Virginia is a four-season state. August days can be - on the average - hot and humid, while January days can be cold and dry. The warmth in the air in early Spring, and the chill in the air in the Fall, feel different from other seasons. That's the climate pattern.
A hydric soil is a soil that is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper part. 1  This definition can be broken up into three component parts: 2  The soil is saturated, flooded or ponded. Saturated conditions are often the result of a high water table.
The USDA Field Indicators of Hydric Soils â¢Are layers of soil that formed in anaerobic or reduced soils. â¢Field Indicators have been identified for nearly all hydric soils in the U.S. â¢Indicators contain features composed of C, Fe, Mn, or S (gas); or form by a loss of Fe oxides. â¢They are used for on-site verification