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Official Alabama Soil

Bama Soil Series

The official state soil of Alabama is the Bama Soil Series. The Bama Soil Series occurs throughout the state of Alabama. The Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Alabama adopted a resolution at its 1996 annual meeting recommending the Bama Soil Series as the State Soil.

photo of profile of Bama Soil series

Photo by George Martin, Soil Data Quality Specialist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Auburn, AL. Profile was taken in Wilcox County, AL.

The Bama Soil Series was specified as the state soil of Alabama by the legislature in 1997.



For more information:

ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/MO15/web/Education/ALStatesoil.pdf

Source:
Act 97-233, Acts of Alabama, April 24, 1997



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Updated: March 29, 2007
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