Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.
Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area. Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.
INTRODUCTIONIn recent years Parks Canada has commissioned environmentalstudies of various areas within the National Parks .generally involve an inventory of natural resources,These studiesan assessment ofpresent and potential user impact, and recommendations regarding themanagement of the area . The findings of these studies are used as abasis for resource management in the Parks .Nature and- Scope of StudyThe present study was carried out in conjunction with a study byM . Landals and G . W . Scotter of the Canadian Wildlife Service which involvesplant community analysis and mapping,and the evaluation and prediction ofenvironmental damage .Data from the vegetation and soils studies havebeenpooled to rate the relative sensitivity of ecological units within thestudy area .The environmental fragility ratings are included in thisreport (page 60)and have also been included in the report by Landals andScotter .This study involved a description, classification, and mappingof the soils in detail and evaluation of the use limitations of the soils .Parallel aims of the study include providing information for efficient andecologically sound use of the land .resourees and provid :Lngdata .forresearchers in other branches of science .Specific Objectives of this StudyThe specific objectives of this study are described in the Termsof Reference for an Environmental Impact Assessment of the Mount RevelstokeSummit Area (Parks Canada files) .These objectives include detailed mapping
of the soils at a scale of 1 :6,000 (1inch = 500 feet) of an area 2 .0 mileslong and 0 .75 miles wide along the summit of Mount Revelstoke .Soilinterpretations were requested forerosion susceptibility, drainagecharacteristics, engineering foundation characteristics, and soil productivity.The pedological research is intended to provide input intothe determination of the relative fragility ofecological units and inassigning fragility ratings toecological units so as to provide informationfor area planning and management .Use of ReportThis report consists of a written text, a detailed soils map(inrear pocket), and interpretive maps and tables showing soil limitationsfor various uses .The report includes general and detailed morphologicaldescriptions ofthe soils, chemical and physical analyses data, andinterpretive ratings of the soils for recreational uses .In order to obtain information about the soil in a given area,locate the area on the map and identify the soil in the legend .Somebasic information is given in the legend but the descriptive and interpretivesections of the report should be consulted for further information .General descriptions of the soils are included within the main body of thereport and detailed soil map unit descriptions and analytical data arelocated in Appendix A .Definitions of descriptive terms are included in Appendix B .
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- Page 4 and 5: PageSOIL PRODUCTIVITY 53BIBLIOGRAPH
- Page 6 and 7: LIST OF PLATESPagePLATE 1 . Humo-Fe
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- Page 12 and 13: calcareous rocks in the study area
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- Page 16 and 17: METHODS OF INVESTIGATIONField Techn
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- Page 20 and 21: 13FIGURE 2 .DIAGRAM OF A SOIL PROFI
- Page 22 and 23: 15Soils of the Summit AreaThe soils
- Page 24 and 25: MISCELLANEOUS MAPPING UNITSRBedrock
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- Page 28 and 29: 21extremely sloping land surfaces o
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- Page 34 and 35: 27Horizon Depth (cm) Color Texture
- Page 36 and 37: 295-a20 cm-5 -bPlate 5 .The hummock
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- Page 42 and 43: 37INTERPRETATIONSSoil Properties an
- Page 44 and 45: 39TABLE 4,GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOIL
- Page 46 and 47: 41TABLE 6 .GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOI
- Page 48 and 49: 43TABLE 8 .GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOI
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- Page 54 and 55: 49The soils of map units 1, 8 and 9
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<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> soils at a scale <strong>of</strong> 1 :6,000 (1inch = 500 feet) <strong>of</strong> an area 2 .0 mileslong and 0 .75 miles wide along <strong>the</strong> summit <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Revelstoke</strong> .<strong>Soil</strong>interpretations were requested forerosion susceptibility, drainagecharacteristics, engineering foundation characteristics, and soil productivity.The pedological research is intended to provide input into<strong>the</strong> determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> relative fragility <strong>of</strong>ecological units and inassigning fragility ratings toecological units so as to provide informationfor area planning and management .Use <strong>of</strong> ReportThis report consists <strong>of</strong> a written text, a detailed soils map(inrear pocket), and interpretive maps and tables showing soil limitationsfor various uses .The report includes general and detailed morphologicaldescriptions <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> soils, chemical and physical analyses data, andinterpretive ratings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> soils for recreational uses .In order to obtain information about <strong>the</strong> soil in a given area,locate <strong>the</strong> area on <strong>the</strong> map and identify <strong>the</strong> soil in <strong>the</strong> legend .Somebasic information is given in <strong>the</strong> legend but <strong>the</strong> descriptive and interpretivesections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> report should be consulted for fur<strong>the</strong>r information .General descriptions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> soils are included within <strong>the</strong> main body <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>report and detailed soil map unit descriptions and analytical data arelocated in Appendix A .Definitions <strong>of</strong> descriptive terms are included in Appendix B .
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