{"id":251,"date":"2014-12-11T23:56:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T23:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:14:59","slug":"urbansoils","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/archive-wsu-puyallups-legacy-of-urban-and-organic-systems-research\/urbansoils\/","title":{"rendered":"Archive: Urban Soils"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tArchive: Urban Soils\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Urban soils in areas&nbsp;affected by development are frequently compacted, cut, and filled, resulting in a poor environment for plant growth and increased risk of runoff and harm to the aquatic environment. Our research has focused on compost amendment of landscape soils to improve soil quality and plant growth. It included a comparison of surface-applied and incorporated compost in a woody landscape established on converted agricultural land (2001-2006), and a project comparing surface-applied and incorporated compost and biosolids products applied to cut and compacted subsoils within a highway roadside landscaping zone (2007-2010).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compost Amendment of Landscape Soils:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:myhre%40wsu.edu?subject=Reprint%20Request:%20Urban%20highway%20roadside%20soils%20and%20shrub%20plantings are enhanced%20by%20surface%20applied%20and%20incorporated%20organic%20amendments\"><strong>Urban Highway Roadside Soils and Shrub Plantings are Enhanced by Surface Applied and Incorporated Organic Amendments<\/strong> (Request pdf e-copy).<\/a> Bary, A., R.L. Hummel, and C. Cogger. 2016. J. Arbor. Urban Hort. 42:418-427.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:myhre%40wsu.edu?subject=Reprint Request: Soil and Redosier Dogwood Response to Incorporated and Surface-applied Compost.\"><strong>Soil and Redosier Dogwood Response to Incorporated and Surface-Applied Compost<\/strong> (Request pdf e-copy).<\/a> Cogger, C., R. Hummel, J. Hart, and A. Bary. 2008. Hortsci. 43(7):2143\u20132150.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden1-792x703.jpg\" alt=\"Above-Photo of demonstration rain garden at WSU Puyallup.\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden1-792x703.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden1-396x352.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden1.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above-demonstration rain garden at WSU Puyallup.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"778\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of research on various vegetation types on rain garden effectiveness at WSU Puyallup.\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden2.jpg 778w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_Raingarden2-396x296.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above-Research on various vegetation types on rain garden effectiveness at WSU Puyallup.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"777\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_House1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_House1.jpg 777w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_House1-396x207.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Low-Impact Development, Green Infrastructure:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wastormwatercenter.org\/low-impact\/\">WSU-Puyallup Low&nbsp;Impact Development (&#8220;LID&#8221;) Research Program<\/a><\/strong>. The WSU Puyallup campus was retrofitted to reduce stormwater runoff. Rain gardens, permeable&nbsp;pavements, mesocosms. &nbsp;Tours, training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortress.wa.gov\/ecy\/publications\/SummaryPages\/1310027.html\"><strong>Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington, A Guide to Design, Maintenance, and Installation.<\/strong><\/a> 2013.&nbsp; Dept. Ecology, WSU Extension, Kitsap Cty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"581\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Mesocosm rain garden research units for studying suitability of various soil mixes for rain gardens.\" class=\"wp-image-1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID2.jpg 581w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID2-396x530.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above-Mesocosm rain garden research units for studying suitability of various soil mixes for rain gardens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1129 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"581\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of water collection units for Mesocosm rain garden research at WSU to study water quality after passing through various soil mixes.\" class=\"wp-image-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID1.jpg 581w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2014\/12\/UrbanSoils_LID1-396x530.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above-water collection units for Mesocosm rain garden research at WSU to study water quality after passing through various soil mixes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":681,"featured_media":0,"parent":2311,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[34],"wsuwp_university_org":[429,396],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/681"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions\/2388"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=251"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}