Ben MuroFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

Spring 4-19-2021

Abstract

Utilizing Livingston County estate maps, USGS topographic maps, and publicly available soil survey information, a soil map and geologic map were created for the Chanler estate in Geneseo NY. The estate encompasses Fall Brook Glen, a hanging valley which cuts through Upper Devonian strata in the following order: West River shale, Genundewa limestone, Penn Yan shale, Geneseo Shale, Leicester Pyrite, and Moscow formation. Topographic maps were analyzed for slopes, and zones were delineated based on severity of hillslope. Using web soil survey data from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), varying zones of soils were analyzed for their current uses, and potential uses in the future. It was concluded that much of the soils on the Chanler estate were prime farmland as a result of the fertile silty loams with gently sloping topography. A survey of the geology under these soils was completed, and a geologic map of Upper Devonian strata in Fall Brook was compiled. Following the soil map and geologic map, it was recommended that the most fertile, gently sloping regions on the estate should be used for farmland, while the more sloped regions would best be suited as orchards due to their instability for field crops.

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Mentored by Dr. Jeffrey Over

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