The Northwest Forest Soils Council, a council of the Western
Forestry and Conservation Association, is organized to facilitate
exchange of forest soils information and ideas among interested
professionals in the Northwest, and encourage a more widespread
understanding that soil is the basis for production of forest wealth
-- timber, forage, water, wildlife, and recreation values. The
Council is interested in fostering among technically trained people
and laymen alike, the following concepts:
1. Soil is an
integral part of the forest--no crop can be considered without
considering the soil that produces it. Forest practices can
enhance or impair the productivity of the soil.
2. Surveys of the forest soil resource are
important to provide a useful basis for better understanding of
land and for extending knowledge gained from research.
3. Increased forest soils research is vitally
necessary, if we are to maintain production of substantial values
realized in the past from forest and range lands.
Acceleration of research should be accomplished by increasing
studies of the soil itself and by including soils investigations
in other pertinent research.
4. Soil Science and its application should be
strongly emphasized in all forestry school curricula.
Students of forestry and allied subjects should be impressed early
in their training that a major concern should be for the
productivity of the soil.
5. Education of the public in the concepts
expressed herein is necessary to achieve sound management and
sustained productivity of forest lands.
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Position in Forest Soils at Oregon State University - View
announcement here
Presentations from 2012 Winter meeting available here
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The NWFSC charter is available - view
online - MSWord document
Report and presentation from 2011 Summer Field Tour are available HERE.
Remember to turn on the presenter notes to read the narrative that
goes with the slides. This presentation is to demonstrate how an
understanding of the soil resource can help various disciplines and
land managers make more informed natural resource management
decisions.
Archives of past material is maintained HERE. Links may not be current.
This site is maintained by Rob Harrison. Please send emails to
robh@uw.edu for corrections, additions, etc.