Eroded Land

During the Great Depression, eroded and eroding land was all too common in many places in the Nation. Not only did this situation render the land unproductive, the soil that was eroded often caused pollution and the filling of many creeks, rivers, and lakes. That had a very negative effect on fish populations. Thanks to cooperative efforts between private landowners, local, state, and federal agancies, most of the serious land erosion areas have been recovered to a productive state.