Since 1972, the Division of Conservation has been a participant in the National Cooperative Soil Survey Program. This program is a nationwide partnership of federal, regional, state and local agencies and institutions that work together to investigate, inventory, classify and interpret soils as well as publish, deliver and promote the use of soil information.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service is responsible for the leadership of the Soil Survey Program in Kentucky, with assistance provided by the Division of Conservation, the University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and the U.S. Forest Service, which oversees federal holdings within the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Soil scientists from each of the cooperating agencies map, classify and interpret soils, so that every county in the Commonwealth can have a published soil survey. The survey serves as a valuable planning tool for Kentucky’s farmers, landowners and users, as well as a foundation for decisions made by conservationists, foresters, engineers, biologists, realtors, developers and home buyers.
Mark Davis - Kentucky Division of Conservation 502-573-3080
Ken Scott - Kentucky Division of Conservation 270-388-7653
Gerald Richardson - Kentucky Division of Conservation 606-678-0568 Ext. 116
Bill Craddock - USDA NRCS State Soil Scientist
Soil Reference Material and Links to related sites from USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Soil Science Education Homepage - Web site by NASA and Soil Science Society of America
NRCS Soils Data Web Site - Information about Kentucky soils and soils across the United States.
State Soils - Kentucky's Crider Soil. Please note this is a PDF document which requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
Kentucky Soil Surveys Published by County - A Word document list of Natural Resources offices where soil surveys by county in Kentucky may be obtained.
Digital Soils Data Download - Two sites now feature Kentucky's digital soil survey data.
