Soils of the - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Soils of the - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Soils of the - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
LIST OF PLATE S Plate 1 View northward over downtown Vancouver to the Coast Mountains . 2 Plate 2 Log booming area on the Fraser River 3 Plate 3 Dyke along the Fraser River in Matsqui Valley 6 Plate 4 Landscape near the Abbotsford Airport showing the typical topography of Abbotsford soils 20 Plate 5 Abbotsford soil profile (Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 2 1 Plate 6 Landscape typical of soils developed from glaciomarine deposits 23 Plate 7 Albion soil profile (Humic Luvic Gleysol) 24 Plate 8 Bates soil profile (Gleyed Eluviated Melanic Brunisol) 3 2 Plate 9 Beharrel soil profile (Humic Luvic Gleysol) 3 2 Plate 10 Typical mixed, coniferous and deciduous second-growth forest on Bose soils : 4 1 Plate 11 Bose soil profile (Duric Humo-Ferric Podzol) 4 2 Plate 12 Glacial till covered landscape west of Stave Falls 4 4 Plate 13 Buntzen soil profile (Duric Ferro-Humic Podzol) 4 5 Plate 14 Cloverdale soil profile (Humic Luvic Gleysol) 5 5 Plate 15 Langley soil profile (Humic Luvic Gleysol) 55 Plate 16 Columbia soil profile (Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 57 Plate 17 Landscape typical of parts of Richmond Municipality, Westham Island and western Delt a Municipality 60 Plate 18 Crescent soil profile (Orthic Gleysol) 6 1 Plate 19 Old growth forest on Dennett soils 67 Plate 20 Dennett soil profile (Typic Folisol) 6 7 Plate 21 Landscape typical of the lowland areas near Mud Bay showing the undulating topograph y of the soils 76 Plate 22 Vegetation on an uncleared area of Glen Valley soils 8 3 Plate 23 Glen Valley soil profile (Typic Fibrisol) 8 4 Plate 24 Golden Ears soil profile (Duric Ferro-Humic Podzol) 8 6 Plate 25 Whonnock soil profile (Duric Ferro-Humic Podzol) 8 6 Plate 26 Typical landscape in the Sumas Valley 107 Plate 27 Kennedy soil profile (Brunisolic Gray Luvisol) 108 Plate 28 A view across an area of Ladner soils on the lowlands of Delta Municipality 11 2 Plate 29 Ladner soil profile (Humic Luvic Gleysol) 113 Page xiv
LIST OF PLATES (Continued) Plate 30 Lodgepole pine is a common component of the vegetation on poorly to moderatel y decomposed Organic soils 12 3 Plate 31 Lulu soil profile (Terric Mesisol) 12 3 Plate 32 Marble Hill soil profile (Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 12 7 Plate 33 Southward view on Nicomen Island toward Sumas Mountain 13 0 Plate 34 Matsqui soil profile (Eluviated Eutric Brunisol) 13 1 Plate 35 Typical lower slopes along Pitt Lake 149 Plate 36 Typical landscape on the uplands north of Mission 160 Plate 37 Ryder soil profile (Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 16 1 Plate 38 Landscape across the nearly level, poorly drained, sandy Sumas soils 18 1 Plate 39 Vinod soil profile (Rego Gleysol :saline and peaty phase) 19 1 Plate 40 Landscape of the silty, undulating, lacustrine deposits of the Sumas Valley 19 2 Plate 41 Vye soil profile (Gleyed Gray Luvisol) 19 3 Plate 42 A typical undulating to rolling landscape in which Whatcom soils dominate 19 7 Plate 43 Whatcom soil profile (Luvisolic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 19 8 Plate 44 Widgeon Lake 20 2 Plate 45 A view typical of the Tidal Flats miscellaneous land type 20 2 Plate 46 Urban encroachment onto agricultural land 20 4 Plate 47 Transportation and utility corridors occupy substantial ands in the Langley-Vancouver ma p area 20 4 xv
- Page 1 and 2: Soils of the Langley-Vancouver Map
- Page 3 and 4: Province of British Columbi a Minis
- Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION The first soil survey
- Page 7 and 8: HOW TO USE THE SOIL MAPS AND REPORT
- Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THE SOIL MA
- Page 11 and 12: Lulu Soils (LU) Lumbum Soils (LM) L
- Page 13: LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Location a
- Page 17 and 18: LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Avera
- Page 19 and 20: Plate i view northward over downtow
- Page 21 and 22: during the growing season (May to S
- Page 23 and 24: Plate 3 Dyke along the Fraser River
- Page 25 and 26: SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS Several
- Page 27 and 28: ---------------- TABLE 2 The relati
- Page 29 and 30: CHAPTER TWO SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND
- Page 31 and 32: CHAPTER THREE DESCRIPTION OF THE SO
- Page 33 and 34: UPLANDS STREA M Figure 6. A schemat
- Page 35 and 36: Description of the Soils
- Page 37 and 38: n Plate 5 Abbotsford soil profile (
- Page 39 and 40: - _ I Plate 6 Landscape typical of
- Page 41 and 42: General Soil Description : Albion s
- Page 43 and 44: ANNACIS SOILS (AS) Location and Ext
- Page 45 and 46: ARNOLD SOILS . (AR) Location and Ex
- Page 47 and 48: BATES SOILS (BT) Location and Exten
- Page 49 and 50: BEHARREL SOILS . (BL) Location and
- Page 51 and 52: BERRY SOILS (BR) Location and Exten
- Page 53 and 54: BLANEY SOILS . (BE) Location and Ex
- Page 55 and 56: BONSON SOILS (BN) Location and Exte
- Page 57 and 58: ' - -_) - r or - ' _ ti _ L , -~ s,
- Page 59 and 60: BUCKERFIELD SOILS (BK) Location and
- Page 61 and 62: Plate 13 Buntzen soil profiie -. -H
- Page 63 and 64: CALKINS SOILS (CN) Location and Ext
LIST OF PLATES (Continued)<br />
Plate 30<br />
Lodgepole pine is a common component <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vegetation on poorly to moderatel y<br />
decomposed Organic soils 12 3<br />
Plate 31 Lulu soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Terric Mesisol) 12 3<br />
Plate 32 Marble Hill soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 12 7<br />
Plate 33 Southward view on Nicomen Isl<strong>and</strong> toward Sumas Mountain 13 0<br />
Plate 34 Matsqui soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Eluviated Eutric Brunisol) 13 1<br />
Plate 35 Typical lower slopes along Pitt Lake 149<br />
Plate 36 Typical l<strong>and</strong>scape on <strong>the</strong> upl<strong>and</strong>s north <strong>of</strong> Mission 160<br />
Plate 37 Ryder soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 16 1<br />
Plate 38 L<strong>and</strong>scape across <strong>the</strong> nearly level, poorly drained, s<strong>and</strong>y Sumas soils 18 1<br />
Plate 39 Vinod soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Rego Gleysol :saline <strong>and</strong> peaty phase) 19 1<br />
Plate 40 L<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> silty, undulating, lacustrine deposits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sumas Valley 19 2<br />
Plate 41 Vye soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Gleyed Gray Luvisol) 19 3<br />
Plate 42 A typical undulating to rolling l<strong>and</strong>scape in which Whatcom soils dominate 19 7<br />
Plate 43 Whatcom soil pr<strong>of</strong>ile (Luvisolic Humo-Ferric Podzol) 19 8<br />
Plate 44 Widgeon Lake 20 2<br />
Plate 45 A view typical <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tidal Flats miscellaneous l<strong>and</strong> type 20 2<br />
Plate 46 Urban encroachment onto agricultural l<strong>and</strong> 20 4<br />
Plate 47<br />
Transportation <strong>and</strong> utility corridors occupy substantial <strong>and</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> Langley-Vancouver ma p<br />
area 20 4<br />
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