Soil Conservation, Volumen 36;Volúmenes 1970-1971Information Division, Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1970 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 43
Página 19
... completed the first of three proposed cabins in July of 1967 . An ad in a Detroit paper brought the first guests . It was the beginning of many new experiences and friendships for the Reames . That first November a heavy snow clung to ...
... completed the first of three proposed cabins in July of 1967 . An ad in a Detroit paper brought the first guests . It was the beginning of many new experiences and friendships for the Reames . That first November a heavy snow clung to ...
Página 34
... completed except for 12 miles of channel work . Primary aim of the project was to protect agricultural land against flooding , but benefits to the non- farm people of Prince Edward County and the town of Farmville are worth many ...
... completed except for 12 miles of channel work . Primary aim of the project was to protect agricultural land against flooding , but benefits to the non- farm people of Prince Edward County and the town of Farmville are worth many ...
Página 35
dustries have expanded , and Farm- ville's Longwood College now is completing two new high - rise dormi- Itories that will house 1,000 addi- tional students . The Buffalo Creek Project gave the people of Prince Edward County an insight ...
dustries have expanded , and Farm- ville's Longwood College now is completing two new high - rise dormi- Itories that will house 1,000 addi- tional students . The Buffalo Creek Project gave the people of Prince Edward County an insight ...
Página 37
... completed the improved drainage system . Two new SCS - designed ponds became part of the Orchard Hills course . One pond , covering 12 facres , more than doubled irrigation water supplied by the original pond . An underground system ...
... completed the improved drainage system . Two new SCS - designed ponds became part of the Orchard Hills course . One pond , covering 12 facres , more than doubled irrigation water supplied by the original pond . An underground system ...
Página 52
... completed , and permanent symbols for all plants have been chosen . The data bank will be extremely helpful to SCS in improving tech- nical competence in range - conser- vation planning and application work . Many computer programs will ...
... completed , and permanent symbols for all plants have been chosen . The data bank will be extremely helpful to SCS in improving tech- nical competence in range - conser- vation planning and application work . Many computer programs will ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Términos y frases comunes
acre-feet acres Administrator agencies American annual Bodega Bay Buffelgrass camp conservation plan Coon Valley cooperator cost County Soil Creek crop cropland district conservationist drainage ducks economic engineers environment environmental erosion farm farmers Federal feet fertilizer field fish flood Forest Frye Lake grass grazing habitat illus improve inches installed irrigation lake Lake Tobesofkee land landowners livestock maps ment miles million mulch National natural resources needed OFFICE operation outdoor park pasture percent permafrost plant Pohick Creek pollution pond problems production ranch RC&D Project recreation reservoir River road runoff rural sediment seeding servation slopes Soil and Water Soil Conservation District Soil Conservation Service soil scientist soil survey specialists technical terraces tion town trees trict U.S. Department urban USDA vegetation Washington waste Water Conservation Water Conservation District watershed Watershed Project wildlife windbreaks woodland
Pasajes populares
Página 159 - And when I had asked the name of a river from the brakesman, and heard that it was called the Susquehanna, the beauty of the name seemed to be part and parcel of the beauty of the land. As when Adam with divine fitness named the creatures, so this word Susquehanna was at once accepted by the fancy. That was the name, as no other could be, for that shining river and desirable valley.
Página 68 - To sum up, the field of pesticide toxicology exemplifies the absurdity of a situation in which 200 million Americans are undergoing lifelong exposure, yet our knowledge of what is happening to them is at best fragmentary and for the most part indirect and inferential. While there is little ground for forebodings of disaster, there is even less for complacency.
Página 68 - Our society has gained tremendous benefits from the usage of pesticides to prevent disease and to increase the production of foods and fibers. Our need to use pesticides and other pest control chemicals will continue to increase for the foreseeable future. However, recent evidence indicates our need to be concerned about the unintentional effects of pesticides on various life forms within the environment and on human health.
Página 68 - The report stressed that our society has gained tremendous benefits from the usage of pesticides to prevent disease and to increase the production of foods and fibers. Our need to use pesticides and other pest control chemicals will continue. However, recent evidence underscores the continuing need to be informed and concerned about the unintentional effects of pesticides on various life forms in the environment and on human health.
Página 2 - Prepared in the Division of Information, Soil Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250 CLIFFORD M.
Página 118 - If this is to be a happy and healthy Nation in the years ahead, our growing industry and our increasing population must spread out instead of continuing to pile people and industrial plants into compacted urban areas. It is in the rural countryside areas that we can find generous resources of clean air, clear water, living space, recreation, scenic beauty, transportation potential, tranquility and inspiration for tomorrow's people. And it is there that we can most readily and economically develop...
Página 23 - Environmental education is aimed at producing a citizenry that is knowledgeable concerning the biophysical environment and its associated problems, aware of how to help solve these problems, and motivated to work toward their solution...
Página 124 - Provide national leadership in the conservation, development and productive use of the Nation's soil, water, and related resources.
Página 94 - This loss of amenities and elimination of the stimuli under which he evolved as a biological and mental being may have no obvious detrimental effect on his physical appearance or his ability to perform as part of the economic or technologic machine. But the ultimate result can be and often is an impoverishment of life, a progressive loss of the qualities that we identify with humanness and a weakening of physical and mental sanity.
Página 124 - All are designed to assure (i) quality in the natural resource base for sustained use; (ii) quality in the environment to provide attractive, convenient, and satisfying places to live, work, and play; and (iii) quality in the standard of living based on community improvement and adequate income.