Welcome to Soil & Waste Resources!
Discipline Coordinator: Steve Levine
Address: College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point,
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: (715) 346-3704
Fax: (715) 346-3624
"While we glorify man's advances and great achievements, let us never
forget that without 5 inches of top soil and regular rains, none of these
would have been possible." --Anonymous
Soil Science Emphasis
Advanced courses in Soil Science give the students training in the main
areas of study. Soil Management is designed primarily to expose the student
to the techniques of tillage, fertilization, and water control for
economical crop production. Soil Physics deals mainly with the size and
arrangement of the soil particles and their relationship to transfer of air,
water, and heat in the soil. Soil Genesis and Morphology gives the student
an understanding of why soils have formed as they are now and how they can
be grouped according to their characteristics for the purpose of a soils
inventory. In Soil Analysis the chemical properties of the soil are
determined and evaluated. Among the other courses are Soil Interpretation
for Land Use Planning, Soil Profile Description Writing, Forest Soils, and
Waste Management which help to provide for a well rounded curriculum.
Waste Management Emphasis
This curriculum includes all aspects of water and waste treatment.
Industrial and municipal waste water treatment and solid waste management
are the main thrusts for this option. The student chooses between an
emphasis in technical management versus business management.
