{"id":13189,"date":"2025-05-22T08:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/?p=13189"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:24:17","slug":"wisconsin-1993","status":"publish","type":"map","link":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/map\/wisconsin-1993\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin (1993)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-31d465b ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-31d465b-wrapper > .ugb-container__side{align-items:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:75% !important}.ugb-31d465b.ugb-container{padding-left:60px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-31d465b-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-9406a1f ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9406a1f > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-9406a1f-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-9406a1f-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h4>This color-coded map presents generalized soil regions of Wisconsin based on dominant soil types, parent materials, and land cover. The state is divided into zones such as forested red sandy soils, prairie silty soils, and streambottom wetland soils. The classification reflects both geomorphic and ecological conditions and is based on the work of Hole et al. (1968), updated for outreach and land management purposes.<\/h4>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12871\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-1536x1190.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-2048x1587.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Right-click image file to save.<\/p>\n<h4>Source:<\/h4>\n<p>F.W. Madison, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey; H.F. Gundlach, USDA Soil Conservation Service. 1993. <em data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"648\">Soil Regions of Wisconsin<\/em>. University of Wisconsin\u2013Extension and Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. Adapted from Hole, F.D., et al., 1968.<\/p>\n<h4>Resolution:<\/h4>\n<p>Printed at a scale of 1:710,000. Soil types are generalized by region and dominant characteristics (e.g., texture, parent material, forest\/prairie coverage).<\/p>\n<h4>Suggested Use:<\/h4>\n<p>Suitable for statewide land-use planning, ecological education, and quick soil region reference. Ideal for non-technical audiences and introductory environmental sciences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>Hole, F.D., et al. 1968. <em data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1211\">Soils of Wisconsin<\/em>. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.<br data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1264\">Soil Survey Staff. 2014. <em data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1330\">Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)<\/em>. USDA-NRCS. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov\/osdname.asp\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1390\">https:\/\/soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov\/osdname.asp<\/a><br data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1393\">Soil Survey Staff. 2014. <em data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1460\">Gridded Soil Survey Geographic (gSSURGO)<\/em>. USDA-NRCS. <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1505\">http:\/\/datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov<\/a><br data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1508\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Miller, B.A. and C.L. Burras. 2015. <em data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1634\">Comparison of surficial geology maps based on soil survey and in-depth geological survey<\/em>. <em data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1651\">Soil Horizons<\/em> 56(1). doi:10.2136\/sh14-05-0005<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12871,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"location":[],"surface-characteristic":[],"class_list":["post-13189","map","type-map","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-scaled.jpg",2560,1984,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-300x233.jpg",300,233,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-768x595.jpg",768,595,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-1024x794.jpg",1024,794,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-1536x1190.jpg",1536,1190,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/Wisconsin-1993-Wisconsin-Geological-and-Natural-History-Survey-and-USDA-SCS-2048x1587.jpg",2048,1587,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>This color-coded map presents generalized soil regions of Wisconsin based on dominant soil types, parent materials, and land cover. 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