Re: Re: [Texascavers] USGS/NRCS County Soil Surveys

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 13:12:11 -0700 (PDT)

FYI:

SSURGO is insanely complicated. We tried to use it at USGS in Virginia and even the seriously propeller-headed geohydrologists threw up their hands in despair.

Be wary when a soils scientist comes to you and says: "I need to talk to you about peds".

T


Aug 5, 2011 02:47:49 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Soil Survey Folks:
 
I am happy to report that all of the county soil surveys have been donated to the Texas Speleological Society.  Ron Ralph and I loaded the copies into his truck yesterday.  I did find out that the Surface Mining Division of my agency is giving their copies up as well.  I'll see what I can do to get the particular copies to those who requested them.   We also have a number of excellent guidance docs from the Bureau of Environmental Geology up for grabs.  Most deal with the Oligocene Frio Formation and uranium potential of S. Texas.  Let me know if you have a means for picking them up and I will save them for a short time (my office is also moving so I don't want to hang on to them indefinitly and there are too many to haul home. 
 
Ron reminded me that the TSS is a lending library.   Be aware that there have been signficant updates to the county soil data since the printing of most of the soil survey books.  Online, you can go to the Web Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov) or SSURGO (http://soils.usda.gov/survey/geography/ssurgo/) for the newest interpretations.
 
Stay underground,
Aimee 
 
FYI for Ron Ralph (I was given the remaining two boxes of surveys to add to the collection)
 
 

From: Aimee Beveridge
To: CaveTex
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:53 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] USGS/NRCS County Soil Surveys

Somewhat offtopic but of interest to geo-types:
 
The Railroad Commission here in Austin is giving away our nearly complete set of NRCS County Soil Survey books for Texas. The County Soil books include soil descriptions, aerial photographic coverage and other information useful for engineers, consultants, university libraries, groundwater conservation districts etc.  
 
Many of these books are out-of-print.  Altough most are available online (see link) you may be one of those types that prefer a paper copy.
 
 
Timeline is short, if you like paper reports let me know. 
 
Aimee Beveridge
512-463-7995 


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