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1997-1998 Annual Report

1997-1998 Annual Report

A budget report, activities and accomplishments,scholarships and awards are included in this annual report for fiscal year 1997-1998
1998 District Conservationist J.B. Martin who has worked in Des Moines County since April 1997

1998 District Conservationist J.B. Martin who has worked in Des Moines County since April 1997

Here are photos of J.B. Martin in the office, and working with a tripod
1998 Bank erosion on Flint Creek on Robert Yeager's property

1998 Bank erosion on Flint Creek on Robert Yeager's property

The view looks northwest (upstream) at opposite bank and channel (low water) - 250 feet upstream of critical bank erosion on Flint River
1998 District Conservationist J.B. Martin at Iowa Ag Expo

1998 District Conservationist J.B. Martin at Iowa Ag Expo

J.B. Martin stands in the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District educational display at the Iowa Ag Expo is held in Des Moines, Iowa
1998 Flint Creek bank on Robert Yaeger<br /> property before any restorative work is completed.

1998 Flint Creek bank on Robert Yaeger
property before any restorative work is completed.

These photos show an erosion causing snag at an eroded bank in the Flint River channel. Vegetation to the right of the photo obscures the view of the eroded bank
1998 Harold Linder stands holding a plaque as the winner of the first Gary Wagner Memorial Stewardship Award

1998 Harold Linder stands holding a plaque as the winner of the first Gary Wagner Memorial Stewardship Award

The Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District presented Harold Linder ol Sperry with the Gary Wagner Memorial Land Stewardship Award during the Ag Expo held at Southeaster Community College in West Burlington, Iowa on September 2, 1998.…
1998 John Horan, Technician

1998 John Horan, Technician

John Horan, wearing a plaid shirt, sits in a chair at the office of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation Distirct
1998 On a wintry day, pine trees form a windbreak on Debbie Burr's farm

1998 On a wintry day, pine trees form a windbreak on Debbie Burr's farm

This farmstead windbreak constructed by Debbie Burr in Jackson Township with REAP funds
1998 Patricia Honson Receives Scholarship

1998 Patricia Honson Receives Scholarship

Patricia Honson of Sperry was chosen as the 1998 recipient of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation D1strict scholarship in conjunction with the Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) and CDI Auxiliary. Patncia was chosen from the…
1998 Reshaped stream bank on Robert Yeager property reinforced with rock rubble

1998 Reshaped stream bank on Robert Yeager property reinforced with rock rubble

These photos show the eroded Flint River stream banks reinforced with rock rubble. Willow stakes and grass seed with be planted in and among the rocks in the spring of 1999 to help prevent erosion.