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Healthy soils are essential for healthy plant growth, human nutrition, and water filtration. Healthy soil supports a landscape that is more resilient to the impacts of drought, flood, or fire. Soil helps to regulate the Earth's climate and stores more carbon than all of the world's forests combined. Read more about soil health here: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/

In this OPR, briefly discuss the causes of poor soil health, and discuss its influence on humans. Explore the ways in which soil health can be retained.