Microscopic organisms regulate the accumulation of carbon in the soil, which has major implications with regards to the global carbon balance and potentially global warming.

Soil scientists, landscape architects, and engineers team to create a marvelous new entrance parkway for the North Carolina Arboretum, a 450-acre forest, gardens, and research facilities near Asheville, North Carolina.  The design team created an award winning solution that significantly minimized land…

Soil scientists are involved in conducting groundwater studies to trace contamination and to develop strategies to make corrective actions.  Contamination commonly is located in the soil, saprolite, and water phases.  Soil and groundwater chemistry are important to the understanding of…

Soil scientists were an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team that designed and engineered the Beacon Reach, a 750-acre coastal resort on North Carolina's Bogue Banks for the Theodore Roosevelt Estate.  The soil scientists were primarily involved in developing new creative…

Modern wetlands mapping relies heavy upon the science of hydric soils and surficial groundwater.  Soil science is the single most important discipline for conducting precision wetlands mapping and wetlands dynamics.  Soil scientist work on the behalf of government agencies and…

There is roughly six times more water stored in the global soil resource than is stored in the Earth's atmosphere?