The Directors of the Austin County Soil & Water Conservation District presented their Conservation Rancher Award to Harold Marek from New Ulm. Marek has been ranching in Austin County for 47 years. he has worked as a producer with the Austin County SWCD and the Natural Resource Conservation Service. They are working in partnership to safeguard our valuable resources for generations to come. On hand for the award are, from left, Mary Rinn, Kenneth Blezinger, Marek, Charles Goeke and Ira Lapham. Courtesy photo
