Soil Health Library

Healthy Soils Link to Website
Monitoring California Annual Grassland Residual Dry Matter. Link to Website
NRCS Web Soil Survey Link to Website
UC Davis SoilWeb Link to Website
Soil Health Assessment: Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Link to Website

Ecology and Management of Annual Rangeland Series Part 3: Soils UC ANR 8542, December 2020. Link to PDF

This publication includes soil classification and terminology, a breakdown of the Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs), general information on soil formation, and focused data on soils in the Coastal Range and Sierra Nevada foothills.


More information about healthy soils

RDM Guidelines ANR 8092. Link to PDF

Soil Biology Primer Link to PDF

NRCS Resource Concerns: Soil Erosion and Organic Matter (pages 1-3 & 6). Link to PDF

Soil Management and Improvements Link to PDF

UCANR 8542 cover image