Soil and Water Stewardship Week observance recalls vital lessons

  • Soil and Water Stewardship Week observance recalls vital lessons
    Soil and Water Stewardship Week observance recalls vital lessons
  • CARING MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE--The haunting blowsand images of the Dust Bowl era were long seared in the conscience of the nation in one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Drought, wind, and economic factors all brought about the Dust Bowl. The message is clear: Save the soil and save Texas.
    CARING MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE--The haunting blowsand images of the Dust Bowl era were long seared in the conscience of the nation in one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Drought, wind, and economic factors all brought about the Dust Bowl. The message is clear: Save the soil and save Texas.
    “Save the Soil and Save Texas.” That was the mantra stamped on medals and trophies awarded students in the soil conservation essay contest sponsored annually by the old Fort Worth Press and state soil and water conservation districts during the 1950s and 1960s across Texas.The message was and is fitting as the Tierra Blanca Soil and Water Conservation District partners with the Texas...

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