This series of one-page color flyers are useful handouts to introduce soil quality to NRCS staff, partners, and customers. Prepared by the National Soil Survey Center in cooperation with the SQI and the ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory. Sixteen topics are available describing soil quality indicators and resource concerns. Rangeland topics will be available soon. A Card is a qualitative field assessment tool developed by farmers for farmers.
Conservationists can use it in locally led conservation, education, and information activities.
Soil Quality Clipart Download soil quality clip art for free use. The Soil Biology Page provides resources for educators, including the Soil Biology Primer. Participants will be able to recognize soil quality concerns, communicate those concerns to land managers and users, and provide alternatives to remedy those concerns in a manner that meets requirements of the agency and the land manager. The basic principles of farmer participatory action and learning are presented. Included are activities to enhance facilitation skills for farmer meetings and locally led conservation.