2. USFS Hierarchy Finer Scale Units for Missouri ELTs=ESDs=HGM

3. Electronic Copy: At MDC Public Website go to Interactive Maps/Atlas of Missouri Ecoregions Nigh and Schroeder 2002 What We’ve Done in Missouri

5. Geo-LandformsVegetation Soil Properties ELTs/ESDs What is an ELT or ESD?

6. ELT Development Process

7. Loess Fragipan Upland Flatwoods Example ELT/soil legend: Loess Fragipan Upland Flatwoods ELT Nelson Community MDC Forest Type

11. 1.Ecological Site Descriptions Products 2.Web Soil Survey Mapping with hyperlinks to ELT/ESD Description

12. 3.Eco-regional Reports  By MLRA  Outlines Methodology  Descriptions of the region, ELT/ESD sequence  Legend of dominant ELTs/ESDs  Cross-sections  DVD including a pre-assembled GIS project and all associated spatial data Products

13. 2.Hands-on Training Workshops by ecoregion

14. 3.Ecological Site Description using NRCS format, which includes:  Physiographic, soil narrative  Ecological dynamics of site  Vegetation description  State and Transition Model  Management criteria and guidelines Products 4.Web Soil Survey Mapping with hyperlinks to ELT Description