MONROE — The Green County Land and Water Conservation Department held their annual land judging contest on Sept. 23. Schools participating were Argyle, Black Hawk, Cassville, Cuba City, Delavan-Darien, Dodgeville, Fennimore, Juda, Lancaster, Milton, Monroe, Monticello, Mt. Horeb, Pecatonica, Platteville, Potosi, Prairie du Chien, River Ridge, and Shullsburg. There were a total of 188 students from 19 schools.
The students traveled to the Mike and Katy Lambert farm north of Monroe on Vogel Road. The students reviewed four soil pits and determined the position in landscape, slope of the field, determined type and degree of erosion or if there was deposition, evaluated soil properties, such as texture, structure, and drainage, estimated slope, ranked land classes, observed soil limitations, checked for invasive species, and recommended conservation practices.
Thank yous go to Brent Wollin for digging the pits for the contest. Krista Bryan, Jen Smith, and Andy Paolucci of the Natural Resources Conservation Service were the official judges of the contest. Tonya Gratz and Todd Jenson of the Green County Land and Water Conservation Department and Jason Thomas of the Green County Natural Resources Conservation Service ran the contest. Mike and Katy Lambert for hosting the contest.
Top ten individuals: (score is out a possible 400)
- Olivia Brooks, Juda 336
- Auriel Hosch, Juda 322
- Bree Stalsberg, Fennimore 317
- Harmony Reynolds, Potosi 315
- River Sahr, Potosi 309
- Sarah Mayer, Potosi 301
- Mike Bruner, Fennimore 299
- Taylor Jay, Monroe 299
- Emma Uppena, Potosi 298
- Alan Stelpflug, Fennimore 296
Top five teams:
- Potosi
- Fennimore
- Monroe
- Juda
- Milton
