LINKS OF INTEREST



Other UCD Sites

  • Center for Water and Wildland Resources


  • Other Introductory Course Sites


  • Soil Quotes (A fun site for interesting thoughts about soils)
  • University of Alberta, Canada - Soil Science 210 (Tutorials, information, more glossaries, pictures of soils and landforms)
  • Soil Poet's Corner


  • Non-Government Soil Sites

  • American Farmland Trust (A leading farmland preservation organization)
  • American Society of Agronomy (The main society for agronomists in the U.S.)
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • International Erosion Control Association (Check out the photo gallery)
  • National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists (Jobs, philosophy - why study soils, lots of links)
  • Professional Soil Scientists of California (Jobs)
  • Soil and Water Conservation Society (Information about soil science consulting and some good links)
  • Soils of Canada (Photos that represent major soil groups in Canada)
  • Soil Science Society of America (The main site for soil scientists in the U.S.)
  • Virtual Mineral Museum
  • Clay Minerals Society


  • Government Soil Sites

  • Commenwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia (Lots of information on Australia with interesting links, check out the land and water industry sector)
  • Farmland and Open Space Resources (California Farmland Protection)
  • NRCS soil profiles (Pictures of soil profiles, landscapes and more from the USDA and many links into the soils world)
  • US Geological Survey (Not only soils, but rocks too!)
  • US Department of Agriculture (Homepage for USDA - links to all about agriculture in the U.S.)
  • USDA/NRCS (Soil Survey) (Everything you want to know about soil survey in the U.S. Check out the worm!)
  • USDA Agricultural Research Service (All you ever want to know about agricultural research in the U.S.)


  • Sustainable Agriculture

  • UC Davis LTRAS
  • UC Davis SAFS



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