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Technical papers, newsletters and reports are listed alphabetically, provided mostly in PDF format. Where there are many documents on this subject available, follow the link to that series of publications (e.g., soil landscape maps and reports). You may need to obtain free Adobe Acrobat software to access the documents in pdf.

Above the Treeline: How the High Country Was Rescued (Soil Conservation Service 1986)

Acid Sulfate Soils online papers ...
Acid Sulfate Soils Risk Maps ...
Acid Sulfate Soils Risk Maps (Guidelines for the Use of…) (DLWC 1998) (PDF 1041KB)
After the Burn (CALM 1993) (PDF 845KB)
Assessing the Texture of Your Soil (Joint DLWC/ NSW Agriculture publication, 2001) (PDF 500KB)
Building a Farm Dam (DLWC 1997) (PDF 345KB)
Cap and Pipe the Bores (DLWC 2000) (PDF 1106KB)
Conservation Farming (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1985) (PDF 664KB)
Detecting Soil Structure Decline (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1991) (PDF 967KB)
Erosion & Sediment Control on Building Sites (Guidelines for…) (DLWC 2001):

Land Condition and Hazard Maps 2001 State-of-the Environment Reporting (DLWC 2001)

Land Degradation Survey 1987-1988 (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1988)

Managing NSW Rangelands (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1985) (PDF 700KB)

On the Surface, What Kind of Soil are You Farming? (Joint NLP/ DLWC publication, 2002) (PDF 1.712MB)

Parent Material and Soils (DLWC/ Gray, J.M. and Murphy, B.W. 1999)

Planning, Construction and Maintenance of Tracks (Guidelines for the…) (CaLM 1994) (PDF 449KB)

Reduced Tillage for Soil Erosion Control (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1978) (PDF 1479KB)

Rehabilitation of open cut coal mines using native grasses: Management guidelines by Charles Huxtable. (DSNR, 2003) (PDF 1 MB)

A Review of Literature on Ironbark Ridges and Associated Lands by B Craze and J Salmon. (DIPNR, 2004) (PDF 925KB)

Rural Land Capability Mapping (Soil Conservation Service of NSW/ Emery, K.A. 1986)

SALIS Soil Data Entry Handbook 3^rd edition (DLWC 2001) (PDF 832KB)

SALIS Soil Data Entry Handbook Supplement 1—the Salinity Soil Data Card (2002) - (PDF 239KB)

SALIS Soil Data Entry Handbook Supplement 2—the 4-page, V4 Soil Data Card (2005) - (PDF 142KB)

Soil and Landscape Issues in Environmental Impact Assessment (DLWC Technical Report #34, 2000) (PDF 1484KB)

Soil and Water Conservation on Farms (Soil Conservation Service of NSW undated (~1985)) (PDF 957KB)

Soil - A Vital and Non-renewable Resource (DLWC 2000 SoilFacts #1) (PDF 515KB)

Soil Landscape Derivative Maps ...

Soil Landscape Maps and Reports...

Soiloss: A Program to Assist in the Selection of Management Practices to Reduce Erosion (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1993)

Soil Regolith Stability Classification for State Forests in Eastern NSW (DLWC/ Murphy, C, Fogarty, P and Ryan, P 1998). This publication may be purchased through DIPNR's Information Centre.

Soils: Their Properties and Management, 2nd edition (DLWC/ Oxford University Press/ Charman, PEV & Murphy, BW 2000). This publication is no longer stocked by the Information Centre, but can be purchased from larger book stores.

Soil Structure Close-up (CaLM 1994) (PDF 604KB)

Soil Survey Standard Test Methods (DIPNR 2003)

Stubble Assessment for Erosion Control (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1985) (PDF 1255KB)

Stubble - Trash or Treasure? (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1979) (PDF 552KB)

Systems Used to Classify Rural Lands in NSW (Soil Conservation Service of NSW/ Cunningham, G.M., Higginson, F.R., Riddler, A.M.H. and Emery, K.A. 1988) (PDF 1372KB)

Take the Guesswork out of Land Use Decision Making (DLWC 2000 SoilFacts #2) (PDF 411KB)

The Cover Equation - How Much is Enough? (CaLM 1995) (PDF 1956KB)

The Hidden Cost of Bush Fires (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1986) (PDF 1632KB)

The Mallee Country of Western NSW (A Grazier's Guide to…) (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1988)

The Northern Crisis - Soil Erosion (Soil Conservation Service of NSW, undated (~1986)) (PDF 951KB)

The Saltbush-Bluebush Downs Country of Western NSW (A Grazier's Guide to…) (Soil Conservation Service of NSW 1989)

Wind Erosion 2nd Edition (DIPNR/John Leys 2003) (PDF 134KB)

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Want to find more publications about soils or soil conservation? Then visit our references and further reading pages for a substantial listing. Many of these publications are held in public libraries. Soil Conservation Service of NSW, Department of Conservation and Land Management (CaLM), Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC) and Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (DIPNR) publications are also held within the Department's library, many of which may be available on inter-library loan through your local council library.

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