Soil & Water
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Additional Resources
(Updated April 2025)
Articles & Reports
Groundwater: Our Most Valuable Hidden Resource.
The Nature Conservancy. 3/13/22
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/groundwater-most-valuable-resource/
New York City’s Drinking Water Supply Quality Report 2024.
Rethinking Soil, Reinvesting in Our Foundations.
Includes link to pdf: reThink Soil: A Roadmap to Soil Health.
The Nature Conservancy. 1/2/20
The Universe’s Most Miraculous Molecule. By Richard Gunderman. The Conversation UK in partnership with Indiana University. 2015.
https://theconversation.com/the-universes-most-miraculous-molecule-48075
Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource. By Roisin O’Riordan.
The Conversation UK in partnership with Lancaster University. 4/26/2021.
https://theconversation.com/treated-like-dirt-urban-soil-is-often-overlooked-as-a-resource-158571
Books
Brown, Gabe. Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture.
Chelsea Green Publishing. 2018
Gershuny, Grace.Start with the Soil
St. Martin’s Press. 1996
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Milkweed Editions. 2013
Ohlson, Kristin. The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farers, and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet.
Rodale Books. 2014.
Educational Resources
Introduction to Organic Lawns and Yards Plus a Checklist for an Eco-Friendly Property by Sarah Little
NOFA Organic Land Care Program. 2016.
http://www.organiclandcare.net/sites/default/files/2016iolyfinalsingle_page_opt.pdf
Know Soil. Know life. David L. Linbo, Deb A.Kotlowski, and Clay Robinson, Editors ,with contributions from the Soil Science Society of America’s Education Committee. Published by American Society of Agronomy. 2012. https://www.abebooks.com/products/isbn/9780891189541?ref_=vhr_1_rvi_v2S or https://www.amazon.com/Know-Soil-Life-David-Lindbo/dp/0891189548
See also the accompanying Know Soil, Know Life Educators Guide. Updated 2021. https://serc.carleton.edu/kskl_educator/index.html
Reduce Soil Erosion. University of Rhode Island. Water Quality Program, College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Soils4Teachers. Lessons and Activities by Subject, Grade Level, and Standards .
https://www.soils4teachers.org/lessons-and-activities
Organizations & Websites
New York City Water Supply. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/watersheds/management/new-york-city-water-supply
New York City Water Supply System. Drinking Water; Wastewater; Stormwater; NYC Waterways. New York City Department of Environmental Conservation.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/water-supply.page
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Videos & Films
‘Gifts of the Land: A Guided Nature Tour with Robin Wall Kimmerer’
The Commons of the University of Kansas. 3/25/21. 20:48
‘The Importance of Soil.’
Chicago Botanic Garden. 2014
The Universe’s Most Miraculous Molecule. By Richard Gunderman. The Conversation UK in partnership with Indiana University. 2015.
https://theconversation.com/the-universes-most-miraculous-molecule-48075
Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource. By Roisin O’Riordan.
The Conversation UK in partnership with Lancaster University. 4/26/2021.
https://theconversation.com/treated-like-dirt-urban-soil-is-often-overlooked-as-a-resource-158571
‘Understanding Living Soil’ with Monique Bosch.
NOFA/Mass. 2021? 1:20:04
Why is Soil Important? ‘ Soil Science with Becky Searle. 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmtdH8UzRDs
‘Why Soil is one of the Most Amazing Things on Earth.’ A BBC Royal Society Partnership. 2021.