1 / 54

The Evolution of Conservation: NRCS Timeline of Key Practices and Influential Figures

Explore the significant milestones in the history of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its predecessor, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). From its establishment in 1935 to the introduction of conservation compliance in 1985, discover pivotal moments and influential figures like Hugh Hammond Bennett and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Learn about practical conservation practices such as no-till farming, terracing, and farmstead windbreaks. This timeline highlights the efforts made to preserve and enhance our natural resources.

rasia
Télécharger la présentation

The Evolution of Conservation: NRCS Timeline of Key Practices and Influential Figures

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. NRCS Timeline Alphabet Soup Famous Faces Practical Practices Blowing in the wind 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200pt 200pt 200 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt F

  2. The Soil Conservation Service is established.

  3. What is 1935?

  4. SCS changes its name to Natural Resources Conservation Service.

  5. What is 1994?

  6. Conservation compliance becomes a reality.

  7. What is 1985?

  8. The Earth Team is established.

  9. What is 1985?

  10. First Conservation District is formed in North Carolina.

  11. What is 1937?

  12. NRCS

  13. What is the Natural Resources Conservation Service?

  14. SWCD

  15. What is Soil and WaterConservation District?

  16. SCS

  17. What is Soil Conservation Service?

  18. NACD

  19. What is the National Association of Conservation Districts?

  20. SES

  21. What is the Soil Erosion Service?

  22. SCS’s first Chief, serving until 1951.

  23. Who is Hugh Hammond Bennett?

  24. Signed the Soil Conservation Act in 1935.

  25. Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

  26. Former US Secretary of Agriculture, also from Iowa.

  27. Who is Henry A. Wallace?

  28. Author and conservationist.

  29. Who is Aldo Leopold?

  30. Served under Hugh Hammond Bennett and was SCS Chief from 1979 to 1982.

  31. Who is Norm Berg?

  32. More than 15 million miles of these have been installed nationwide since 1936.

  33. What are terraces?

  34. This practice saves energy while providing wildlife habitat.

  35. What is a farmstead windbreak?

  36. A filter strip is a type of these.

  37. What is a buffer?

  38. Grassed waterways are a key tool for reducing this type of erosion.

  39. What is ephemeral gully erosion?

  40. Which CSP enhancement practice provides the most environmental benefits?

  41. What is No-Till?

  42. Dust from the Great Plains reached which Ocean during the Dust Bowl?

  43. What is the Atlantic Ocean?

  44. This John Steinbeck novel is based on the lives of Dust Bowl era farmers..

  45. What is the Grapes of Wrath?

  46. This is another name for the storms which occurred during the Dust Bowl.

  47. What is are Black Blizzards or Black Rollers?

  48. April 14, 1935 is also known as this.

  49. What is Black Sunday?

  50. This famous photograph by Dorthea Langeis called.

More Related