Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Little River. Silt and debris damage on Alton Fairchild farm on the Red River. Filed was composed of fescue and ryegrass pasture. Flooding occurred during December 1971. OK-4606-3.
Date: March 1972
Creator: Lambeth, Nickey J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Scaling Hardwood Logs

Photograph of Mr Terry Baker scaling hardwood logs on Ruth Wiley farm. Length and diameter of log are used to determine the number of board feet that will be sawn from the log.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Lambeth, Nickey J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of Mrs. Harris of Denison Grade School, Idabel, Oklahoma, teaching students tree identification as leaves of two oak species are compared. Mrs. Harris uses facilities available on school grounds for teaching Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education. Jim Hamilton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Soil Conservationist, assists with the outdoor activities. OK-4824-11.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Hamilton, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of Mrs. Harris of Denison Grade School, Idabel, Oklahoma, teaching students tree identification as leaves of two oak species are compared. Mrs. Harris uses facilities available on school grounds for teaching Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education. Jim Hamilton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Soil Conservationist, assists with the outdoor activities. OK-4824-11.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Hamilton, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of Mrs. Harris and students of Denison Elementary of Idabel, Oklahoma, planting shrubs for screen for outdoor classroom. Jim Hamilton, SCS Soil Conservationist, assited with planting outdoor classroom. OK-4839-8.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Hamilton, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of Jack Savage Piner, LCD Board Chairman, presents a plague to winning Smithville F.F.A. team in 1972. Land Judging Contest. LRCD sponsors county contest each year [OK ID no. illegible].
Date: March 1972
Creator: Foster, Dean
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of youth conservation. No "long hair" nor "pot heads" in this bunch. This group is getting its "kicks" from something worthwhile, soil conservation and friendly competition. SWCD's should promote this kind of activity whenever possible [OK ID no. illegible].
Date: March 1972
Creator: Foster, Dean
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pine Planting Operation

Photograph of a pine planting operation. Don Coffey (left) and Larry Williamson (right) doing the planting.
Date: December 6, 1972
Creator: Mathiews, Jerry W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pine Seedling Planting

Photograph of Curtis Cowell and Don Pritchett planting pine seedlings.
Date: January 6, 1972
Creator: Potter, James H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History