Soil Management & Handling 

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Maintain the Biological, Chemical & Physical Integrity of the Topsoil & Subsoil (where appropriate)

• Identify, delineate, and segregate all salvaged topsoil and subsoil based on a site specific soil evaluation, including depth, chemical, and physical characteristics

• Protect all stored soil material from erosion, degradation, and contamination

• Incorporate stored soil material into the disturbed landscape

• Seed soils to be stored beyond one growing season, with desired vegetation

• Identify stockpiles with appropriate signage.

Resources

• BLM: Soil websites 

• Topsoil Berms - Road Design & Construction 

• City of Bellvue BMP: Topsoiling 

• Growth Media Management 

• Handbook of Western Reclamation Techniques 

• Long-term Effects of Cover Soil Depth on Plant Community Development for Reclaimed Mined Lands in New Mexico 

• MSU: Ecosystem Restoration - Project Construction 

• NRCS
  • Ecological Site Description (ESD) System for Rangeland & Forestland
  • Soils 
  • Soil Biology Overview 
  • Soil Data Mart 
  • Soil Quality Publications
  • Soil Series Name Search   
  • Web Soil Survey 
  • Wyoming State Website 

• SSSA: Glossary of Soil Science Terms 

• UW: Successful restoration of severely disturbed lands: Overview of Critical Components 
• UW: Soil Management During Construction & Reclamation on Wyoming Rangelands 
• UW: Wyoming Reclamation & Restoration Center 

• WY DEQ: Reclamation Techniques for Northeast 
• WY DEQ: Reclamation Techniques for Southwest Wyoming High Desert Sites 
• WY DEQ: Topsoil & Overburden 

• USFS: Restoring Western Ranges & Wildlands, Vol. 1