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University of North Carolina with a chemistry and geology degree -
Right after graduating, he began working as a soil surveyor. This is where he first noticed how erosion was destroying farmland—years before the Dust Bowl. -
Bennett helped publish “Soil Erosion: A National Menace” with W.R. Chapline.
This report is what finally got Congress to pay attention to soil erosion as a serious national problem. -
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After the Soil Conservation Act created the agency, Bennett was appointed as its first chief. He turned it into a massive national effort with conservation districts, farmer education, and technical assistance. -
this is when soil conservation became a part of the US gov -
