Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...

Pictured: Before (top) and after photos of a lake shore
stabilization project.
Construction of Amor Park was part of a
lake shore restoration project. Amor Park is owned by
Amor Township on Otter Tail Lake, which has been
made available for public use. The West Otter Tail
SWCD with cooperation with East Otter Tail SWCD,
Minnesota DNR and Otter Tail County commissioners
constructed the park, and in 2006 the SWCD installed
wave protection along the park’s 310 feet of shoreline.
In 2007 and 2008 the SWCD will be stabilizing the
upland bank, using various lake landscaping techniques.
Permanent signs will be placed describing each
conservation practice along with contact information.
West Otter Tail Soil & Water Conservation District
Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns
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Surface and Ground Water Quality
Water Erosion
Wind Erosion
Wetland Preservation
Education and Information
Future Projects
Lightning Lake Watershed project- In the
WOT SWCD in cooperation with DNR, NRCS,
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received
funding for the working lands initiative. Upper
Lighting Lake watershed was chosen as a
target area because of its importance to nesting
waterfowl and wildlife. There is an importance
to install buffers around the watershed in
order to clean the lake. The SWCD will use
grant funds to increase CCRP payments to
landowners within this high-priority watershed.
The district signed an agreement in April of
2007 with state of Minnesota. The goals of this
round of funding are to enroll 150-200 acres
of CCRP contracts that consists of buffer strips
and wetland conservation project areas.
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