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Show Upper Sevier Soil Conservation District supervisors Harold Sevy, James Hatch, Leland Riggs, Allan Henrie and Chairman, Mike Dal ton presented The Upper Sevier Soil Conservation Con-servation District (SCD) recognized recog-nized the Jesse and Lileth Wilson family, who own the Sunset Cliffs Ranch located northeast of Hatch Town and south of highway 12 in Garfield County, as the district's Conservation Farmer of the Year. The Wilsons implemented a new sprinkler irrigation system using the district's Agriculture Resource Development Loan (ARDL) program, pro-gram, which helped prevent ero- Conservation Farmer of the Year award to family representatives Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wilson who accepted for honorees Jesse and Lileth Wilson. Upper Sevier Sou Conservation District Names Wilsons Conservation Farmers Of The Year sion and improved water quality on the ranch. The project also helped the Wilsons conserve water with the new system. As part of the project, the Wilsons also rebuilt a diversion structure and sediment control structure to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality on the ranch. The Upper Sevier SCD represents repre-sents western Garfield County and is a locally elected board who serve as the grass roots link between be-tween the private land user and several government agencies and their soil and water conservation programs. Each year the Upper Sevier SCD recognizes a land owner within the district who has been applying sound conservation practices prac-tices and doing a good job managing man-aging the land and the district's natural resources. |