When the Dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.
S.
Reading this amazing story of an unchronicled early environmentalist, Hugh Bennett, the founder of the NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)..
Congress passed a law establishing the Soil Conservation Service, it was the first government agency in the world dedicated to protecting the land, to protecting the Earth.
When the U.
S.
This is the exciting story of a Soil scientist confronting politicians to encourage them to pass a law to protect the land, the soil.
He waited for the wind.
But how do you convince politicians that the Soil needs help? Hugh Bennett knew what to do.
To do that, he needed the government\'s help.
He knew what to do for weathering and erosion.
He knew what should be grown in each area, and how to manage the land to conserve the soil.
For decades, he had studied the soils in every state, creating maps showing Soil composition nationwide. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do.
When the Dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.
S
