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Beltrami Soil & Water Conservation District Beltrami County Land Cover 10 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 3217 Bemidji Ave N Ste 3 Bemidji, MN 56601-4328 PHONE: (218) 755-4339 FAX: (218) 755-4342 www.beltramiswcd.org SWCD board meetings: Last Thursday of month at 9 a.m. Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious Recent Projects / Accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors Technical leadership and support is provided by the Beltrami SWCD in implementing Beltrami County’s Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan (CLWMP). A tremendous number of accomplishments are credited to the CLWP. Annual surface water testing has gathered water quality information on over 75 lakes and rivers. Educational programs have taught students about water protection. Special funding opportunities are pursued to increase the local success of the CLWP. Other outcomes include the well-sealing cost-share program, riparian erosion control assistance, urban runoff and stormwater management, and wellhead protection assistance to the City of Bemidji for protecting drinking water. The Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership program was recently completed in cooperation with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. The program facilitated education and civic leadership for interested lakeshore owners’ groups that resulted in milestone accomplishments and culminated in a management plan for the water of concern. These groups are now able to work with other interested landowner groups to develop lake management plans for other waters of concern. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research $22,800 Education / Outreach $3,800 Wetland Conservation Act $17,500 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $11,000 Planning/ other local water management duties $161,400 Conservation easement funding / assistance $400 Programs and Operations $113,600 Total $330,000 Name Position Address Phone Elected Wesley Frenzel Chair 34503 Frenzel Road NE, Northome 218-647-8474 1979 Ruth Trask Treasurer 14194 Grange Road NW, Pinewood 218-243-2749 1999 John Persell II Secretary 2435 Staghorn Lane SE, Bemidji 218-751-2770 2005 Jerome Geerdes Vice-chair 18934 Harvey Road NE, Blackduck 218-835-4508 2004 Shane Bowe Leg & PR 15761 High School Drive, Red Lake 218-679-3959 2007
Pictured: A shoreline restoration project on the Lake Bemidji campus of Bemidji State University. Aggressive ice and wave action resulted in up to six feet of shoreline loss in 2000. Bio-engineering re-vegetation techniques and traditional rock toe protection resulted in project that prevents erosion and provides wildlife habitat and an opportunity for education. Lake Bemidji has been a priority water body since the late 1970s, when water testing suggested lake water quality was deteriorating. In 1992, an EPA 319 Clean Water Partnership Grant was received through the Beltrami SWCD to conduct a watershed-based assessment of water quality indicators, and to compile a listing of potential sources of water quality degradation. The Lake Bemidji Watershed Clean Water Partnership has concluded its nine-year effort to study water quality issues within the watershed and to implement priority strategies to improve the water quality entering Lake Bemidji. This project received the prestigious “Technical Excellence Award” in 1996 from the North American Lake Management Society, and was voted the Minnesota Local Water Planning “Outstanding Surface Water Project” in Minnesota in 1997. A property management handbook for lakeshore owners and a Shoreline Buffer Restoration Guide were written and published by the SWCD in 2006. The publications provide clear information on implementing stewardship-based management on the lakeshore. Over 2,000 copies of each publication have been distributed. The stewardship forestry program encompasses a number of initiatives. Approximately 40 species of low-cost trees and shrubs are available each spring for use in windbreaks, shelterbelts, wildlife habitat plantations or other conservation practices. Many of these species are potentially high-value for wildlife, and they are non-invasive, and they have acclimated seed sources and well-established root systems. The SWCD has provided more than 1 million trees during the life of the tree program. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Beltrami Soil & Water Conservation District A native seed mix for shoreline restoration efforts was developed by the SWCD. This perennial mix contains 19 species of native forbs and fi ve species of native grasses selected for their erosion control and wildlife habitat characteristics. The mix has species that will do well in a variety of site conditions, including part sun to full sun, and sandy to organic soils. Over 15,000 acres of jack pine forest was defoliated by budworm in Beltrami County in 2003. In 2004, the outbreak area expanded into neighboring counties, affecting an additional 43,500 acres. The defoliation killed the already stressed trees, leaving thousands of acres of standing dead jack pine and a potentially serious fi re hazard. The seriousness of the fi re hazard is compounded because people have made their homes within the jack pine dominated landscape. Of the 1,600 homes assessed, 23% ranked as high risk. The SWCD identifi ed problem areas, recommended ways to reduce the risk, provided assistance in fi xing the problems, and helped shoulder the costs. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns Water Quality and Quantity Management Erosion Control Forage Management Forest Management Wildlife Habitat Management Future Projects A surface water assessment program was initiated in 2007 to help citizens collect water quality data on 36 lakes to help MPCA to assess these lakes for impairments. This successful program completed the fi rst year of its 2-year timeline. Interest has also been sparked among lake samplers to consider establishing lake associations on their respective lakes. An initiative to address the Mississippi River Headwaters dissolved oxygen impairment is underway. Certain areas of the Mississippi River contain dissolved oxygen levels too low to support life, and are subsequently listed as impaired for fi sheries. The SWCD is aggressively seeking funding to determine the effects of this impairment to the health and vitality of downstream lakes Irving and Bemidji. 11
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East Polk Soil & Water Conservation
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Ramsey Conservation District 130 SW
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Red Lake Soil & Water Conservation
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Traverse Soil & Water Conservation
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