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Cedar River Coalition

Date: 08/24/2012
Time: 10 a.m.

Lunch provided

 

Location:

Sloan Farm

1531 330th St.

Brandon, IA

Contact John Lundvall, Iowa Learning Farms, jlundval@iastate.edu 515.291.9936 (cell)

 

Description:

The Cedar River Coalition, founded in 2010, is working to improve cooperation within the Cedar River Watershed to help reduce future flooding and improve water quality. The coalition includes concerned citizens, SWCD commissioners, city and county officials and legislators. The Conservation Station will be open for visits.

 

Topics:

 Cover crops

Other conservation farming practices that improve water quality and reduce soil erosion

 

Directions:

From I-380: Take the Brandon exit. The Sloan farm is the first farmstead, 1 mile east of Brandon.