{"id":192,"date":"2015-12-06T13:40:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T21:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/?p=192"},"modified":"2015-12-06T13:40:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T21:40:58","slug":"when-you-cant-see-the-soil-for-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/2015\/12\/06\/when-you-cant-see-the-soil-for-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"When you can&#8217;t see the soil for the forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that <a href=\"http:\/\/yara.co.uk\/crop-nutrition\/news-and-events\/soil-facts\/\">December 5th is World Soil Day<\/a>? It&#8217;s only fitting that we would feature Kris Osterloh, a 3rd year Ph. D. student of <a href=\"http:\/\/cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu\/content\/jay-stratton-noller\">Jay Noller<\/a> in the department of Crop and Soil Science.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_194\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/files\/2015\/12\/Summer-201431.8.14-1598.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/files\/2015\/12\/Summer-201431.8.14-1598-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A soil core is carefully measured in the field. The data from this core and the surrounding ecology will help construct a model to understand the soils in the Willamette Valley National Forest\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A soil core is carefully measured in the field. The data from this core and the surrounding ecology will help construct a model to map\u00a0the soils in the Willamette Valley National Forest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Soil is more than just dirt in the ground, it&#8217;s rich and vibrant with life, and there are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USDA_soil_taxonomy\">many, many different types of soil on this planet<\/a>. Our soil is the reason civilization can exist, or as FDR so eloquently put it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Franklin D Roosevelt, 1937<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tonight at 7PM, Kris Osterloh will talk about his passion for soils and his research using computer models\u00a0to rapidly map and understand the development of soils in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/willamette\/\">Willamette National Forest<\/a>.\u00a0With this knowledge in hand, we can understand how we can better manage the land to protect the soil and everything that comes from it.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in Sunday, December 6th at 7PM Pacific on 88.7FM or stream at http:\/\/kbvr.com\/listen to hear Kris&#8217; tale of adventure, leadership, and science!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/files\/2015\/12\/Summer-201431.8.14-961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-193\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/files\/2015\/12\/Summer-201431.8.14-961-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Kris Osterloh pauses for reflection in the field\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kris Osterloh pauses for reflection.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that December 5th is World Soil Day? 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