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Fuqua (right) with landowner John Morgan (left) signing easement for Wildhorse Creek small watershed project, c. 1950s. Image from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society on the Gateway to Oklahoma History. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/pauline-hodges-remembered-ochs-honors-a-founding-member-and-dust-bowl-survivor monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/26120f46-6b3f-4291-b200-aa951c758dbf/20260115_133930.jpg Conservation History Blog - PAULINE HODGES REMEMBERED: OCHS HONORS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND DUST BOWL SURVIVOR - Make it stand out Mark Hodges, Tom Lucas, and Ben Pollard at the event honoring the legacy of Pauline Hodges in Beaver, Oklahoma, January 15, 2026. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/land-capability-classification-and-conservation-planning monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/09bc1bd3-e16f-4aba-958a-cbf570631cf0/35_216944-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - Land Capability Classification and Conservation Planning - Make it stand out Illustration from the Soil Conservation Service showing the eight land capability classifications, 1970 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/small-watershed-projects-in-oklahoma monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/18bf1ea3-4e39-4236-bb00-28230da2083c/metadc1935576_xl_2019.061.B3.05219a.jpg Conservation History Blog - Small Watershed Projects in Oklahoma - Make it stand out Sign on U.S. Highway 75 at the entrance into Double Creek Watershed from the south. 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Photograph from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Collection on the Gateway to Oklahoma History. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/remembering-governor-george-nigh-a-friend-to-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/d235ffcf-4e1b-4c7f-becd-5a8087f5ee4d/metadc1935071_xl_2019.061.B3.04714a.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Governor George Nigh: A Friend to Conservation - Make it stand out George Nigh (second from left) pictured along with other dignitaries, (l to r) Dr. L. L. Church, Robert Kerr, Jr., and State Representative A.L. Carlton, at the dedication of Lake Wiley Post, Oklahoma’s 1500th watershed dam northeast of Maysville on October 22, 1971. Image from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection of the Oklahoma Historical Society. 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Governor George Nigh is greeted by Don Dudley, assistant director, Oklahoma Conservation Commission at the dedication of Wiley Post Lake on October 22, 1971. Image from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection of the Oklahoma Historical Society. 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Conservation aritifacts on display at the 90th anniversary celebration of the Soil Conservation Service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/002b0a2b-2811-48e5-af7d-6f46132c2c7e/OCC00359.jpg Conservation History Blog - Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation Excellence in Oklahoma - Leaders representing the three parts of the conservation partnership in Oklahoma: Trey Lam, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Ed Casey, President of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, Jeanne Jasper, NRCS State Conservationist, and Jean Lam with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1ad243f0-1b5e-4cb5-b3bf-32f8abfb5d06/R0004575.jpg Conservation History Blog - Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation Excellence in Oklahoma - Conservation professionals from across generations and the state gathered to commemorate 90 years of conservation in Oklahoma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/4c21cd1f-ce46-40b8-aa65-275707624175/P1032260.jpg Conservation History Blog - 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Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out An image of employees of the Soil Conservation Service wearing gas masks in the Guymon office, during a dust storm in the 1930s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/97d16b90-d402-489d-bfd5-e1bc9fec4dc7/P1032159.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out Oklahoma Conservation Commissioner for Region 1 welcomes the audience to OCHS’s "Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle" event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/6f0d3795-0fab-4a15-ae54-41905bf7be6e/R0004466.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out More than 70 people came out to the Victory United Methodist Church for "Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/403a8bc2-a051-41aa-971d-42264838cd6a/R0004474.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out Oklahoma State Historian Matt Pearce talks with an audience member after the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/6c47912f-9f97-44d9-a4e6-5d3defaa4e06/R0004468.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out Featured speaker Kevin Norton discusses the importance of conservation in preventing another dust bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/dd3e5725-1818-458f-bc3a-3033ab93f9f4/R0004453.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out A photograph of the Texas County landscape from Highway 412. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/76976c87-d258-4afd-a57b-ff7534eb26a8/R0004471.jpg Conservation History Blog - Remembering Black Sunday: 90 Years of Conservation in the Panhandle - Make it stand out "A Taste of the Dust Bowl" refreshments included Red Bud and Sand Plum Jelly, Johnny Cakes, and Mock Apple Pie. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ja5ky533atfuji9g6c4vk4ut55zavc monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/d3a12236-2181-42a8-b7dc-124bb6ee478b/27-0721.jpg Conservation History Blog - Oklahoma Senate Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton leads effort to commemorate 90th anniversary of Black Sunday - Photo of the Black Sunday dust storm from the National Weather Service Image of Black Sunday dust storm from the National Weather Ser https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ochs-welcomes-larry-wright-to-board-of-directors monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/i-remember-the-dust-bowl-real-well-interview-with-bernice-carter-1 monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/r8v5e0ciu4y0f6iawq00qpv1h5oldj monthly 0.5 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/5be4de54-55b5-4833-9c34-7668891f4701/Scotty+and+Jo+Herriman+Aldo+Leopold+Award-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - 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OCHS Celebrates Conservation Legacy at OACD State Meeting - Make it stand out Group photo of OCHS board members (from l to r, Ed Casey, Sam Stalcup, Stan Rice, Harry Fritzler, Renee Mungle, Kim Farber, Larry Wright, and Ben Pollard) at the networking reception hosted by the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/aabe3916-4d91-4b24-8984-ba95577bd1d4/R0003714.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Celebrates Conservation Legacy at OACD State Meeting - Make it stand out OCHS Board President Ben Pollard speaks at the networking reception hosted by OACD for CARE Champions, the 2025 OACD Leadership Class, and OCHS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/802fda68-42df-4a2f-ada7-3529d4ebc8e5/OCHS-Primary-_Jade-Navy.png Conservation History Blog - OCHS Celebrates Conservation Legacy at OACD State Meeting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ochs-highlights-from-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1714423160242-6LX1XW62A7KD7OZK6CWT/OCC00696.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Highlights from 2024 - Make it stand out Members of the OCHS Board of Directors with Congressman Frank Lucas in April at the 75th Anniversary celebration of Cloud Creek No. 1, the nation’s first upstream watershed dam built under the authority of the 1944 Flood Control Act (P.L. 534) https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/new-years-greeting-from-ochs-president-ben-pollard monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/705bbb7d9mmu0uczs1pr0441zc831r monthly 0.5 2024-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1678383538539-CAP51ZTBYOAP2HQUZC53/20230308-Resized_20230227_212025.jpg Conservation History Blog - Death of OCHS Board Member Patti Christian - Make it stand out OCHS Board Members Kim Farber, Patti Christian, and Ben Pollard at the state meeting of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts in February 2023 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ochs-traveling-photographic-exhibit-showcased-at-the-plains-indians-amp-pioneers-museum-in-woodward-ok monthly 0.5 2024-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/ebd70a86-2e91-4c6e-9e45-73457e4dc250/P1030220.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Traveling Photographic Exhibit Showcased at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward - Make it stand out A parade of Longhorn cattle during the Woodward Elks Rodeo on Friday June 7, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/db2de485-b252-4bab-bfa2-93f787a904d2/P1030302.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Traveling Photographic Exhibit Showcased at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward - Make it stand out The Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward, Oklahoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/164dc9a0-9f89-44c4-92b3-d4c5911ea916/OCHSExhibit%40PIPM4.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Traveling Photographic Exhibit Showcased at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward - Make it stand out OCHS Board President Ben Pollard speaks at the opening of the OCHS traveling photographic exhibit at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward, OK on June 8, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/6532d6ef-1429-462e-b09d-1c616e975a93/P1030364.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Traveling Photographic Exhibit Showcased at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward - Make it stand out OCHS traveling exhibit on display at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward, OK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/9aef0779-7f35-4f53-8a03-c6cd625c66fa/P1030361.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Traveling Photographic Exhibit Showcased at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward - Make it stand out OCHS Board Members Stan Rice, Ben Pollard, Kim Farber, and Sam Stalcup with Tom Lucas, OCHS founding member and local host extraordinaire, and Mikel Robinson, Director of the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/oklahoma-conservation-historical-society-celebrates-75th-anniversary-of-cloud-creek-no-1-with-congressman-frank-lucas monthly 0.5 2024-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/172718c9-e0aa-4626-8d13-4005d918e8c3/OCC00729.jpg Conservation History Blog - Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Cloud Creek No. 1 with Congressman Frank Lucas - Make it stand out Friends of conservation from across Oklahoma gathered on April 23, 2024 at the Washita County Courthouse in Cordell, Oklahoma to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Cloud Creek No. 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1200091f-0835-46a7-9ec6-5494db1cbb14/20230713-metadc1926787_xl_2019.061.B5.09026a-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Cloud Creek No. 1 with Congressman Frank Lucas - Make it stand out Cloud Creek No. 1. was the first small watershed dam constructed in the United States under the authority of the 1944 Flood Control Act (P.L. 534). More than 10,000 attended its dedication on July 8, 1948. This aerial photo of Cloud Creek No. 1 from May 1949 is part of the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society collection in the Gateway to Oklahoma History. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/40a8a4c9-a54e-4f46-b000-840c1eebfc69/IMG_8925.jpg Conservation History Blog - Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Cloud Creek No. 1 with Congressman Frank Lucas - Make it stand out Congressman Frank Lucas makes luncheon remarks at the Cloud Creek No. 1, 75th anniversary celebration hosted by the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society and the Washita County Conservation District in Cordell, Oklahoma, April 23, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/5aa9c48d-af1f-4d8e-a2c1-1b1f4290fc36/OCC00696.jpg Conservation History Blog - Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Cloud Creek No. 1 with Congressman Frank Lucas - Make it stand out Members of the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society pictured with Congresman Frank Lucas at the 75th anniversary celebration of the completion Cloud Creek No. 1 held in Cordell, Oklahoma on April 23, 2024. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/3g1xi9b0qvm8zj7pqdajvgfen77zbk monthly 0.5 2024-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/5429e315-e71c-43d1-87d9-52bc59290034/imagejpeg_0-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Annual Meeting to be held February 25th, 2024 - Make it stand out OCHS Board Members, Members, and Supporters pictured at the 2023 annual meeting of the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society in February 2023. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/a-letter-from-ochs-president-ben-pollard monthly 0.5 2024-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/037e7b70-e01e-493e-a400-f3f186c33ba6/IMG_9244.jpg Conservation History Blog - A Letter from OCHS President Ben Pollard - Make it stand out OCHS President Ben Pollard gives a presentation on Oklahoma conservation history to Conservation District leaders at the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/897a5b02-58b4-456a-ae3d-637e5ef8f0ac/P1028582.jpg Conservation History Blog - A Letter from OCHS President Ben Pollard - Make it stand out The OCHS Conservation History Photography Exhibit on display in the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Building in Oklahoma City, January 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/92015df8-21bf-4d46-8957-f68798638112/imagejpeg_0-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - A Letter from OCHS President Ben Pollard - Make it stand out OCHS members and supporters pictured at the 2023 annual meeting held in conjunction with the OACD state meeting, February 2023. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ochs-unveils-oklahoma-conservation-history-photography-exhibit monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/ffd5dbeb-a2f3-4b2d-92eb-bf614dc7cb93/OCHS+Photography+Exhibit+-+-4.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Unveils Oklahoma Conservation History Photography Exhibit - Make it stand out OCHS President Ben Pollard inspects the conservation history exhibit on display at the Oklahoma state agriculture building, January 18, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/7593f88a-b0fc-48f9-bd16-341d5790f452/OCHS+Photography+Exhibit+-+-1.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Unveils Oklahoma Conservation History Photography Exhibit - Make it stand out Part of the OCHS conservation history photography exhibit on display at the Oklahoma state agriculture building, January 18, 2024. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/george-stunkard-conservation-leader monthly 0.5 2023-08-10 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/first-in-the-nation-watershed-dam-cloud-creek-site-no-1-celebrates-75-years monthly 0.5 2023-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1200091f-0835-46a7-9ec6-5494db1cbb14/20230713-metadc1926787_xl_2019.061.B5.09026a-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out This aerial photo taken in May 1949 shows Cloud Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1 with conservation practices applied to the surrounding landscape and the Wichita Mountains in the background. (Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/94d4aa74-0524-4649-ac19-4b1beb60f70c/The+Oklahoman+_+Friday%2C+July+09%2C+1948+_+44.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out Photographs and description of the Cloud Creek No. 1 dedication from the July 9, 1948 issues of the The Daily Oklahoman (The Oklahoman Digital Archives) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/9c06d67a-4587-4995-8409-b6cee197fc7c/Cloud+Creek+Map+7-8-1948-1.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out Map from the July 8, 1948 Cloud Creek No. 1 dedication ceremony shows the location of the Cloud Creek detention reservoirs and locations to be inspected on the field day tour. (Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/4fb3c671-584d-4ec7-854a-555061f1fbc4/20230713-metadc1770840_xl_2019.061.B1.00670a.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out Photograph from May 1948 showing construction of the detention dam for Cloud Creek Reservoir No. 2, which was completed about the same time as Cloud Creek No 2. Together these two reservoirs on Cloud Creek would serve to contain excess runoff from heavy rains, catch sediment from flowing downstream, and provide numerous benefits to surrounding communities. (Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Photography Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/239fc149-b964-4300-8a06-92b0657dc2ac/img033.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out This photograph taken August 20, 1951 near Hammon, Oklahoma in the Upper Washita Soil Conservation District shows Marshall Jordan, SCS, technician examining a gully that had been healed by a planting of native grass. After 1948, more than 10,000 acres within the Washita River watershed would be replanted to native grasses. Revegetation and other soil conservation practices worked together with the small reservoirs to hold the drop of rain where it falls. (Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/934c83b8-89c6-4a76-9c78-ea904a022f5c/20230713-metadc1771154_xl_2019.061.B1.00984a.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out This photograph taken May 12, 1950 shows officials from the Oklahoma State Fish & Game Commission Hatchery at Medicine Park delivering 10,000 bass fry to the SCS office in Cordell for stocking Cloud Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1. (Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Photography Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/5fa6cfc1-9d5e-4cd7-932a-e0203cf6876d/20230713-metadc1937665_xl_2019.061.B5.09244a.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIRST IN THE NATION WATERSHED DAM: CLOUD CREEK SITE No. 1 CELEBRATES 75 YEARS - Make it stand out This photograph taken in July 1949 shows the Cloud Creek No. 1 dam and detention reservoir half filled with water. (Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Photography Collection) https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/conservationist-scotty-herriman-honored-by-the-conservation-commission monthly 0.5 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/09ab39df-d83f-4dd1-93e1-aefcd2093a42/20230605-Herriman+Reception+Photo+June+5+2023.jpg Conservation History Blog - CONSERVATIONIST SCOTTY HERRIMAN HONORED BY THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION - Make it stand out From Left to Right: Joe Caughlin, OACD President; Ben Pollard, OCHS President, Scotty Herriman, Area 3 Commissioner, State Representative Jim Grego; Kim Farber, OCHS Board Member and Ed Casey, OCHS Board Member https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/jeanne-hamilton-to-become-first-female-oklahoma-state-conservationist monthly 0.5 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/6b417c55-ea7c-4668-9c95-b4d18a67c13e/20230608-Jeanne+Hamilton+Image+%28002%29.jpg Conservation History Blog - JEANNE HAMILTON TO BECOME FIRST FEMALE OKLAHOMA STATE CONSERVATIONIST - Make it stand out Jeanne Hamilton will be the first woman to serve as NRCS State Conservationist in Oklahoma. Photo provided by NRCS. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/fifty-conservation-oral-histories-now-completed monthly 0.5 2023-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/a6c0cae0-e0a8-4581-99bd-f1542e721e2b/20230422-20230422_104010%280%29.jpg Conservation History Blog - FIFTY CONSERVATION ORAL HISTORIES NOW COMPLETED! - Make it stand out Pictured are OCHS President Ben Pollard, OSU Oral History Librarian Dr. Tanya Finchum, and OCHS Secretary Larry Caldwell at the History Symposium hosted by the Oklahoma Historical Society April 2023. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ochs-projects-to-be-showcased-at-oklahoma-history-symposium monthly 0.5 2023-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/08cbf12e-6e65-4745-b010-8034a66a1816/20221012-P1015077.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Projects to be Showcased at Oklahoma History Symposium - Make it stand out OCHS Board Member Larry Caldwell will present on the OCHS projects at the annual Oklahoma History Symposium to be held April 22, 2023 at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/ochs-awarded-grant-funds-for-photo-history-project monthly 0.5 2023-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/60392a80-4782-45fc-a917-f76599f862fc/20230402-metadc1772141_xl_2019.061.B2.02903a.jpg Conservation History Blog - OCHS Awarded Grant Funds for Photo History Project - Make it stand out Photograph from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection shows soil blowing on farmland near Elk City, Oklahoma, March 19, 1937. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/celebrating-30-years-of-the-blue-thumb-water-quality-education-program monthly 0.5 2023-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/d4b14e8d-cdfe-4bb3-bde8-6ceee0eb31bb/Blue+Thumb+012110.jpg Conservation History Blog - CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE BLUE THUMB WATER QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAM - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/conservation-historical-society-projects-to-be-featured-at-oklahoma-history-symposium monthly 0.5 2023-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/32ede086-04dc-4ab4-a1c7-d52161bea86d/20221012-P1015075.jpg Conservation History Blog - Conservation Historical Society Projects to be Featured at Oklahoma History Symposium - Make it stand out Pictured is Larry Caldwell who will be part of a panel discussion on the OCHS oral history and photo digitization projects during the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City on April 22, 2023. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/annual-meeting-of-the-oklahoma-conservation-historical-society monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/dbe749e2-c841-4124-9923-41efb14117cd/20230227-imagejpeg_0.jpg Conservation History Blog - Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society - Make it stand out The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society members and board of directors pictured at the society’s annual meeting held in conjunction with the state meeting of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts on February 26, 2023. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/the-oklahoma-conservation-historical-society-welcomes-new-board-member monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/9c752e5c-75b3-4547-8274-39d12d2a7c84/20230227-imagejpeg_0-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Welcomes New Board Member - Make it stand out Ben Pollard, OCHS President, welcomes Harry Fritzler to the Board https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/patti-christian-named-conservation-district-employee-of-the-year monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/4d3c7c9f-02eb-4850-bfcb-01ef568525db/20230308-Resized_20230227_212025.jpg Conservation History Blog - Patti Christian Named Conservation District Employee of the Year - Make it stand out OCHS Board Members Kim Farber (L) and Ben Pollard (R) congratulate Patti Christian on being named Conservation District Employee of the Year https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/afq3i39czoz0o99dgwrivi04cp1q17 monthly 0.5 2023-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/b45fa1cd-16b0-4b7e-b852-5e6dcededc99/20230303-imagejpeg_0-2.jpg Conservation History Blog - OSU Oral History Presentation at OACD Conference - Make it stand out Sarah Milligan, head of OSU's Oral History Research Program, is pictured with OCHS board members Larry Caldwell and Stan Rice at the 2023 OACD state meeting https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/rick-godrey-conservation-leader monthly 0.5 2023-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/673f0b0d-8bae-4073-8a38-89dc401d6aba/20230303-imagejpeg_0.jpg Conservation History Blog - Rick Godrey: Conservation Leader - Make it stand out Rick Godrey pictured with OCHS Board President Ben Pollard at 2023 Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts state conference. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/annual-meeting-of-the-oklahoma-conservation-historical-society-set-for-february-26th monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/ba4d965d-d0ba-4522-a663-31770bbb41b2/20220418-IMG_9244.jpg Conservation History Blog - Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Set for February 26th - Make it stand out OCHS President Ben Pollard gives a presentation on Oklahoma conservation history in April 2022 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/phil-campbell-conservation-leader monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/fc142239-ee45-4f65-bfff-c46148fce2f2/Screen+Shot+2023-02-20+at+12.20.22+PM.jpg Conservation History Blog - Phil Campbell: Conservation Leader - Make it stand out Phil Campbell, U.S. Air Force veteran and farmer in Luther, Oklahoma. Prior to retiring from his 30-year military career, Phil purchased 40 acres of land in 2014 and became a full-time farmer in 2016. Starting with just cattle, he has grown the operation over the years to add poultry, fruit trees, and a garden. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/happy-new-year-from-ochs monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/3669f7c5-7d4c-4a2f-8481-b74d31bbd276/20120307-Okla+_.jpg Conservation History Blog - Happy New Year from OCHS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/honoring-gary-oneill-friend-of-conservation-history monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/0e24f0b8-7828-47ff-946f-cc3495801102/IMG_5679.jpeg Conservation History Blog - Honoring Gary O’Neill: Friend of Conservation History - Make it stand out OCHS Board Members Ed Casey, Kim Farber, Ben Pollard, and Larry Caldwell, along with OACD President Bill Jordan honor former NRCS State Conservationist Gary O’Neill at the recent OACD Christmas luncheon. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/historic-photograph-conservation-for-christmas monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1dbe7774-7906-46f5-a11d-47249db24fa3/metadc1927359_xl_2019.061.B5.08594a.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Conservation for Christmas - Make it stand out Loblolly pine on strip mine spots planted by hand in 1948. Harvested for Christmas trees three years after planting. “The second and third crop tree has been harvested from many of the original plants, by proper management as worked out by SCS technicians. This stripped land is producing over $50.00 per acre per year in the sale of Christmas trees.” Taken May 18, 1956 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Arkansas-Verdigris Soil Conservation District. Original USDA-SCS Photo by John McConnell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/b06c4c5b-aa89-44fe-bfef-79d2f21dd382/metadc1927354_xl_2019.061.B5.08589a.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Conservation for Christmas - Make it stand out “Close up of management and harvest of loblolly pine for Christmas trees being grown on strip mine spoil area near Broken Arrow. Shows stumps where 3 Christmas trees have been harvested without killing the stump. This is part of the conservation plan with the District as worked out by the Soil Conservation Service technicians.” Photo taken May 18, 1956 near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Original 4x5 USDA-SCS Photo by John McConnell https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/oklahoma-conservation-history-at-nrcs-new-employee-training monthly 0.5 2022-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/c4e948f4-946b-45a3-8657-4f5a08fb82cc/20221012-P1015073.jpg Conservation History Blog - Oklahoma Conservation History at NRCS New Employee Training - Make it stand out OCHS Board President introduces Larry Caldwell at the NRCS new employee training. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/oacd-care-program-promotes-diversity-in-conservation monthly 0.5 2022-10-20 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/e8vbkjbroy32pefg15iadfg6suhrzv monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/5e53ad28-01c7-41d9-ac28-092fb8911924/metadc1773175_xl_2019.061.B2.03937a.jpg Conservation History Blog - This Day in Conservation History: Oklahoma Encompassed By Conservation Districts - Make it stand out This 1959 photo from Beaver County shows the conservation partnership in action. Farmer, H.J. Becker, and SCS Work Unit Conservationist, Fred Hindman, check on the amount of stubble mulch left on a field after it was drilled with wheat. (Photograph from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection at the Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1773175/m1/1/?q=Beaver%20County) https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/historic-photograph-farm-forestry-project-mccurtain-county monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/deb5dca8-bf1f-450e-af8e-fc38becb513f/20120307-Okla+8798.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Farm Forestry Project, McCurtain County - Make it stand out USDA-SCS Photo by Elvwin W. Jenkins. Photo from the Records of the Soil Conservation Service, General Photographic File, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/this-day-in-conservation-history-the-soil-and-water-resources-conservation-act-of-1977 monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/historic-photograph-the-conservation-partnership-in-action monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1342454f-2379-49b1-9222-cc2c43e39eb5/Okla+8914_25417.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: The Conservation Partnership in Action - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/e33efa7f-6b1c-4614-a841-49e015ffcf70/IMG_6228_94733.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: The Conservation Partnership in Action - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/historic-photograph-hugh-bennett-visits-oklahoma-may-1943 monthly 0.5 2021-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1635786716965-7HJKDM7Y53O3EN4DCJT0/Okla+8548.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Hugh Bennett visits Oklahoma, May 1943 - Make it stand out Hugh Bennett came to Oklahoma many times during his early career as a Soil Surveyor and later as Chief of the Soil Conservation Service. This historic photo from the National Archives documents a trip he made to Oklahoma in the Spring of 1943. The original caption reads: “F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris SCD, and H.H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation Service examine some native little bluestem in the 12-acre meadow of the C.B. Ritberger farm. This meadow land contributing a large amount of run-off to streams was formerly waste before Ritberger developed it under a plan worked out with the aid of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service assigned to assist the district. Grass today is helping to hold most of the rain on the land.” Photo from the Records of the Soil Conservation Service, General Photographic File, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1635787237522-7ZX88XBTI9CTMQV85T6A/IMG_6252_74953.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Hugh Bennett visits Oklahoma, May 1943 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/7i49jtmhydtsji71kmg4dvm0s5vszo monthly 0.5 2021-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1635349902237-HOMSGBKD7DO0AYLBBI2T/metadc1613207_xl_2019.061.B1.00073a.jpg Conservation History Blog - This Day in Conservation History: Budd Fountain becomes SCS State Conservationist - Make it stand out Photograph of Budd Fountain, c. 1987, from the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society collection; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1613207/: accessed October 27, 2021), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/blog-post-title-one-ph5nx monthly 0.5 2021-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1632763577680-3C0RGA91RCIG098ZQCIR/Okla+9014.jpg Conservation History Blog - Welcome to Oklahoma Conservation History - Make it stand out This 1945 photo of Wagoner County rancher Walker Jones showing off his prize Belgian mare in a pasture of Bermuda grass and small clover is a good example of the kinds of historical records OCHS is working to preserve, and share through our website and social media. Photo from the Records of the Soil Conservation Service, General Photographic File, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. https://www.oklahomaconservationhistory.org/conservation-history-blog/blog-post-title-two-c8ht7 monthly 0.5 2021-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1634749356879-SFKKVD734EZGFZV2QEWZ/20120307-Okla+_.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Native Grasses for Conservation in Blaine County c. 1946 - Make it stand out “Standing in an area of old cultivated 85 acre field that 4 years ago were planted to Indian and little bluestem…, C.E. Bunch, Soil Conservation Service technician, points out to Mr. [Ralph] McClung [Supervisor on the Central W. Canadian SCD Board] an additional acreage that should be planted to grass. This 85 acre field has been idle 2 or 3 years and McClung plans to seed native grass on the entire area.” Photo taken October 29, 1946 on land northwest of Geary in Blaine County, OK. Records of the Soil Conservation Service, General Photographic File, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e74380853fb13dd9600aff/1634749465681-YDMT90MAGETG77SQZKVC/20120307-Okla+9260.jpg Conservation History Blog - Historic Photograph: Native Grasses for Conservation in Blaine County c. 1946 - Make it stand out “Part of 70 acre old cultivated field retired & planted to little bluestem, buffalo, switch, Indian and blue grama grasses about the 1st of March 1945. Mixture was seeded at rate of about 12# per acre. This 10 acres was seed permanent pasture on clean cotton land. Yield is estimated to be 30 to 35# combined material per ac. [Rancher John] Briscoe retired 135 acres last year on this & 65 acres on another farm he owns. Next year he plans to plant 20 additional acres of bluestem on a field now in rye & vetch. Driving the tractor is Curtis Hudson, cooperator, 1 mi. east of Geary, while his brother Dillard, rides the combine.” Photo taken October 30, 1946 on the John Briscoe Ranch south of Geary in Blaine County, OK. 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