Conservation Tree/Shrub Groups: A Tool for Matching Woody Plants to Soils
Webinar Details
When:
Nov 15, 2012 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:39 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 07/2016
Presenter(s):
- Tom Ward, Forester, USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center, Greensboro, NC
- John David Harper, Soil Scientist, USDA NRCS Virginia, Richmond, VA
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - .5 hour Conservation Planning Credit
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Follow the guidance in this webinar to develop and use Conservation Tree/Shrub Groups to match woody plants to soils.
Conservation Tree/Shrub Groups (CTSGs) are a tool for matching woody plants to the soils that are best suited to woody plant requirements for survival and growth. A CTSG is a physiographic unit or area having similar climatic and edaphic characteristics that control selection and height growth of trees and shrubs. CTSGs typically begin with an MLRA and then further refine the list of adapted woody plants based on groupings of soil characteristics such as depth, available water capacity, pH and depth to growing season water table. CTSGs can be automatically calculated from the National Soil Information System (NASIS) using national CTSG criteria for soil grouping. Local, customized criteria can be used to override the calculated soil group as well as recognize additional local soil groups, if needed.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center.
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