| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
A reconnaissance soil survey of the Prince George - McLeod Lake map area was started in the Special Sales Area in 1965 . Its primary purpose was to provide basic soils information for determining the Canada Land Inventory soil capability for agriculture and forestry ratings within the Special Sales Area. With the expansion of the Canada ?_and Inventory into Central British Columbia in 1965, subsequent soil surveys were conducted in the western three-quarters of the map area (93G/10-15 and 93J/2-7) from 1966 to 1968. Finally it 1972, with the extension of the Canada Land Inventory to the east, the soil survey was completed in the eastern quarter of the map area (93G/9, 16 and 93J/1, 8) . The total map area is 3 .6 million acres, or about 5,650 square miles. The majority of the report was prepared shortly after the completion of the field survey, hence Imperial units of measurement and the 1970 System of Soil Classification were used. These units have not been converted to the metric system nor has the soil classification been updated because to do so would have further delayed publication and also would not appreciably improve the value of most information in the report. This report, with the enclosed 1:100 000 scale soil maps, provides information pertaining to the soils, landforms, climate, and vegetation of 93G north half and 93J south half, with each of the 51 soil associations described in detail. A variety of soil interpretations for agriculture, engineering, forestry and recreational uses are also presented . Together they will aid land managers and planners in decisions involving use of the land resource. Soil capability for agriculture and forestry maps have also been prepared for the map area. These published maps are at a scale of 1 :125 000 - manuscript (working) copies at 1:50 000 scale are also available. |
