A salinity control seminar will take place on Wednesday, October, 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Highwood Community Center and will include an afternoon field tour of a ground water investigation for a saline seep reclamation project on the Highwood Bench. The tour will be weather permitting. A $10.00 fee will be charged at the door to cover the cost of lunch and refreshments.
The Highwood Bench is noted for the research conducted since the 1960’s to define the cause for dryland saline seep problems. At one time over 20,000 acres were saline-affected on the Highwood Bench. Through intensive cropping s...