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Conservation District Worker Signs Off After 4 Decades

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“Macon County Conservation District Worker Signs Off After 4 Decades”
September 8, 2017 | Herald & Review

“Decatur – In 1976, Jeff Tish was hired by the Macon County Conservation District to operate a tractor at what was then known as Friends Creek Regional Park. Looking back on that day, the life-long nature lover from Decatur considers it as something that he ‘could have only dreamed of’ . . .”

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