Web Soil Survey

Web Soil Survey: Wastewater and irrigation discharge into the Olentangy River

 


Review: I am very much a beginner in using the tool, but it was interesting to see how it worked. it is very similar to how GIS works, so getting the hang of it was pretty easy. I really enjoyed being able to see the tools that were provided to see different layers on the map. I chose to look at irrigation discharge and food and manure discharge to see how much, if any goes into the Olentangy River that sits along the park. Since a lot of my interest focuses on reducing nutrient pollution in water this is a really good tool that will be useful to look further into that! 

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