Westmoreland CD Relaunches Decades Old Flood Control Project in Jacobs Creek 09/15/2021
Over 50 years ago, Westmoreland Conservation District (WCD) in Pennsylvania worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Conservation Service (SCS), now the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), on a flood control project in Jacobs Creek. Floods were causing extensive damage to Scottdale and its surrounding areas, so a unique watershed-wide flood-control project (PL…… Continue reading →
Watershed Structures Prevent Further Devastation in Oklahoma 05/29/2019
On May 28, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management published a map of the state, indicating that all 77 counties of the Sooner State are under a declared state of emergency. Following flooding, severe storms, tornadoes and extreme winds beginning in April, the state has been inundated with devastating weather events, with the potential for…… Continue reading →
Natural Resources Districts Active in Flooding Relief 03/25/2019
By Sunni Heikes-Knapton, NACD Northern Plains Region Representative The nation has been watching closely as the striking images of flooding from the Midwest are broadcast to the world: farm houses and grain bins standing like lonely islands in a sea, landscapes where floodwaters stretch to the horizon and beyond, paved roads chopped into intermittent chunks,…… Continue reading →
Flood Control Structures Curb Major Losses 06/22/2015
The heavy rainfall in Texas and Oklahoma this spring caused waterways to overflow and flood resulting in damage to the surrounding area. However, many people have flood control structures to thank for staying dry. It is estimated that in Oklahoma alone, flood control structures successfully prevented $40.3 million in damage during the month of April. A prime…… Continue reading →