Pacific Southwest Major Land Resource Area Soil Survey Office, Region#2

Soil Surveys

• Web Soil Survey
• Access Soils Data and Reports - Soil Data Mart
• Request Hardcopy Soil Survey Reports
• Check status of soil surveys
• Check status of digital soil surveys
• Old Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database Site
• Download State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database

Ecological Site Descriptions

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Ecological Site Descriptions of Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA (PDF; 32 MB) - June 2011

MCACC Twenty Nine Palms, CA  (PDF; 488KB)

Smithsonian Institution Soils Exhibit

NRCS Soils

Soil & Conservation Education

• NRCS Soil Education
• NRCS Conservation Education
• Glossary of Soil Terms (SSSA)

California Soil Data Viewer 3.0 Rules File

Soil Resources

Links to NRCS Soils, NHQ Soil Survey Division, Soil Quality Institute, Other MLRA Offices

Standards for Soil Survey

Links to the National Soil Survey Handbook, Soil Survey Manual, Soil Taxonomy

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Map of Soil Survey Areas of the MLRA Soil Survey Region Office #2. Click on the thumbnail image above to see a larger map.

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Map of Major Land Resource Areas of the Pacific Southwest. Click on the thumbnail image above to see a larger map.

Other Soil Survey Information

Links to the Published Soil Surveys of the US, Hydric Soils, Soil Quality Information Sheets