Every county in Ohio has one of these organizations. They were created out of the 1941 Ohio Soil Conservation District ...

A 90th anniversary celebration of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on April 24 highlighted the agency's evolution and commitment to conservation. The celebration included remarks by USDA ...

On May 16, a rare dust storm pushed across northern Illinois, northern Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area. Pictured here is the storm approaching Bloomington, Illinois. Soil and Water ...

Soil and water conservationists work to discover, develop, implement, and constantly improve ways to use land that sustains its productive capacity, and enhances the environment at the same time.

Conservation of soil and water is basic to agricultural education today. But it was not always so. A hundred years ago, soil conservation was still a new concept with few advocates. Problems with ...

Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District has announced it is now accepting orders for the 2026 Spring Tree Sale. The tree sale offers a streamlined selection of both bareroot coniferous ...

Winnebago County Soil and Water Conservation District prepares to celebrate Stewardship Week with a poster contest.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil ...

Behold an elected office that sounds mundane, saturated, and certainly down to earth: supervisor of a local soil and water conservation district. People pursue it for a reason. “There are two reasons, ...