The agency was founded largely through the efforts of Hugh Hammond Bennett, a soil conservation pioneer who worked for the Department of Agriculture from 1903 to 1952.[4] Bennett's motivation was based on his knowledge of the detrimental effects of soil erosion and the impacts on U.S lands[5] that led to the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
Napundar ti ahensia gapu kadagiti ganetget ni Hugh Hammond Bennett, ti maysa a pionero ti konserbasion iti daga a nagtrabaho para iti Departamento ti Agrikultura manipud idi 1903 aginggana idi 1952.[4] Ti pammaregta ni Bennett ket naibatay iti pannakaamona kadagiti dakes nga apekto iti nurunor iti daga ken dagiti impaktona kadagiti daga ti Estados Unidos[5] a nakaiturongan ti Dust Bowl kadagiti taen idi 1930.