conservation

Soil and Water Conservation Districts have worked with farmers for decades in every U.S. state to reduce soil erosion and promote conservation. After two years of funding cuts in Illinois, conservation advocates worry that soil health could suffer – and dust storms could become a greater risk.

On a bus tour, conservation advocates encourage producers to look at new practices to improve soil health.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a 40-year-old wetlands law that allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture to withhold subsidies from farmers who clear, drain or convert wetlands.

The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a major milestone, the agency is dealing with job losses, massive proposed budget cuts and talk of consolidation.

Ninety years this week, Oklahomans were met with a large wall of rolling black dust and sand, a day now known as “Black Sunday.”

As Oklahoma recovers from devastating wildfires this month and copes with springtime allergies, the state legislature has turned its attention to eastern redcedars.

Unpaid grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and uncertainty around funding forced the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) to halt some of its work.

Sand Creek Ranch was recently acquired by The Nature Conservancy to protect wildlife habitat.

A Northeast Oklahoma butterfly farm is another in a long list of institutions impacted by massive federal funding freezes.

The Oklahoma City Zoo is home to two new tiny species of fish. They might not look like much at first, but experts hope they inspire conservation efforts.