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Major Findings

The following charts and tables address some of the major resource concerns and areas of interest within Washington State.  The information was developed using aggregated data collected through the National Resource Inventory (NRI) data collection process. In most cases, trending information is based on 5 year collection cycles from 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997.

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Prime Farmland Soils

    Prime farmland soils in Washington
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (105 KB)
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (122 KB)

    What are prime farmland soils used for?
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (106 KB)
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (108 KB)

Urbanization

      Conversion of rural resource lands to developed lands
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (119 KB)
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (108 KB)

Irrigation

   Irrigation trends in Washington
   Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (82 KB)
   Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (14 KB)

    Sources of irrigation
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (84 KB)
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (86 KB)

Surface Area of Washington

    Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (11 KB)
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (12 KB)

Land Use in Washington

    Adobe Acrobat DocumentChart (84 KB)
    Adobe Acrobat DocumentTable with Text (88 KB)

 

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