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Olmsted Soil & Water Conservation District Olmsted County Land Cover 112 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 1485 Industrial Drive NW, Room 102 Rochester, MN 55901 PHONE: (507) 280-2850 FAX: (507) 280-2858 SWCD board meetings: 4th Thursday of month at 8 a.m. Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious Recent Projects / Accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors A wetland restoration project that was included in the state wetland banking program was completed by Olmsted SWCD staff working cooperatively with a landowner and a consultant. Hydrology and hydrophytic plant communities were successfully established by creating a unique infi ltration channel system that took advantage of both the ground and surface water regime. The project restored 17.88 acres of wetlands, which provides replacement credits to be used as mitigation. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research -- Education / Outreach -- Wetland Conservation Act $11,683 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $84,418 Planning/ other local water management duties -- Conservation easement funding / assistance -- Programs and Operations $268,714 Total $364,815 Name Position Address Phone Elected Steve Connelly Supervisor PO Box 681, Byron 507-261-4386 2001 George Poch Supervisor 1639 6th Avenue SE, Rochester 507-282-7022 2003 Paul Uecker Supervisor 5219 70th Avenue NE, Rochester 507-282-2419 2003 Andy Hart Supervisor 10723 County Road 11 NE, Elgin 507-876-2256 2003 John Keefe Supervisor 15963 Highway 14 East, Dover 507-932-4656 2007
Pictured: 319 Grazing Grant water quality monitoring site in Pleasant Grove Township. Sites were selected in response to fi ndings of the regional TMDL study identifying fecal coliform impairments in area streams. Olmsted and Fillmore SWCD have partnered with MDA to provide ongoing monitoring on four sites in two counties. A conservation plan was developed for two young farmers in Marion Township that resulted in many best management practices being installed. Two brothers purchased a 200-acre farm that had been farmed conventionally for decades. They approached the Olmsted SWCD for assistance in developing a conservation plan that would help rebuild the soil and place smart conservation practices on the land. A plan was developed by SWCD and NRCS staff to assist the landowners with the installation of 8,250 feet of terraces, 2,100 feet of grassed waterways and a grade stabilization structure to reduce erosion, improve soil condition and improve water quality. The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP II) has created long-term wildlife habitat, protected erosion-prone soils and improved water while retiring about 73 acres of cropland. Olmsted SWCD is working in conjunction with the southeast Minnesota conservation districts, USDA Farm Service Agency, NRCS and the Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide the landowners of Olmsted County with an opportunity to enroll their most marginal acreages into conservation easements. The program offers landowners a 15-year USDA - CRP contract with a 30 percent incentive on soil rental rates, as well as a one-time easement payment from the state of Minnesota. Olmsted SWCD has contracts with seven landowners enrolling 73.2 acres of land into long-term conservation easements. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Water quality improvement Reduce erosion and sediment delivery to streams Stormwater management and urbanization Conservation education to public Work with feedlot owners to comply with MPCA feedlot regulations Future Projects Olmsted Soil & Water Conservation District Hundreds of acres of native prairie have been restored by the SWCD in recent years. Olmsted SWCD has assisted 117 landowners with planting 381 acres of native prairie in the county since 2001. These plantings have been completed using conservation program cost sharing as well as private money and interest in restoring wildlife habitat for personal enjoyment and aesthetics. Zumbro Watershed Partnership: Bear Creek target watershed –The SWCD is working with watershed residents to install erosion control measures and improve water quality as part of a targeted vision of the larger Zumbro Watershed Partnership. Five volunteers are monitoring the stream as part of the MPCA’s Citizen Stream Monitoring Program and will help provide the baseline information needed for the turbidity TMDL study to be completed June 2009. 319 Grant Grazing Project with MDA: Olmsted SWCD has been working with a producer in Pleasant Grove township in conjunction with Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Fillmore SWCD to place a water quality monitoring station on rotational pasture to monitor nutrient discharge from the pastured site. Quarry Hill Nature Center Rain Garden Project: Nature center staff, City of Rochester, Zumbro Watershed Partnership, Olmsted SWCD, a retired NRCS soil scientist and local landscape architect are partnering to survey, design, construct and plant a rain garden. This will collect water from part of the nature center for treatment before it discharges into Silver Creek. The rain garden will reduce basement fl ooding in the nature center and provide educational opportunities to local citizens who are interested in creating a rain garden. A “how to” brochure on rain gardens will be created during the process. 113
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