Location 3

Location 3 was taken from the pathway itself. Refer to watershed photo. In this location, there was 25% sand, 1%clay, and 74% silt. After looking at the chart, I came to the conclusion that the soil was silt loam.

 

1. This soil would allow nutrients, water, and air to reach the plant living in the area. It would not be able to flow real freely, but, more freely as opposed to if it were clay soil.

 

2. In this area, there was a lot of organic material like mulch- instead of organic material and plants. The soil was packed tightly.

 

3. The organic material allows the soil to stay the same composition when people walk on it.

 

4. The soil may be a little more likely to erode being as there is only mulch over the top, and no vegetation, however, it would not erode as much if it was all sand. If it were to erode, and move to a different location, the current location would not be able to support organic material. It could affect the location that it moves to in the sense that the acidity of the soil could change, and then the plants that currently live there would die, and new plants could potentially take over.

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