Re: Soil Quality/Ecosystem Quality
caingels@ucdavis.edu
Wed, 17 Nov 93 11:27:45 PST
> From: a16msafley@attmail.com (Marc Safley )
> Date: 17 Nov 93 12:40:15 GMT
> To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
> Phone: +1 202 720 3921
> Subject: Soil Quality/Ecosystem Quality
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> 'I would appreciate hearing from anyone on the net who has information
> regarding science-based criteria for measuring soil quality in its many
> facets. Our agency is interested in how these criteria can be used to
> measure effectiveness of resource management systems and ecosystem
> management strategies.
>
> If you have done research in this area or know of research in this area
> please contact me either via this network or via fax at 202-720-2646.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Marc Safley
> Assistant Director
> Ecological Sciences Division
> Soil Conservation Service
> P.O. Box 2890
> Washington, DC 20013
>
> voice phone:202-720-3921
>
>
>
Marc - Last April our program sponsored the "Sustainable Soil Management
Symposium," from which we produced a proceedings that is still available for
$10. One of the papers in it is from Rhonda Janke from the Rodale Institute
Research Center: "Regenerating Soil Quality in the Post-Modern World." In
it, she compared soil management with art history, reviewed the literature on
indicators of soil quality, and discussed Rodale's role and where we go from
here. You can order the proceedings from us or call Rhonda directly (215)
683-3112. I hope this is helpful.
Chuck Ingels
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
University of California
Davis, CA 95616