CLEAN WATER
Clean water supports many users in a sustainable way.
HEALTHY SOILS
Healthy soils hold water longer, reduce fertilizer costs and improve plant health.
PARTNERSHIPS
Working with others to conserve Alabama’s natural resources on private lands.
HEALTHY SOILS
Healthy soils hold water longer, reduce fertilizer costs and improve plant health.
RESOURCES
Providing state and local inputs to leverage Federal resources to support Alabama’s producers and environment.
EDUCATION
Making people passionate about conservation through education and awareness.

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Choc-Pea FONSI

Watershed Plan
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FONSI

Alabama Soil and Water Conservation FY2023 Annual Report

Alabama Feral Swine Program

Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the USDA-NRCS/APHIS have FARM BILL funds to help property owners control Feral Swine

Alabama Irrigation Initiative

The Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ALSWCC) is an executive department of the State of Alabama created by statute in 1939. Read More…

History

Hugh Hammond Bennett
First Director, NRCS

It’s hard to imagine a time when the land was bleak. We are accustomed to driving roads bordered by fields of green, white, amber, and yellow; however, during the Dust Bowl era of the early 1930s, Read More...

COMMITTEE

The committee comprises nine members: one district supervisor from each of the six areas appointed by the governor; the director of the state cooperative agricultural extension agency; the supervisor of vocational agricultural education; and the director of the state agriculture experiment station.

STAFF

Dr. William E. Puckett
Ashley Henderson, P.E.
Rhonda Bryars
Julia Soohoo
Debra Brooks
Cassandra Guilford
Kathy Gotcher
Shelly Hyde
Laura Smith
Lori Woodfin
Perry L. Oakes
Michael Helms

The Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ALSWCC) is an executive department of the State of Alabama created by statute in 1939. Read More…

History

Hugh Hammond Bennett
First Director, NRCS

It’s hard to imagine a time when the land was bleak. We are accustomed to driving roads bordered by fields of green, white, amber, and yellow; however, during the Dust Bowl era of the early 1930s, Read More...

COMMITTEE

The committee comprises nine members: one district supervisor from each of the six areas appointed by the governor; the director of the state cooperative agricultural extension agency; the supervisor of vocational agricultural education; and the director of the state agriculture experiment station.

STAFF

Dr. William E. Puckett
Ashley Henderson, P.E.
Rhonda Bryars
Julia Soohoo
Debra Brooks
Kathy Gotcher
Shelly Hyde
Lori Woodfin
Perry L. Oakes

Education & Resources

Education & Resources

ALESC

ALESC

Alabama's Erosion and Sediment Control Program

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Training Opportunities
Field Guide App
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AFO/CAFO

Animal Feeding Operations (AFO) & Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)

It’s not a pretty topic

...but it’s part of the job — animal waste (AKA litter or nutrients) has to be managed properly to protect Alabama’s natural resources.
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Professional Soil Classifiers

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Alabama Conservation Incentive Program (CIP)

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AFO/CAFO

It’s not a pretty topic, but it’s part of the job
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Soil Classifiers

Professional Soil Classifiers

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CIP

Alabama Conservation Incentive Program (CIP)

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ALESC

Alabama's Erosion and Sediment Control Program

Clear Water Alabama
Training Opportunities
Field Guide App
Click Here

AFO/CAFO

Animal Feeding Operations (AFO) &
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)

It’s not a pretty topic

...but it’s part of the job — animal waste (AKA litter or nutrients) has to be managed properly to protect Alabama’s natural resources.
Click Here

Alabama Conservation Incentive Program (CIP)

Alabama Conservation Incentive Program (CIP)

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Soil Classifiers

Professional Soil Classifiers

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Web Soil Survey (WSS)

Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Education

Education

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Web Soil Survey (WSS)

Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Education

Education

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Partners

Find your District

Partners

Find your District

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ALESC

ALESC

Alabama's Erosion and Sediment Control Program

Clear Water Alabama
Training Opportunities
Field Guide App
Click Here

AFO/CAFO

Animal Feeding Operations (AFO) & Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)

It’s not a pretty topic

...but it’s part of the job — animal waste (AKA litter or nutrients) has to be managed properly to protect Alabama’s natural resources.
Click Here

Professional Soil Classifiers

Click Here

CIP

Alabama Conservation Incentive Program (CIP)

Click Here