CONOVER, Wis. — At their log home in the woods, Joe Hovel helps his wife, Mary Hovel, wash vegetables picked from their land.
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Joe and Mary Hovel of Vilas County, Wisconsin, left, meet with Celie Borndal, Natural Resources Conservation Service soil conservationist, on the porch of the Hovel log home. Joe Hovel, a professional log-home builder, utilizes Natural Resources Conservation Service programs to attain land-conservation goals.
Joe Hovel and Celie Borndal with the Natural Resources Conservation Service inspect a tree in a stand where Conservation Stewardship Program practices are applied.
Joe and Mary Hovel of Conover, Wisconsin, work on plants harvested from their land. Joe Hovel says it's important to protect the 3,000 acres he owns and manages, keeping it economically viable and socially attractive for future generations.
A delicate new tree grows on the Hovel property in northern Wisconsin. Landowner Joe Hovel says he's improving his wooded acreage for future generations.
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