Bennet Goldstein
Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff willow branches between maple wood posts, with muffled crunches.
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This story was produced in partnership with the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network. Bennet Goldstien is with Wisconsin Watch, a member of the desk. It was also reported with support from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. Visit wisconsinwatch.org for more information.
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