Features

Soil Profile Photo Gallery: The soil profile gallery contains pictures of over 60 soils. Images include soils of the Blackland Prairie, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge area, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. Included for each soil is a picture of a typical profile, a brief description, the taxonomic classification, and a link to the official series description.

A flier promoting Technical Soil Services (PDF; 2.8 MB) is available. Technical soil services are the presentation and application of soil survey information to users. Soil scientists help users to understand the soil survey, to apply soil information to specific needs, and to integrate soil survey information with other resources and technology. Technical soil services include the derivation and application of soil information to meet USDA and NRCS policy and program needs. Technical soil services are cooperative efforts of the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS).

A state soil is represented by a soil series that has special significance to a particular state. Each state in the United States has selected a state soil, 20 of which have been legislatively established. These "Official State Soils" share the same level of distinction as official state flowers and birds. Also, representative soils have been selected for Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

A poster celebrating the Soils of Alabama is available.

A PowerPoint presentation describing "What is Soil?" is available.