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DESIGNATION: Profile 1 <br />LANDSCAPE POSITION: Minor depression on an upland ridge <br />PARENT MATERIAL: Glacial till <br />SLOPE: ca. 3-5 percent <br />METHODOLOGY: Shovel test <br />VEGETATION: Fallow field <br />LEGAL LOCATION: SW>/4, NW'^. SW«4 of Section 25, T118N, R23W <br />DATE DESCRIBED: 11/19/96 <br />DESCRIBED BY: LRB <br />i^MARKS: This profile is fairly representative of the upland soils present in the project <br />area. However, in most areas the Ap horizon is lighter and directly overlays the Bt <br />horizon. This profile w-as taken in Shovel Test Area 1 (Figure 3a). <br />DEPTH (cm)SOIL HORIZON DESCRIPTION <br />0-24 Ap Very dark grayish brown (lOYR 3/2) <br />coarse sandy loam with few gravels; <br />weak very fine subangular blocky <br />structure; loose; common roots; clear, <br />wa\y boundary. <br />24-31 Yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) fine sand <br />clay with few gravels; moderate, <br />medium subangular blocky structure, <br />loose; few roots; clear smooth boundary. <br />31-61 Yellowish brown (lOYR 5/6) sandy clay <br />with few gravels; Strong medium <br />subangular blocky structure; plastic; few <br />brown (lOYR 5/3) cutans; few roots. <br />End of excavation. <br />DESIGNATION: Profile 2 <br />LANDSCAPE POSITION: Lower bench on upland <br />PARENT MATERIAL: Glacial till <br />SLOPE: ca. 3-5 percent <br />METHODOLOGY: Shovel test <br />VEGETATION: Mixed forest <br />LEG.AL LOCATION: NWVa, SEU, SWVa of Section 25, T118N, R23W <br />DATE DESCRIBED: 11/21/96 <br />DESCRIBED BY: LRB <br />RE.M.ARKS: This is the woodlot that contains site 21HE0278. This is one of the few <br />unplowed areas crossed during the survey. This profile was taken in Shovel Test Area 2 <br />I <br />(Figure 3a).