The “Dust Bowl” incident which occurred during the 1930’s greatly changed the methods we would later implement to gain a deeper understanding of our ecological system. The dust bowl was a period of drought in the Midwest plains, which combined with our advancement of farming technology, and our lack of understanding of the second and third order effects of over farming, caused catastrophic dust storms that affected areas from Oklahoma and Texas, all the way to New York City and Washington D.C on the East coast ("Dust Bowl", …show more content…
The SCS, at the time, was tasked to mitigate the deterioration of soil, water, and many other natural resources that have proven so beneficial to the populace for so long. During its initial stages, the soil conservation service had very limited data on the actual impact that erosion had taken place which made it difficult to know where to start (2016). With the resources and agencies in place to begin a good foundation in the field of land conservation efforts, the conservation community reached a turning point and broader thinking aspect with the introduction of a man named Aldo Leopold, whom many consider to be the “father of wildlife management.” (Dombeck,