Silt Loam

Silt Loam

 

After preforming the tests I determined my soil was silt loam. The fact that the soil is loose and had many organic particles mixed in with it causing open space, I believe that it would easily allow for water flow and movement of nutrients.

 

Many of the organisms in the area for plant life where cat tails, tall grass, small wild flowers, and several deciduous and coniferous trees at higher elevation. As for animals, most are insects, such as mosquitoes and gnats, frogs, several types of birds, and geese.

 

Most of the organisms bring nutrients to the soil through many ways such as decomposition.

 

I do think that this soil could be easily eroded because of the elevation of the area. The soil would follow gravity into the pond area and when that area was full it would start to follow the lowest elevation towards the street. The organic matter that is in the soil would be transported to the new location giving the area more nutrients

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