Course Description
Students will perform hands-on exercises to illustrate the principles and techniques to describe soils, soil maps, water in soils, and watersheds.
Athena Title
SOILS HYDROL LAB
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in FORS 3060-3060L
Corequisite
CRSS(FANR) 3060
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To have hands-on experience: 1) describing and interpreting soil maps, 2) soil properties and classification, 3) measuring soil physical properties, 4) measuring soil water properties, 5) measuring soil chemical properties, and 6) measuring water movement in soils and watersheds.
Topical Outline
Week 1: Maps: Rocks and Soil Profiles Week 2: Soil Properties and Profiles Week 3: Soil Profiles and Classification Week 4: Soil and Landscape Interpretation Week 5: Measuring Soil Physical Properties Week 6: Cation Exchange Capacity Week 7: Soil Sampling Week 8: Soil Testing and Organic Matter Week 9: Soil Water Week 10: Soil and Water Calculation Week 11: Rainfall and Runoff Week 12: Measuring Stream Flow Week 13: Discharge and Soil Erosion Week 14: Heavy Metals in Soil and Water Week 15: Watershed Management
Syllabus