A Kansas family that has stabilized miles of streambank on the Little Blue River by planting trees and implementing other conservation techniques will be featured during the Agroforestry Field Day on June 8.

Jim Downard, along with his siblings Karen Haley and Ed Downard, are recipients of the 2017 Kansas Agroforestry Award. The family has improved the quality and health of their woodlands by removing lower quality trees from their property, giving more valuable oak and walnut trees the opportunity to grow strong.

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