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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
The hay and pasture plants that can tolerate the seasonal wetness should be
selected for planting.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderately high
Management considerations:
Plant competition is severe if openings are made in the canopy.
These soils are soft when wet and, as a result, are susceptible to excessive rutting
if logging equipment is used during wet periods.
Because of the slope, special care is needed when logging roads and landings are
layed out and logging equipment is operated.
Carefully managed reforestation helps to control undesirable understory plants.
Restricting use of logging equipment during wet periods helps to prevent rutting.
Establishing logging roads and skid trails on the contour and removing water from
logging roads by water bars, outsloping or insloping road surfaces, culverts, and
drop structures help to control erosion and ensure the safe operation of logging
equipment.
Community Development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard on construction sites.
The seasonal wetness limits excavation and trafficability and may delay
construction activities in the winter and spring.
Because of the steepness of slope, these soils are poorly suited to building site
development without extensive land shaping.
Maintaining a plant cover on construction sites, establishing a plant cover in
unprotected areas, and providing for the proper disposal of surface runoff help to
control erosion and sedimentation.
Seeding and mulching roadbanks after construction help to prevent excessive
erosion.
Installing foundation drains, sealing foundations, and backfilling with porous
materials help to prevent the damage caused by wetness.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 4e
Woodland ordination symbol: 5R
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
SlE—Shelocta-Beech complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes,
very stony
Setting
Landscape position: On footslopes and colluvial fans; throughout the central part of
the county
Note: The Shelocta and Beech soils occur as areas so intermingled and small that
mapping them separately is impractical.
Composition
Shelocta, Beech, and similar soils: 85 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent
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