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Thoughts: Terra Preta: Soils from the Past Code Monkey 2008

According to the text "Soils" (Prentice Hall, 1983), applications of gypsum (calcium sulfate) for three years increased percolation to 19 inches, from only 10 inches in soil that did not receive gypsum.

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Berryland sand, frequently flooded (BF) and Manahawkin muck (Ma) are Group 1 Hydric Soils, of which there are approximately 15 acres in the western portion of the borough known as Beachwood West.

2009 March « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

Group 2 Hydric Soils are soils displaying consistent hydric conditions in most places, but additional verification is necessary.

2009 March « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

Group 1 Hydric Soils are those soils that nearly always display consistent hydric conditions.

Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part IV « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

Berryland sand, frequently flooded (BF) and Manahawkin muck (Ma) are Group 1 Hydric Soils, of which there are approximately 15 acres in the western portion of the borough known as Beachwood West.

Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part IV « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, has classified the Hydric Soils of New Jersey as follows:

Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part IV « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

Group 1 Hydric Soils are those soils that nearly always display consistent hydric conditions.

2009 March « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

Group 2 Hydric Soils are soils displaying consistent hydric conditions in most places, but additional verification is necessary.

Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part IV « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

There are no identified Group 3 Hydric Soils within the borough.

Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part IV « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009