sustaining soils
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Sustaining SoilsSustaining Soils
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Soils can be Soils can be degraded or degraded or destroyed.destroyed.
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Image: NRCS
Soils need to be protected Soils need to be protected from erosion by wind and from erosion by wind and
water.water.
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Image: NRCS
Soils need to be protected Soils need to be protected from depletion of organic from depletion of organic
matter and nutrients.matter and nutrients.
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Soils need to be protected Soils need to be protected from contamination.from contamination.
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Soils need to be Soils need to be protected from protected from urbanization.urbanization.
Soils-6-6Image: NRCS
Degraded soils can be Degraded soils can be reclaimed.reclaimed.
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Images: Gold Institute, Echo Bay Mines; S. Warren
Soils can be sustained Soils can be sustained through protecting and through protecting and
reclaiming.reclaiming.
Images: NRCS
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