Soil Surveys added or updated since 3/6/2023 AND 5 new ratings added to Web Soil Survey

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The following Soil Survey areas have been added or updated since 03/06/2023.

Area Symbol	Area Name	Date Updated
MT624	Wheatland County Area, Montana	03/09/2023
MT639	Sweet Grass County Area, Montana	03/09/2023
OR637	Lane County Area, Oregon	03/13/2023

Here is a link to contact information for all NRCS State Soil Scientists https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns/soils/state-soil-scientists. Questions about data in these soil survey areas may be directed to the respective NRCS State Soil Scientist.

You may access Web Soil Survey at: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm Click on the big Green Start WSS button to start the application. Instructions for getting started using Web Soil Survey are in the attached PDF. 

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The following new ratings have been added to Web Soil Survey.

• Soil Taxonomy Great Group
• Soil Taxonomy Order
• Soil Taxonomy Particle Size or Substitute Class
• Soil Taxonomy Subgroup
• Soil Taxonomy Suborder

 

These are all located under  “Suitabilities and Limitations for Use” >” Land Classification” as shown in image below.