Wichita County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service

Many years ago, dark clouds surrounded the Great Plains and spread across our nation, blocking out the sun and transforming rich, productive ground into a lifeless and barren wasteland.

The federal government started to take action in the 1920’s to help stop erosion due to wind and water. The federal government established the Soil Conservation Service April 27, 1935. In 1937, the Extension Service…