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2007-2008 Annual Report

The 63rd annual report for 2007-2008 includes a financial report, accomplishments of the District, scholarship winners and conservation award winners.

1940's and 1960's Scrapbook Photo Album

This scrapbook contains photographs from the late 1940's and 1960's. Most of the ones from the 1960's are not identified.

1999 Robert Yeager Flint Creek stream bank photos in early spring before restoration

Snow from late winter sits on the stream bank a week before restoration work begins.

1999 Robert Yaeger Flint Creek Stream bank restoration

These photos show workers restoring the stream bank on Robert Yeager's property. This was one of two floodplain restoration projects along Flint Creek in 1999 sponsored by the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District. The projects were…

1999 Stream bank on Richard Osborn's property before<br />
erosion control project

1999 Stream bank on Richard Osborn's property before
erosion control project

This is a photo of the Flint Creek stream bank before the restoration project started to control erosion.

1999 Shallow water wetland established on Robert Yaeger farm

This shallow water area on Robert Yaeger's farm in Pleasant Grove Township was completed with EPA grant and CRP funds

1999 Flint Creek stream bank stabilized on Robert Yeager Property

This project along Flint Creek was completed with EPA funds.
These pictures were taken when the ground was covered with snow.

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.

1999 Weir in feeder creek under gravel road

This photo shows a functioning wooden "coffin-type" weir in a feeder creek under a gravel road at 200 feet before emptying into the Flint River above critical bank erosion site. This area is on Robert Yeager's property. A weir is a low dam that is…

1998 Yeager site snag on Flint River

This photo shows a snag at the east end of an eroded stream bank on the Flint River looking east

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