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The Jewell County Conservation District joined forces with Mankato NRCS District Conservationist Mike Waite, Conservation Technician Rick Gardner, Wildlife Biologist Tyson Sierer, KDWP District Biologist Aaron Deters, and the Rock Hills 5th Grade and some FFA students, to plant a windbreak consisting of cedar trees and shrubs. The windbreak is at the farm of John and Linda Woerner.
The original date of the event was to be on Earth Day, April 22. Rain held up the activity and we finally were able to dig in on May 3, 2010 to plant over 300 bare root trees and shrubs.
Everyone brought a sack lunch and a snack was provided by the Woerners as the planting was completed.
The windbreak is replacing some of the damage from the 2008 Jewell tornado that devastated the area.
