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Flood control collection, 1910-1979

1910-1979

AGROVOC Keywords
flood control planning
Bibliographic information
Other Subjects
Archival resources; Floodplain forestry; United states; Flood dams and reservoirs
Language
English
Note
The Flood control collection, collection #291, Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.
In 1935 Congress passed an act that directed the Secretary of Agriculture to create an agency to deal with issues surrounding soil quality and erosion. This new agency would be called the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and was actually the successor to the Soil Erosion Service(which itself was only two years old) of the Department of the Interior. The USDA had been examining soil erosion for years. However, a new program, developed by Hugh Hammond Bennett (the first chief of the SCS), coordinated much knowledge and practices related to soil. Bennett first began to promote the fight against soil erosion in a published bulletin in 1928. The action taken by the SCS to maintain and improve soil conditions were driven largely by private landowners, who were organized into local districts. Furthermore, the SCS was given the recommendation to coordinate its actions with other agencies doing similar work. Both of these methods allowed for the most concentrated effort possible to conserve the nation's soil. After the USDA reorganization of 1994, the SCS was replaced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
In 1935 Congress passed an act that directed the Secretary of Agriculture to create an agency to deal with issues surrounding soil quality and erosion. This new agency would be called the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and was actually the successor to the Soil Erosion Service(which itself was only two years old) of the Department of the Interior. The USDA had been examining soil erosion for years. However, a new program, developed by Hugh Hammond Bennett (the first chief of the SCS), coordinated much knowledge and practices related to soil. Bennett first began to promote the fight against soil erosion in a published bulletin in 1928. The action taken by the SCS to maintain and improve soil conditions were driven largely by private landowners, who were organized into local districts. Furthermore, the SCS was given the recommendation to coordinate its actions with other agencies doing similar work. Both of these methods allowed for the most concentrated effort possible to conserve the nation's soil. After the USDA reorganization of 1994, the SCS was replaced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Type
Mixed Material; Monographic
Corporate Author
United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Society of American Foresters.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
2024-02-27
2025-04-22
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