A USGS scientist maintaining a soil monitoring station in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Soils play an important role in the global carbon cycle. USGS scientists measure and map soil carbon storage in many public lands of the southwestern U.S.
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Science and Products
Increasing Giant Sequoia Reforestation Success after Catastrophic Wildfire Using Soil and Microbial Indicators
Recent catastrophic droughts and wildfires have killed almost 20% of mature giant sequoia trees across California, and it is uncertain whether natural seedling regeneration will be enough to restore these forests, especially in severely burned areas. Researchers supported by this Southwest CASC project will assess whether soil conditions, such as moisture and soil microbial communities...
Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS)
Soils are the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems. They provide critical services including supplying a substrate and the nutrients necessary for plant growth, retaining moisture from precipitation, filtering contaminants from percolating waters, and acting as a sink of carbon. Healthy soils are key to sustaining both human and ecosystem health. However, global- and regional-scale disturbances...
What lies below? Improving quantification and prediction of soil carbon storage, stability, and susceptibility to disturbance.
Soils are a vast reservoir of organic carbon (C), rendering the fate of soil C an important control on the global climate system. Widespread changes in soil C storage capacity present a potentially strong feedback to global change. Yet, a comprehensive understanding of how soil C will respond to climate and/or land use disturbance remains illusive, resulting in major uncertainties in...
Soil Monitoring in Elk Mountains, Colorado
A USGS scientist maintaining a soil monitoring station in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Soils play an important role in the global carbon cycle. USGS scientists measure and map soil carbon storage in many public lands of the southwestern U.S.
Gothic Mountain, Colorado
A scenic view of Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. USGS scientists captured this photo while collecting soil sample data in the area.
A scenic view of Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. USGS scientists captured this photo while collecting soil sample data in the area.
View of Gothic Mountain, Colorado
A view of Gothic Mountain from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory research meadow in Gothic, Colorado.
A view of Gothic Mountain from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory research meadow in Gothic, Colorado.
Grove of Aspen Trees in Colorado
A forest trail meanders through a grove of Aspen trees in Colorado during early autumn.
A forest trail meanders through a grove of Aspen trees in Colorado during early autumn.
Soil Monitoring Station in Elk Mountains, Colorado
A USGS scientist preparing a soil monitoring station for winter, with a view of Mt. Baldy in the Colorado Elk Mountains.
A USGS scientist preparing a soil monitoring station for winter, with a view of Mt. Baldy in the Colorado Elk Mountains.
Sampling a Marine Terrace within the Mattole River Soil Chronosequence
Sampling a marine terrace within the Mattole River soil chronosequence to quantify the impact of simulating soil drying and re-wetting on the release of greenhouse gases.
Sampling a marine terrace within the Mattole River soil chronosequence to quantify the impact of simulating soil drying and re-wetting on the release of greenhouse gases.
USGS Field Crew at Mattole Soil Chronosequence
USGS field crew taking a break in digging soil pits Mattole soil chronosequence.
USGS field crew taking a break in digging soil pits Mattole soil chronosequence.
Science and Products
Increasing Giant Sequoia Reforestation Success after Catastrophic Wildfire Using Soil and Microbial Indicators
Recent catastrophic droughts and wildfires have killed almost 20% of mature giant sequoia trees across California, and it is uncertain whether natural seedling regeneration will be enough to restore these forests, especially in severely burned areas. Researchers supported by this Southwest CASC project will assess whether soil conditions, such as moisture and soil microbial communities...
Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS)
Soils are the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems. They provide critical services including supplying a substrate and the nutrients necessary for plant growth, retaining moisture from precipitation, filtering contaminants from percolating waters, and acting as a sink of carbon. Healthy soils are key to sustaining both human and ecosystem health. However, global- and regional-scale disturbances...
What lies below? Improving quantification and prediction of soil carbon storage, stability, and susceptibility to disturbance.
Soils are a vast reservoir of organic carbon (C), rendering the fate of soil C an important control on the global climate system. Widespread changes in soil C storage capacity present a potentially strong feedback to global change. Yet, a comprehensive understanding of how soil C will respond to climate and/or land use disturbance remains illusive, resulting in major uncertainties in...
Soil Monitoring in Elk Mountains, Colorado
A USGS scientist maintaining a soil monitoring station in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Soils play an important role in the global carbon cycle. USGS scientists measure and map soil carbon storage in many public lands of the southwestern U.S.
A USGS scientist maintaining a soil monitoring station in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Soils play an important role in the global carbon cycle. USGS scientists measure and map soil carbon storage in many public lands of the southwestern U.S.
Gothic Mountain, Colorado
A scenic view of Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. USGS scientists captured this photo while collecting soil sample data in the area.
A scenic view of Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. USGS scientists captured this photo while collecting soil sample data in the area.
View of Gothic Mountain, Colorado
A view of Gothic Mountain from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory research meadow in Gothic, Colorado.
A view of Gothic Mountain from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory research meadow in Gothic, Colorado.
Grove of Aspen Trees in Colorado
A forest trail meanders through a grove of Aspen trees in Colorado during early autumn.
A forest trail meanders through a grove of Aspen trees in Colorado during early autumn.
Soil Monitoring Station in Elk Mountains, Colorado
A USGS scientist preparing a soil monitoring station for winter, with a view of Mt. Baldy in the Colorado Elk Mountains.
A USGS scientist preparing a soil monitoring station for winter, with a view of Mt. Baldy in the Colorado Elk Mountains.
Sampling a Marine Terrace within the Mattole River Soil Chronosequence
Sampling a marine terrace within the Mattole River soil chronosequence to quantify the impact of simulating soil drying and re-wetting on the release of greenhouse gases.
Sampling a marine terrace within the Mattole River soil chronosequence to quantify the impact of simulating soil drying and re-wetting on the release of greenhouse gases.
USGS Field Crew at Mattole Soil Chronosequence
USGS field crew taking a break in digging soil pits Mattole soil chronosequence.
USGS field crew taking a break in digging soil pits Mattole soil chronosequence.