In today’s world, the intersection of technology and environmental conservation is creating new opportunities to protect our ...

Through its annual tree sales, the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District promotes the importance of protecting existing forests as well as the benefits of planting more trees. Over 2,600 ...

Tyler Rankin of Hanover graduated from Mechanicsville High School in June, ranking in the top 5% of his class. Among other leadership roles, Rankin was a member of National Honor Society, serving ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations ...

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) student Allyson McQuiston planted seeds for a bright future in soil conservation two years ago and will soon be rewarded with a bountiful ...

One pushback against both issues is to become a soil-blocking convert, learning to form trays of free-standing cubes of compressed germinating mix to sow into instead. For many gardeners and ...

at the edges of the soil mass, so they don’t circle. They wait, displaying a reaction called air pruning.Credit...Getty Images Another feature Mr. DiGravio likes about blocking: gaining a little ...

The Walsh Three Rivers Conservation District is hosting a series of soil health talks every Wednesday in March to share and provide information on soil conservation practices.

Conservation experts say that’s bad news for soil health, which is directly tied to water quality and our health. They’re encouraging farmers to take up practices, including cover crops and ...

The initiative aims to demonstrate LNC's capacity to improve soil health, reduce water consumption ... "As a group deeply committed to the conservation of natural resources, we are honored to work ...

William “Bill” Richards, a soil conservation pioneer who served as chief of USDA’s Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) from 1990-1993 under President ...

Edward Jones, a self-claimed former rapper who says he was shot 37 times and in coma for eight years, was elected as the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor for Forsyth County.