Soil Science Guide to Soils

Soil Science Guide to Soils: The Vital Life-Giving Layers Beneath Our Feet is a practical, field-ready booklet — not just a textbook. Authored by licensed professional geologists Brian Oram and Dr. Brian Redmond, this guide condenses over 30 years of real-world experience in soil science, geology, and environmental consulting into a clear, accessible format.

Educational Tool

Soil Science Guide to Soils is your essential field companion for understanding and working with one of Earth’s most important resources — soil. A great educational tool for preparing for Envirothons, new soil scientists, or other soil professionals.

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Perfect for students, agriculture professionals, environmental consultants, engineers, gardeners, and anyone who wants to truly understand the ground beneath their feet. You’ll learn soil formation, classification, properties, and evaluation using the intuitive POT Process — Prepare, Observe, Translate — a simple framework designed for fast, accurate field assessments. Richly illustrated with customized diagrams, photos, and field examples, this booklet makes complex soil science practical and memorable.

What You’ll Learn:

• Soil formation and the factors that shape it
  
  
• Soil classification systems and horizon identification
  
  
• The POT Process (Prepare → Observe → Translate) for reliable field evaluation
  
  
• Key physical and chemical soil properties
  
  
• Real-world applications in agriculture, environmental science, engineering, construction, and land management

Who It’s For:

• University students in soil science, agronomy, environmental studies, and geology
  
  
• Professional geologists, soil scientists, and environmental consultants
  
  
• Farmers, regenerative agriculture practitioners, and master gardeners
  
  
• Civil and environmental engineers
  
  
• Anyone passionate about sustainable land stewardship

Written in plain language with clear illustrations and field-tested insights, this booklet turns technical soil science into something you can actually use in the field or classroom. Whether you’re preparing for professional licensure exams, conducting site assessments, or simply deepening your connection to the land, the Soil Science Guide to Soils delivers actionable knowledge you’ll reference again and again.

Details:

• Compact, durable format — designed to fit in your field bag
• Full-color illustrations and photographs
• Authored by experts with decades of applied experience
• Price: $25.00

Note: The booklet is now published and shipping immediately.

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