• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
El Camino Real ChapterEl Camino Real Chapter
  • Welcome
  • Calendar
  • Organization
    • Program Overview
    • Chapter Contacts
    • El Camino Real Name
    • How to Join
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Liability Details
    • Disclaimers
    • Web Site Hints
  • Natural Areas of Interest
  • Chapter Volunteer Projects
    • Volunteer Projects Guidelines
      • Membership Requirements, Certifications and Milestones
      • Project Approval Process
      • Approved Volunteer Projects
      • Volunteer & AT Hours VMS Reporting
    • Newsletters
    • Milam County Nature Festivals
      • Festival Photo Contests
    • Photo and Slideshow Gallery
      • Member Provided Event Photos and Presentations
      • Neat Slide Shows
    • Nature of Milam County Projects
      • County Features
      • Floridus Milamexa – The Flora of Milam County
      • Birds, Birds Everywhere
      • Our Mammals, Friends and Foe
      • Lovely as a Tree
      • Wildflowers – God’s Bouquet
      • Snakes! Yipes!
      • Soils – That earthy dirty stuff.
    • Special Projects Intro.
      • “Texas Seeds for Success”
      • Big Trees of Milam County
      • Milano Junction Memorial Garden
  • Training and Adv. Trng
    • New Member Class Curriculum
    • Advanced Training Guide
    • Field Trips
    • Visiting Lecturer Info
    • LBJ Wildflower Center Learning
  • Library
    • Bylaws, CMOP, COH and Other Chapter Guidelines
    • Volunteer Service Hours, Advanced Training, VMS, Meeting Reporting forms and templates.
    • Meeting Minutes, Annual Reports and Various Document Archives
    • Logos and Graphics
    • Press Releases
    • Brochures
    • Outside Resources
  • Members Only Area
    • Documents, Roster, and Financials
    • Member Photo Directory
    • Class Graduation Photos
    • Using ZOOM for meetings, webinars, AT sessions.
  • Website Table of Contents
Search

Soils – That earthy dirty stuff.

Our Soils Interest group was formed in April 2015, with the intent of learning and sharing all about soils in our County. The reader is also referred to our Geology and Soils page under the “Natural Areas” section of this web site where we keep all advanced training, field trips and many links and references on the subject since we started our chapter and the web site.

This page will focus on and document the activities of our Soils Interest group specifically, and will use links as needed to the above page to prevent any duplication, primarily regarding reference material.

  • Soils Meeting 4-17-15
  • Soils Meeting 7-10-15

Richard Reid (Soil Survey Project Leader; NRCS, Bryan) met with the Soils group and helped them collect two samples of Milam County soils, shown in this picture.  For more on this process see the videos, photos and documentation located in the Geology and Soils Interest Group web page (link above). Katherine Bedrich made these display cases for two samples, and although you can’t see it, there are centimeter depth markings on the frames and additional soil analysis information that the group now has, regarding such things as water penetration, soil content, suitability for native grasses or agriculture, etc.  The left column contains the top portion of the sample and the right column the bottom portion.

FullSizeRender

© 2025 Texas A&M University. All rights reserved.

  • Compact with Texans
  • Privacy and Security
  • Accessibility Policy
  • State Link Policy
  • Statewide Search
  • Veterans Benefits
  • Military Families
  • Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline
  • Texas Homeland Security
  • Texas Veterans Portal
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Open Records/Public Information