Water erosion halted on Rhea Creek
Rhea Creek has taken its last
pasture land front Hcppner rani tier
Bo h H o s k in s, thanks to a
Soil Conscrsation Sorstee program
lod.iv the hanks ot Hoskins land
arc stable with the help of ros k and
planted vegetation
fo r seseral scars the creek has sut
anas from the shannel ansi chevsed
at altalta fields and pastures Spring
floods ansi run o ff hasc taken eight
to ten feet a sear according to Ssott
Madison who lanns with his father
in la w . Hoskins
Madison contacted the Soil Con
sersation Sersisc in Hcppner for
help
With C liff Harris technician lor
the office Madison walked three
miles of creek to define the problem
erosion areas and determine solu
lions \ fisc sear stream Kink riprap
plan was decided on and put into as
lion The SCS w ill pas 7S percent
o f the cost
Harris received additional help on
the protect from Berme Hughes.
SC S engineer from Pendleton, who
covers sim ilar water erosion pro
hlems in 10 counties in eastern
Oregon
The first step was to move approx
mutely S00 sards of ro sko tall si/cx
into (he hanks of the creek where
erosion was a problem Madison
hauled the rock and did the work
himself
" W e wanted to stabilize the bank
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Ibe members ol the Morrow Counts Soil and Water Conservation District
Board ol Directors work to secure the maximum cooperation with federal
state, counts and private agencies in carrsmg out sound conservation pro
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Before and alter the rock was
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Hoskins did some work on creek
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with plantings l.sentualls Madison
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one hall mile tense was pul up on
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Madison pul up the fence
No liscstix k will graze the pasture
tor a sear or two ITsen livestock will
be turned into the pasture during
spring and summer only
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w ill prose to be better lor riparian
zones and lor livestock o w n e rs."
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