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 # soilDB 2.8.6 (development)
  - `fetchNASIS()` and `get_site_data_from_NASIS_db()` now return Ecological Site State and Community Phase information (ecostatename, ecostateid, commphasename, commphaseid columns) from Site Observation table
+ - `createStaticNASIS()` removed workaround for {odbc}/nanoodbc VARCHAR(MAX) columns; now can directly use `DBI::dbReadTable()` for all tables via NASIS ODBC connection
+ - `fetchNASIS()` changed default behavior to `mixColors = FALSE` which returns dominant condition for each moisture state rather than mixing LAB color coordinates
 
 # soilDB 2.8.5 (2024-11-04)
  - `fetchLDM()` add support for `area_type` argument with local database connections (`dsn` argument)