Working toward harmony between people and land

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There are two major reasons for the need to continue soil and water conservation efforts throughout the globe. One is the weather and the second is people. If we did not have precipitation, drought, wind, and other weather events, the need for soil and water conservation would be drastically diminished. Or even if we had a more uniform distribution of our weather, the conservation need would be less. If all geographic areas received an equal amount of precipitation, we wouldn't have to be concerned with irrigation water management or cropland and stormwater drainage. Without wind, we would not be concerned with wind erosion on cropland or windbreak plantings. If our precipitation were evenly distributed throughout the year, we would not have to worry about floods and drought. But the principal cause of soil and water

But the principal cause of soil and water degradation is human. Before we had large concentrated populations, the quality of our water was far superior to what it is today. There was less human activity on, in, and near our water sources to contribute. …