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The Victoria Soil and Water Conservation District (VSWCD) was established in March of 1943. The purpose of this landowner’s organization was to provide technical assistance to the county’s farmers and ranchers in applying conservation treatment to their land to protect the soil, water, plant and wildlife resources. To this end the VSWCD provides about 80% of the county’s agricultural land owners and operators with assistance when dealing with erosion, water quality and quantity issues, brush problems, grazing management problems and wildlife habitat management problems. The Victoria SWCD is a part of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Gulf Coast Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

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Coastal Prairie, Big Blue Stem
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Control Burn
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Seed Drill
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USDA office in the snow
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Wildlife
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Brownseed grass
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Pitcher Flower
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Rattlesnake Master
A field of tall grasses with a clump of trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
Field on fire with smoke billowing into the sky.
A tractor with a seed drill attached, parked in a field next to a white truck.
A long, single-story building with a snowy roof and wet pavement, under a cloudy sky. An American flag is visible on the left.
A turkey stands behind bare branches in a grassy field.
A beige cowboy hat lies on green grass with a clear blue sky in the background.
Tall flowering plant with purple blooms in a grassy field under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
A hand holding a plant with spiky green flowers in a grassy field. A white hat is on the ground behind it.

How Soil and Water Boards were created: