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Mar |
27 | Review basic properties | |
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29 |
Pedons/taxonomic units |
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31 |
Soil landscape bodies/map units |
Soil Survey Exercise I |
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Apr |
3 |
Map scales, map inclusions |
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5 |
Tabular soil survey information |
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7 |
Soil survey data bases |
Soil Survey Exercise II |
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10 |
Soil resource evaluation - principles |
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12 |
Kinds of rating methodologies |
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14 |
Land Capability/Prime Farmland |
Land Capability/Prime Farm land ratings |
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17 |
Soil productivity ratings |
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19 |
Soil potential ratings |
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21 |
EXAM |
Soil productivity, potential ratings |
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24 |
Biosolids application to soils - principles |
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26 |
Soil/site selection criteria |
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28 |
Applications, calculations |
Field trip; calculations of application rates |
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May |
1 |
On-site waste disposal - principles |
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3 |
Soil criteria - standard systems |
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5 |
System sizing, alternative systems |
Field evaluation, system design |
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8 |
Soil quality - concepts |
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10 |
Soil quality - research |
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12 |
Soil quality - indicators |
Field evaluation of soil quality |
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15 |
Hydric soils - redox processes, features |
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17 |
Hydric soils - definition, criteria |
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19 |
Hydric soils - field indicators |
Field use of hyrdric soil indicators |
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22 |
Phosphorus and eutrophication |
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24 |
The NRCS P Index |
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26 |
EXAM |
Practical applications of the P Index |
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29 |
MEMORIAL DAY |
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31 |
Water quality - soil sensitivity analysis |
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Jun |
2 |
Water quality - pesticide movement |
Oregon Water Quality Decision Aid |
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5 |
FINAL EXAM 2:00 p.m. |
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