Schedule
Tue-Thu, 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM (9/15/2025 - 11/26/2025) Location: CC CC1 118
Fri, 9:00 AM - 11:50 AM (9/15/2025 - 11/26/2025) Location: CC CC1 118
Description
In this course, students learn about the chemical, physical, and biological nature of soils; the factors controlling soil development; what a soil name can tell about the environment; and, how land management decisions affect soil quality and its sustainability. Topics will include: The importance of soils, what soil is, how soil forms, how soils are described, physical properties of soils, soil water, soil chemistry, soil biology, and soil sustainability.