For the more information about the geologic resources of the National Park Service, please visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/.
Soils Program Factsheets
Yosemite soil series.
The NPS Soils Program produces a number of data products and publications is capable of delievering customized products on request.
Factsheets
General Soils Information
- NPS Valuable Soil Resources (PDF, 12mb)
- Crater Lake National Park Example Soil Survey — interactive format (PDF, 4.4mb)
Soil Biology
- Soil Biology and Land Management (PDF, 610kb)
- Biological Soil Crusts (PDF, 5.7mb)
Denali National Park, Alaska Factsheets
- Denali National Park Mapping Overview (PDF – 158kb)
- Permafrost (PDF – 143kb)
- Soil Survey and Ecological Classification (PDF – 701kb)
Rangeland Soil Quality Information
- Aggregate Stability (PDF – 197kb)
- Indicators for Assessment and Monitoring (PDF – 250kb)
- Infiltration (PDF – 205kb)
- Organic Matter (PDF – 483kb)
- Physical and Biological Soil Crusts (PDF – 1.2mb)
- Soil Biota (PDF – 667kb)
- Soil Compaction (PDF – 385kb)
- Soil Hydrophobicity (PDF – 376 kb)
- Water Erosion (PDF – 340kb)
- Wind Erosion (PDF – 516kb)
