The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture provides technical assistance to the Lincoln County Soil and
Water Conservation District (SWCD) in order to implement its various
conservation programs. The NRCS was first known as the Soil Erosion Service
in the early 1930s after the “dustbowl” era, in which millions of tons of
topsoil was blown or eroded away in the Midwest and Southwestern portions of
the country. The Soil Erosion Service soon became the Soil Conservation
Service (SCS), but its objective was the same – to save topsoil so that
agricultural land would remain as productive as possible. The other
objective of SCS was to provide assistance to farmers in solving soil
erosion problems. Now, since becoming the NRCS in 1983 , the agency has
expanded its focus on natural resource problems to include not only soil
erosion but also water quality, wetlands, wildlife habitat, and forestry –
all while maintaining the personal technical assistance to producers that
help found the agency.
USDA-NRCS Conservation Programs
For information on Conservation Programs, go to
www.nc.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
Call our office for more information.
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Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an
equal opportunity provider and employer.
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