The camper's week focuses on their specialty major and an elective of their choice and includes a daily recreation period and nightly campfire program. Sugarloaf is an overnight camp that runs Sunday to Saturday for both of the two sessions. The staff includes many El Dorado County teachers and many Sugarloaf alumni.
Time Factors In Soil Formation. Soil does not form overnight. In fact, soil formation can take thousands, and in some cases even millions of years. Thus, time is an obviously important factor in soil formation. A newly exposed surface will have very little if any soil, while old surfaces will often have much deeper soils.
Half of the topsoil on the planet has been lost in the last 150 years. In addition to erosion, soil quality is affected by other aspects of agriculture. These impacts include compaction, loss of soil structure, nutrient degradation, and soil salinity. These are very real and at times severe issues. The effects of soil erosion go beyond the loss of fertile land.