Burying our Wealth
While food production has been gaining plenty of attention recently, much of the energy has gone into urban agriculture. Lest we forget about the importance of larger scale production systems, here […]
Author Archives: The Loam Ranger
About this Report
In July 2012 I visited the Peace River region with the Pacific Regional Society for Soil Science on their annual Summer Soil Identification Trip. My trip report, which I’m hoping […]
Solstice 2012: the world is still here.
The weeks leading up to this year’s solstice were particularly dark this year. The Connecticut shooting came days after I lost my grandfather, the second grandparent to pass away this year. A […]
Overview of Soils in the Peace
Background The Peace River Region begins in northeastern British Columbia on the east side of the Rockie Mountains and extends into northwestern Alberta. The soils explored on this trip were […]
Trip Map
Trip Diary
July 9, 2012 I had known about the trip for months, but as usual saved packing for the last minute in favour of spending my Sunday evening basking under the […]
Soil Pit Descriptions
Soil pits were dug and described at four different sites. Each description includes photos of the site, the soil profile, and a horizon-by-horizon description of what was found.
Discussion and Conclusions
The variation between and within sites in the Peace River highlighted the role of landscape features and management in soil heterogeneity. While parent material is of similar origins throughout the […]
Post Trip Reflections
Sometimes I feel like we are all a bit like the Hobbits in Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings. Those of us crazy enough to witness the treatment of our planet, […]
Soil Pit #4
Horizon Depth (cm) LFH 35 – 0 Ahe 0 – 4 Bg 4 – 22 Btg 22 – 42 C 42 – 72 Site four was perhaps the most […]
Soil in the City 