Slopes greater than ten percent are better suited to other practices, like terracing.

That same month, lawmakers passed a bill creating the Soil Conservation Service ... contour plowing and terracing hillsides. “It was not hard to get people on board with these conservation ...

The government was now able to pay farmers to leave some of their fields fallow and to put new soil practices in place, such as crop rotation, contour plowing and terracing hillsides. "It was not hard ...

In this year’s General Election, Fairfax County voters are asked to elect three directors to sit on the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Board. The candidates’ campaigns ...

The Native Plant Sale is hosted by the Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District and is free to attend and family-friendly. The one-day event will feature food trucks, information and resources ...

New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by ...