RICE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
RICE SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
District Supervisors
Richard Peterson
507-330-5562
Richard Peterson was elected in 2015 to the Board of Supervisors. His current term ends at the end of 2026. Peterson currently serves as the Board Chairman and on several SWCD committees including the Watershed Alliance for the Greater Zumbro and the Personnel Committee.
John Larson
651-253-2689
John Larson was elected in 2025 to the Board of Supervisors. His current term ends at the end of 2028. Larson currently serves as the Vice Chairman and on several committees including the Southeast SWCD Joint Powers Board, Operational Handbook Committee, and the Budget Committee.
Roger Bongers
507-291-0440
Roger Bongers was elected in 2023 to the Board of Supervisors. His current term ends at the end of 2026. Bongers currently serves as the Board Secretary and on several SWCD committees including the Personnel Committee, the Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board, and the Conservation Tillage & Soil Health Committee.
Bongers is a lifelong resident and farmer of Rice County. He began using no-till in 2018 and growing cover crops in 2019. He has also implemented grassed waterways and buffer strips on his farm along the Cannon River.
Bongers is a past 4-H leader and member of the Faribault Jaycee’s.
Alexander (Al) Malecha
612-232-6819
Al (Alexander) Malecha was elected in 2025 to the Board of Supervisors. His current term ends at the end of 2028. Al currently serves as the Public Relations & Information Officer and on two SWCD committees including the Operational Handbook Committee and the Lower MN Watershed East Joint Powers Board.
