Virgin Islands Comprehensive Soils Study Underway
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries are conducting soil testing on Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke as part of the ongoing Virgin Islands Comprehensive Soils Study.
The team collected soil samples and tested the water permeability at three locations in Jost Van Dyke and six locations on Virgin Gorda.
Anegada fieldwork is scheduled for early June.
The study aims to gather data for disaster risk reduction and land use decisions related to conservation, building, and agriculture.
The study has already trained 23 public officers and farmers in soil sampling and analysis and helped establish the Territory's first local soil analysis laboratory at HLSCC.
Forty-six high school and college students have benefited from training in basic soil analysis and soil chemistry.
The study is expected to wrap up in March 2024.
Anegada fieldwork is scheduled for early June.
The study aims to gather data for disaster risk reduction and land use decisions related to conservation, building, and agriculture.
The study has already trained 23 public officers and farmers in soil sampling and analysis and helped establish the Territory's first local soil analysis laboratory at HLSCC.
Forty-six high school and college students have benefited from training in basic soil analysis and soil chemistry.
The study is expected to wrap up in March 2024.
