How is soil used in your community?

If you live in an urban area, the study of your soils was important in determining how and where to build buildings and homes.

If you live in a farming community, you get to see farmers plowing, planting, and/or amending their soil every year.

If you live near a river you might see structures built to help keep the soil on either side of the river from eroding away.

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State Soils

There are so many different soils - even in your community! While every state has many soils, each state recognizes one special soil and has designated it their state soil. Read about your state soil here.

Soil varies greatly from state to state. Click on your state below to see and read about your state soil.