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Conservation district manager resigns
(Greeley Tribune (CO) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Feb. 3--After nine years as manager for the West Greeley Conservation District and playing a key role in the initiation of many new projects, Nick Hoban has resigned for health reasons.
His last day of service was Jan. 4. Julie Kallenberger, a conservation technician, has been serving as the interim manager since then.
She will continue to act in that capacity until the district's board of directors selects a permanent replacement through an advertising pro-cess.
Richard Foose of Eaton is the current president of the board. He is joined by vice president Jim Curtis of Briggsdale, seceretary-treasurer Stan Cass of Eaton, Leonard Simpson of Ault and Dennis Drake of Ault.
The board hired Hoban in 1999 following the departure of Mike Shay. Hoban had the position longer than any previous manager.
Cheryl Rockwell joined the district staff in 2000 as the clerk. Kallenberger and Levi Sievers, another conservation technician, completes the district's staff.
The office is located in the USDA Service Center, 4302 9th St. Road, Greeley.
The district is one of the larger districts in the state and addresses many conservation projects covering a wide area of Weld County.
The longest ongoing project is the living snow fence, which plants trees along major highways as a way to reduce snow drifting and ease driving conditions.
This spring will mark the 24th annual planting of trees along U.S. 34 and 85 and Colo. 14. The program is a cooperative effort of the district, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Forest Service.
A related and equally successful project has been the annual tree sale that allows district cooperators to buy seedlings and potted evergreen trees for conservation wind breaks.
Fabric mulch is available at the same time, as well as equipment for both applying the mulch and planting the trees.
An average of about 35,000 trees have been sold and planted annually as a result of this project.
The district is also involved in a variety of other projects:
--Annual $500 and $1,000 scholarships are awarded to three or four graduating high school seniors who will major in agriculture or natural resources fields at colleges and universities.
--Land owners manuals are available to primarily "small tract" cooperators with information on noxious weeds, tree planting, water management and other topics.
--A noxious weed cost-sharing program for weed control on non-cultivated property.
--Soil and water fertility testing.
--Pump and center pivot testing.
--Cement ditch cost sharing for repairs.
--Cost sharing for livestock well drilling.
--Pasture aerator rental.
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