Soil

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  • Quin Holifield, Soil Scientist

    Soil
    Front cover of Dr. Quin Holifield Collector Card
    • Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY/CESF)
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Soil scientists are concerned with the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and behavoir of soils and their management for both agricultural and nonagricultural uses.
  • Grizelle Gonzalez, Soil Ecologist

    Forests & PlantsInsectsSoil
    Front cover of Dr. Grizelle Gonzalez Collector Card
    • Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A soil ecologist studies how living and nonliving factors (and their interactions) affect the functioning of the soil environment.
  • Claudia Cotton, Forest Soil Scientist

    Forests & PlantsSoilWater
    Front cover of Dr. Claudia Cotton Collector Card
    • Ph.D., Virginia Tech
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Forest soil scientists observe, measure, and analyze forest soils.  We do this to make sure that forest management activities, such as trail building and timber harvesting, do not negatively affect the forest soil.
  • Mary Beth Adams, Soil Scientist & Forester

    Forests & PlantsSoil
    Front cover of Dr. Mary Beth Adams Collector Card
    • Ph. D., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Forest soil scientists study the connections of soil with forest ecosystems. Soil sustains life. I try to understand what it takes to keep forests healthy and productive.
  • Dan Neary, Soil Scientist & Hydrologist

    SoilWater
    Front cover of Dr. Dan Neary Collector Card
    • Ph.D., Michigan State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A soil scientist studies the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soils, how they are classified, how they function, and how water moves through them.  A hydrologist studies all the aspects of the quantity and quality of water cycle from precipitation to streamflow to groundwater.
  • J.M. Grace III, Biological & Agricultural Engineer

    SoilWater
    Front cover of Dr. J.M. Grace III Collector Card
    • Ph.D., North Carolina State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a biological and agricultural engineer, I explore, design, and study interactions among all aspects of biological systems.
  • Johnny Boggs, Biological Scientist

    Forests & PlantsSoilWater
    Front cover of Mr. Johnny Boggs Collector Card
    • M.S., Alabama A&M University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a biological scientist, I study environmental processes related to how human and forest management activities will impact water and air quality.
  • Michael Balen – Civil, Mining, & Geological Engineer

    LandformsSoilWater
    Front Cover of Michael Balen Collector Card
    • B.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a Forest Service engineer, I manage the built environment, including the roads, bridges, and facilities, that connect people to the national forest landscape and enable Forest Service employees to do their jobs.