Coon Valley, WI featured in National Geographic

I was reading our local La Crosse Tribune newspaper the other day and noticed the big headline "National Geographic comes to Coon Valley". I knew our area was special, but not this unique! I haven't read the article yet, but to my understanding, covers soils and soil practices throughout the world.

Over 75 years ago, a watershed soil conservation program was implemented to allow farming on these fertile soils and save the area from man-made erosion. To get an idea of how this program worked out, take a look at the pictures below posted from National Geographic.

This was one of the coolest pictures I've ever seen highlighting the "Coulee Region". With a limited population, lush landscape and low cost of living, it's hard to wonder why so many people from around the world are retiring in this amazing area.