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<p class="MsoNormal">The NRCS is pleased to announce new Soils data for the Umatilla National Forest (OR, WA) and the northern half of the Malheur National Forest (OR). This is a significant release that affects adjacent soil survey boundaries and soil map
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Whityn Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Release No. 2018.11.005</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00ABC0">NRCS and Forest Service complete 25 year soil survey in Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Over 4,700 square miles of soils, plants, and geology mapped</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Portland, Ore., Nov. 7, 2018</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> — For over 25 years, soil survey crews have trekked the
vast and rugged Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests from spring through fall taking inventory of the soils and land it comprises. The physically challenging work of digging over a thousand soil pits, making copious field observations, and
back country camping has paid off in the form of the <a href="https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#196FA0">most detailed information to date</span></a> on the soil and landscapes of these remote wilderness areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“The Forest Service is tasked with maintaining the productivity of the land we manage,” said Cara Farr, Regional Soil Scientist for U.S. Forest Service Region 6. “In order to do that,
we need to know the land’s production potential and limitations.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The project was a collaboration between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Forest Service. Soil surveys for the Umatilla National Forest and the north portion of
the Malheur National Forest have been released to the public on Web Soil Survey. Additionally, soil data in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest has received a major update. In total, the project comprises 2,042 square miles of new data and 2,721 square miles
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NRCS has been mapping the nation’s soil for over 100 years, but large unmapped areas remain, mostly on federal lands in the Western U.S. When soils data is available for these remote
areas, it’s often too broad for strategic conservation. With the completion of this project, soil information on the forests is now detailed enough to develop precise land management strategies for specific areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“We want to match the management to the land’s potential—old growth forest where the land can support it, timber production in the right areas. With this high level of detail, we can
more accurately manage for wildlife habitat or water quality in areas we’re most likely to be successful,” said Farr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Soil surveys have historically been used to identify quality farm ground and develop conservation plans for farmers and ranchers. In recent years the number of soil survey customers has
grown. Government agencies, universities, non-profits, and the public all access soil surveys to make informed land use decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You can view and download the complete soil surveys of these three forests and the rest of the United States on Web Soil Survey:
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