Hero of the Week
Rick Meyer
New Liberty, Iowa
As a full-time farmer, Rick Meyer has grown up with an appreciation for nature and wildlife and an even greater appreciation for conservation. Since most of Iowa is fence-to-fence farmland, Meyer dedicated 120 acres in rural Scott County to providing wildlife with a place to call its own.
Meyer installed three ponds and seven wetlands on the land. He also worked to establish native prairie grasses and plant a thousands trees.
“I enjoy putting away areas for wildlife,” says Meyer.
In the future, Meyer hopes to build another four wetlands on a 50-acre piece of property he wants to develop, as well as maintaining the areas he has so far. –Erin Kelly
New Liberty, Iowa
As a full-time farmer, Rick Meyer has grown up with an appreciation for nature and wildlife and an even greater appreciation for conservation. Since most of Iowa is fence-to-fence farmland, Meyer dedicated 120 acres in rural Scott County to providing wildlife with a place to call its own.
Meyer installed three ponds and seven wetlands on the land. He also worked to establish native prairie grasses and plant a thousands trees.
“I enjoy putting away areas for wildlife,” says Meyer.
In the future, Meyer hopes to build another four wetlands on a 50-acre piece of property he wants to develop, as well as maintaining the areas he has so far. –Erin Kelly
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