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C A P A B I L I T I E S

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C O N S T R A I N T S

A S S E S S M E N T

Source:

Original data layers were obtained from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Soil data layers can be downloded from: http://soildatamart.nrcs.us da.gov/Default.aspx

Supplemental soils information was obtained in tabular form from the Natural Resources Conservation Service

The final soils map was constructed by Kinzelman Kline Gossman by populating the soil data layers with a numeric summary of the supplemental tabular data provided by the NRCS.

Description:

A summary of soil properties and characteristics.

Intent:

To determine areas suitable for wildlife habitat development and environmental protection areas by means of soils properties and characteristics.

Analysis Summary:

The supplemental soil information was compiled to include all of the soil types found to be in the study bounds. The summary of these soils types was based on soil characteristics relating to habitat potentials as well as suitability for paths and trails, picnic areas, and playground areas. (Habitat potentials included categories such as woodland wildlife, wetland wildlife, wetland plants, and hardwood trees.)

The summary of the supplemental soil information was created by correlating a numeric score with the published habitat potentials and recreation development potentials as provided by the NRCS to the various soil types. The summary was created to correlate higher numeric scores with higher potentials for each of the suitability categories. The result of this summary was a [by soil type] numeric score resulting from the summation of all of the suitability categories.

These numeric scores were then coded into a composite soil data layer created from the soils data layers obtained from the NRCS. The result of this coding was a data set ranking all of the soil types in the study bounds based on their potentials to support various recreational activities and various wildlife habitats.

Resultant Data:

Continuous data set

SOILS SUMMARY

High Values Mid Values Low Values