COUNTY CONSERVATION UPDATE

LAST SUMMER'S FLOODING AND THIS SUMMER'S DROUGHT BOTH HAD AN IMPACT ON RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN WOODBURY COUNTY THE PAST YEAR. RICK SCHNEIDER, THE COUNTY CONSERVATION COMMISSION'S DIRECTOR SAYS THE HOT SUMMER IMPACTED CAMPING AT SNYDER'S BEND AND BROWN'S LAKE:



HE SAYS THE 2011 FLOOD RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF 100 COTTONWOOD TREES AND RESEEDING TOOK PLACE IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE BIGGEST PROJECT WAS THE COMPLETION OF A TORNADO SAFE SHELTER AT BROWN'S LAKE.

SCHNEIDER SAYS OTHER PROJECTS ARE PLANNED FOR THE YEAR AHEAD INCLUDING TWO CANOEING ACCESS RAMPS:



SCHNEIDER SAYS WOODBURY COUNTY WILL HOST THE STATE CONSERVATION CONFERENCE IN 2014. HE PRESENTED HIS ANNUAL REPORT AT THE WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S MEETING.