Honey Hollow Watershed
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Honey Hollow Watershed is a 650 acres (2.6 km²) watershed
on the south side of the Delaware River
a few miles north of New Hope, Pennsylvania
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The Honey Hollow Watershed Conservation Area was created in 1939 and was the first agricultural area in a small watershed to show the benefits of soil, water, and wildlife conservation in action.
The conservation area was established by local farmers, with the help of the Soil Conservation Service in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
The project was a model of cooperative conservation efforts by farmers.
By 1941 terraces and diversion ditches were built to control runoff on steep slopes and hedges were planted to control erosion. The project attracted national attention when Vice President Henry Wallace
visited the first time in 1944. Conservationist Louis Bromfield
also became associated with the project.
P. Alton Waring, one of six farmers involved in the project, wrote about the project in the United States Department of Agriculture
publication "Team Work to Save Soil and Increase Production."
and in the magazine "The Land."
The watershed was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1969.
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
on the south side of the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
a few miles north of New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, formerly known as Coryell's Ferry, is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 2,528 at the 2010 census. The borough lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. A two-lane bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the...
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The Honey Hollow Watershed Conservation Area was created in 1939 and was the first agricultural area in a small watershed to show the benefits of soil, water, and wildlife conservation in action.
The project
The Honey Hollow Watershed consists of five farms totaling about 650 acres located near the Delaware RiverThe conservation area was established by local farmers, with the help of the Soil Conservation Service in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
The project was a model of cooperative conservation efforts by farmers.
By 1941 terraces and diversion ditches were built to control runoff on steep slopes and hedges were planted to control erosion. The project attracted national attention when Vice President Henry Wallace
Henry Wallace
Henry or Harry Wallace may refer to:*Henry A. Wallace , U.S. Vice President 1941-1945, presidential candidate for the Progressive Party 1948**Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center...
visited the first time in 1944. Conservationist Louis Bromfield
Louis Bromfield
Louis Bromfield was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts.-Biography:...
also became associated with the project.
P. Alton Waring, one of six farmers involved in the project, wrote about the project in the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
publication "Team Work to Save Soil and Increase Production."
and in the magazine "The Land."
The watershed was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1969.