Soil Stories: Natural Resources Conservation Service

This 30 minute Soil Stories video from the Natural Resources Conservation Service is a great introduction to all the major aspects of soils.  I believe this video is valuable to just about anyone who is interested in soil such as hikers, gardeners, farmers, nature lovers, land owners, landscapers, and anyone who eats; so pretty much everyone.  Everything is presented in a very clear manor using real scientists and real scientific work.  Here it is:

We have been covering many of these aspects of soil in recent blog entries and this video sums them up pretty well.  I plan on covering a few more aspects of soil in the near future.  Then we will be moving on from soils to plants and animal ecology.

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/home

NRCS soil mapping tool: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm