SCSA goes to Washington

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Norman A. Berg, former chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service, a 40-year veteran of work in soil and water conservation, and a charter member and Fellow of SCSA, is now dedicating more of his time to advancing the science and art of good land use. On January 3 he assumed duties as SCSA's representative in Washington, D.C., where he will serve one day a week as a liaison between SCSA's headquarters office and the many conservation organizations and agencies in the nation's capital.

SCSA has contracted with the American Farmland Trust to provide Mr. Berg with office space and limited clerical assistance. He also serves as senior advisor to AFT and as a consultant on the organization's soil and water conservation study. “The Search for Solutions.”

A telephone line, with an SCSA listing, has been installed at AFT headquarters, which is located at 171 7 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20036.

Following his appointment as SCSA's Washington representative, the JSWC posed these questions to Mr. Berg about his work with SCSA, as well as AFT …