Soil and Water Conservation in the Monterey Bay Area

This booklet is lush with photographs of farming, with a focus on irrigation. The inside opens to a detailed map of soil conservation efforts nationwide. Also included is a small number of advertisements as well.

People: Stanley Phillips, George Petersen, Leland Ford, Joe Chamberlain, Foster Hutchings, Robert Blohm, Jack Dolan, Wilbur Sandholdt, Nelson Giberson, Peter Fanucchi, C M Coffey, Russ Coburn, Henry Washburn, Irving Pearce, A E Bode, Lew Hanks, George Watt, Everett Richards, Charles Larson, Clyde Seibert, Carl Bronson, Joe Kirby, Tom Porter, Bud Enos, Ed Kelley, Phil Rowe, Bob Blohm, Ed Seely, Frank Capurro
Other notables: Santa Cruz County Farm Advisor, Corralitos Creek Demonstration Project, Soil Conservation Service
Creator: The Pajaro Soil Conservation District; The Elkhorn Soil Conservation District
Date: 1948
Type: BOOKLET
Coverage:
  • Agriculture
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Pajaro
  • Elkhorn
  • Monterey
  • Monterey Bay
  • Watsonville
  • Salinas
  • Pajaro River
  • Monterey County
  • Castroville
  • San Benito County
  • 1940s
  • Corralitos Creek
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-AGRICULTURE-26

Citation

District, The Pajaro Soil Conservation and The Elkhorn Soil Conservation District. “Soil and Water Conservation in the Monterey Bay Area.” 1948. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/138054. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.