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Retaining Soil Moisture in the American Southwest (Paperback)
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Retaining Soil Moisture in the American Southwest (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 760
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Commonly, we think of soil as just a medium to walk above or build
upon. If we had the ability to shrink ourselves to the size of a
soil particle, we would be amazed at the vibrant life and
ever-changing interactions taking place all around us. The
activity, physical changes and diverse life forms would overwhelm
the senses. Soil moisture fuels this activity. The soil and water
dynamic together as one entity is both the introduction and ending
of a novel on the living. Where time is a method used to record
events, the soil-water dynamic is time. Together, they tell us
where we've been and point us in the direction we need to go.
Retaining Soil Moisture in the American Southwest is a culmination
of the author's extensive interest in soil and water interactions,
soil remediation, land application of treated wastes, conservation,
air, soil, and water quality issues, and an overall appreciation
for improvement for the quality of life. Awareness of the players
in the soil-water-plant continuum aids in understanding the
processes that either reduce or conserve soil moisture. The dry
climate of the American Southwest demands this understanding to
ensure that waters which may have taken hundreds to thousands to
millions of years to amass are not wiped out in the span of a
generation. KELLY J. PONTE obtained her A.A. degree in Liberal Arts
from Cape Cod Community College in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and
earned her B.S. degree in Plant and Soil Sciences from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She received her M.S.
degree in Agronomy and Ph.D. in Soil Science from Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. She lives in New Mexico. ON THE
COVER: A portion of a painting entitled Rain by Howard Behling
Schleeter from the book, A More Abundant Life, New Deal Artists and
Public Art in New Mexico, published by Sunstone Press. The original
painting is in the collection of Melrose High School, Melrose, New
Mexico.
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