Soil Surveys
Historic published soil surveys have been archived can be downloaded as pdf files.
More current and site specific maps can be created at the Web Soil Survey website.
For help using the NRCS Web Soil Survey, WSU Extension has published Forest Soil Data for your Forest Stewardship Plan Also, you can watch this video which was presented in 2021.
If you know your soil type and need more information about it, go to the Web Site for Official Soil Series Descriptions and Series Classification.
Publications
Soils. Chapter 3 in Forest Management for Small Landowners, by Bryon Loucks. 2021.
Keeping your forest soils healthy and productive. WSU Extension, EB 2019. 40 pages.
Best management practices for maintaining soil productivity in the Douglas-fir region. Edited by Sam D. Angima and Thomas A. Terry. OSU Extension Service, EM 9023. 2011. 44 p.
Webinars
Forest soils. A webinar presented by Dave Peterson at the WSU Forestry Extension 2021 Forest Owners’ Winter School, February 27, 2021.