On Wednesday February 5, 2020, Faribault Rotary hear from Teresa De Mars from Rice Soil and Water Conservation District. The history of this organization dates back to August of 1942 when Rice SWCD was formed, organized conservation efforts date back to the 1930’s and the “Dust Bowl” days. Teresa is on of 6 staffers at Rice SWCD and works with the board of supervisors, a group of 6 area farmers and conservationists to promote and educate landowners on conservation methods.
Teresa had Rotarians up and moving around the room playing her version of Conservation Jeopardy. Answers included topics around drainage, cover crops, tree varieties, and monarch butterflies. The ideas and processes in place for conservation in our county are to vast to cover in a 20 minute presentation. Wet lands, rain gardens, previously mentioned tile drainage, cover crops, invasive species, native plants. There is just so much to talk about when it comes to the environment we love.
Upcoming programs and events are listed there and now is the time to order trees or native plants for planting in the spring.
