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Five men stand in corn on no-till tour

Doug Cling is on the left in a hat. The fourth man from the left is Don Nelson. The rest are unidentified on this no-till tour

1977 Howard Bright stands in field

Howard Bright served as the district conservationist for Des Moines County from 1976-1986. He is standing in a field that will be part of the Geode Wonderland Project

1977 Six people take a break

Six people working on the Geode Wonderland RC&D Project are relaxing on a break sitting on the ground beside a car

1977 Hill around gully

Dirt will be taken from this hill to fill in the gully beside it. This area is part of Flint Hills golf course.

1977 Merrimac Construction Company Truck hauls dirt

This truck is hauling dirt from a hillside to fill a deep gully at the Flint Hills golf course north of Burlington

1977 Drainage ponds

These drainage ponds draw excess water from flooded areas. They are part of the Geode Wonderland RC&D Project

1977 Land being prepared for earth retaining dam and drainage system

This farmland will soon have a retaining dam and drainage system at this location. It is a part of the Geode Wonderland Project Site

1977 Earthmoving machines move dirt for Geode Wonderland Project

A retaining dam and drainage system at this location will be constructed as a part of the Geode Wonderland Project Site

1977 Specifications Geode Wonderland RC&D Project cover page

This is just the cover page of specifications.

1993 Aerial views of farmland

The first aerial view shows farmland by a river

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