The history of every nation is eventually written in the way in which it cares for its soil.

I've been in California shooting an assignment for the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the past few weeks. It is one of those jobs where you can be sick, sunburned, suffering from allergies, constantly brushing ticks off your body, working 18-hour days, and yet still be blissfully happy. I'm still editing a lot of images, so I won't write much here, but I'll share a few photos and some links.

A few links:

I've written a little about the work I've done with the NRCS in Texas here.

Some background on the issues that led to the creation of the Soil Conservation Service and the disastrous consequences of using the land poorly: American Experience, Surviving the Dustbowl

Conserving the Plains: The Soil Conservation Service in the Great Plains

Biography of Hugh Hammond Bennett the father of soil conservation and first chief of the Soil Conservation Service.

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