the soil and water conservation act was passed in 1977.
the soil and water conservation act was passed in 1977.
when was the soil and water conservation act passed?
1977
the soil and water conservation act (rca) is a 1977 law (p.l. 95-192) that requires the united states department of agriculture (usda) to periodically prepare a national plan for soil and water conservation on private lands based on an inventory and appraisal of existing resource conditions and trends.natural resources conservation service (nrcs) is the lead agency in this effort, and completed appraisals in the early 1980s and late 1980s; a third appraisal was initiated in the early 1990s but was not completed. only one national plan was adopted by usda in 1982. many of the activities envisioned when the rca was enacted are being carried out, but it has not resulted in a single omnibus plan addressing conservation needs and priorities on private lands yet.
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the soil and water conservation society (swcs) is a professional and scientific membership society. the mission of the organization is to foster the science and art of natural resource management for sustainability. the society was formed in 1945 and changed its name from the soil conservation society of america (scsa) to the soil and water conservation society in 1987. the swcs publishes the bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of soil and water conservation.









































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