM

SALINITY MAXIMUM WITHIN 30CM

SANDY TEXTURE IN DEPTH 0-150CM

SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO MAXIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM

SOIL REACTION 0.1M CaCl2 MINIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM

SOIL REACTION 1-1 WATER MINIMUM IN DEPTH 0-30CM

SRPG Surface Available Capacity Water

SRPG Surface SAR

SURFACE LAYER THICKNESS

TAXONOMIC GREAT GROUP, hyds

TAXONOMIC ORDER, hyds

TAXONOMIC SUBGROUP, hyds

TAXONOMIC SUBORDER, hyds

TOTAL CLAY PERCENT SURFACE LAYER

UNIFIED (GRAVEL/SAND) THICKEST LAYER W/I 10CM OF SURFACE

UNIFIED (GRAVELS) THICKEST LAYER W/I 10CM OF SURFACE

UNIFIED (INORGANIC) IN LAYER \>=15CM THICK IN DEPTH 0-150CM

UNIFIED (INORGANIC) IN LAYER \>=15CM THICK IN DEPTH 0-30CM

UNIFIED (INORGANIC) IN LAYER \>=15CM THICK IN DEPTH 0-90CM

UNIFIED (INORGANIC) IN LAYER \>=7CM THICK IN DEPTH 0-15CM

UNIFIED (PEAT/MUCK) IN LAYER \>=45CM THICK IN DEPTH 0-50CM,hy

UNIFIED (SAND/CL GRAVEL) THICKEST LAYER W/I 10CM OF SURFACE

UNIFIED (SILT/CLAY/PEAT) THICKEST LAYER W/I 10CM OF SURFACE

USDA TEXTURE =\"cos,fs,s\" IN ANY LAYER 0-50CM, hyds

USDA TEXTURE IN-LIEU-OF IN DEPTH 0-40CM

USDA TEXTURE IN-LIEU-OF(peat/muck) IN DEPTH 0-45CM, grl

USDA TEXTURE MODIFIER SURFACE LAYER, grl

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Soils Hotline EMAIL: hotline@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov

National Soil Survey Center PHONE: (402) 437-5378 or 5379

Lincoln, NE FAX: (402) 437-5336

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Last month, the following Official Series Descriptions were updated.
Please access the following web site to view and print them:

<http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi>

FRIGID: allouez \... arcadian \... balaton \... bigstone \... biwabik
\... cable

\... caffey \... cathro \... chippeny \... citypoint \... daisybay \...
darnen \...

dawsil \... eagleview \... faunce \... finland \... foxlake \... grettum
\... mann

\... minong \... misery \... monico \... rabe \... sandberg \... search
\...

sedgeville \... shelter \... sherry \... spidercree \... urness \...
vesper \...

zimmerman

MESIC: \... adder \... aholt \... akan \... ansgar \... boaz \... canoe
\... curran

\... derrynane \... elbaville \... erin \... fontanelle \... franklin
\... impact

\... kilkenny \... lundlake \... luther \... marseilles \... myrick \...
okoboji

\... ossian \... pinicon \... reger \... sechler \... shaffton \... tama
\... traer

\... vanmeter \... wautoma

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1.  Bob Ahrens has been appointed the Director of the National Soil
    Survey Center. His former position was National Leader for Soil
    Classification and Standards.

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**ACTIVITY SCHEDULE (through April 15\--subject to change)**

MLRA DATE ACTIVITY LOCATION MO 10 STAFF

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90 Apr 03-07 Final Correlation (Taylor) Rhinelander Jahnke

91 Mar 20-24 Steering Committee Meeting Brooklyn Center Giencke

93 Apr 03-07 Final Correlation (Taylor) Rhinelander Jahnke

102A Mar 06-07 Steering Committee Meeting Brookings Giencke

102A Apr 03-07 Final Correlation (Swift) St. Paul Giencke

105 Mar 13-17 Final Correlation (La Crosse)Richland Center Jahnke

107 Mar 01-02 Final Field Rev. (Woodbury) Ames Hempel

107 Mar 20-24 Work Planning Conference Missouri McCloskey

107 Mar 29-30 Steering Committee Meeting Sioux City Hempel

108 Apr 03-07 Final Field Review Rock Falls Hempel

109 Mar 20-24 Work Planning Conference Missouri McCloskey

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