Soil is the foundation of all life on Earth. We depend on soil for food, clean water, clean air, habitat for wildlife, and so much more! Join us on Tuesday, December 5, at 6:00pm, for a 1 hour webinar. OCSCD's Education Coordinator, Becky Laboy, M.Ed., will highlight soil's many amazing attributes and share tips on how to keep your soil healthy.

Did you know that soils are classified into taxonomic groups, similar to the way that plants and animals are classified? The soil taxonomy system used in the United States was primarily developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Based on physical, chemical and morphological properties, soil scientists classify soils into hierarchical taxonomic categories including order, suborder, great group, subgroup, family and series. The broadest category is the soil order. The smallest unit is the series, which is akin to the species level of plant and animal taxonomic classification. Visit OCSCD's blog and dig deeper into soil taxonomy!