Official State soils from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)
| Official soils listed by state. (List by state or year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
State |
Name | Designated as | Year |
| Alabama | Bama soil series | Official state soil for Alabama | 1997 |
| Alaska | [ None ] | ||
| Arizona | [ None ] | ||
| Arkansas | Stuttgart soil series | Official Arkansas state soil | 1997 |
| California | San Joaquin soil | Official soil of California | 1997 |
| Colorado | [ None ] | ||
| Connecticut | [ None ] | ||
| Delaware | Greenwich loam | Official soil of the state | 2000 |
| Florida | Myakka fine sand | Official Florida state soil | 1989 |
| Georgia | [ None ] | ||
| Hawaii | [ None ] | ||
| Idaho | [ None ] | ||
| Illinois | Drummer silty clay loam | Official state soil | 2001 |
| Indiana | [ None ] | ||
| Iowa | [ None ] | ||
| Kansas | Harney silt loam | Official soil | 1990 |
| Kentucky | Crider soil series | State soil | 1990 |
| Louisiana | [ None ] | ||
| Maine | Chesuncook soil series | Official state soil | 1999 |
| Maryland | [ None ] | ||
| Massachusetts | Paxton soil series | Official soil | 1990 |
| Michigan | Kalkaska soil series | Official soil | 1990 |
| Minnesota | Lester | Official soil | 2012 |
| Mississippi | Natchez silt loam | Official state soil | 2003 |
| Missouri | [ None ] | ||
| Montana | [ None ] | ||
| Nebraska | Holdrege series | Official state soil | 1979 |
| Nevada | Orovada series | Official state soil | 2001 |
| New Hampshire | [ None ] | ||
| New Jersey | [ None ] | ||
| New Mexico | [ None ] | ||
| New York | [ None ] | ||
| North Carolina | [ None ] | ||
| North Dakota | [ None ] | ||
| Ohio | [ None ] | ||
| Oklahoma | Port silt loam | Official state soil | 1987 |
| Oregon | Jory soil | Official soil | 2011 |
| Pennsylvania | [ None ] | ||
| Rhode Island | [ None ] | ||
| South Carolina | [ None ] | ||
| South Dakota | Houdek soil | Official state soil | 1990 |
| Tennessee | [ None ] | ||
| Texas | [ None ] | ||
| Utah | [ None ] | ||
| Vermont | Tunbridge soil series | State soil | 1985 |
| Virginia | [ None ] | ||
| Washington | [ None ] | ||
| West Virginia | Monongahela silt loam | Official state soil | 1997 |
| Wisconsin | Antigo silt loam | State soil | 1983 |
| Wyoming | [ None ] | ||
 A Handful of Dirt, by Raymond Bial. 32 pages. Publisher: Walker Childrens (May 15, 2000) Reading level: Ages 7+. Soil may not be alive, but amazingly, multitudes of microscopic creatures live there, battling it out in an eat-or-be-eaten world. These tiny creatures, invisible to our eyes, provide food for the insects that in turn feed the reptiles and mammals that live in and above the soil. You'll never look at the ground you walk on in the same way after Raymond Bial, an award-winning photo essayist, takes you on this eye-opening, down-and-dirty tour of one of the earth's most precious resources. |
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 Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, by William Bryant Logan. 224 pages. Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (January 17, 2007) John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Saint Phocas, Darwin, and Virgil parade through this thought-provoking work, taking their place next to the dung beetle, the compost heap, dowsing, historical farming, and the microscopic biota that till the soil. With fresh eyes and heartfelt reverence, William Bryant Logan variously observes, "There is glamour to the study of rock"; "The most mysterious place on Earth is right beneath our feet"; and "Dirt is the gift of each to all." |
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