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Pennington Soil & Water Conservation District Pennington County Land Cover Monitoring / Research $5,379 Education / Outreach $16,683 Wetland Conservation Act $15,760 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $85,425 Planning/ other local water management duties $25,791 Conservation easement funding / assistance $60 Programs and Operations $26,642 Total $175,380 118 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 201 Sherwood Avenue South Thief River Falls, MN 56701 PHONE: (218) 683-7075 FAX: (218) 681-3259 nwmnswcd.org SWCD board meetings: 3rd Monday of month at 9 a.m. Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious 2005 Expenditures by category SWCD Board of Supervisors Name Position Address Phone Elected Linda Hanson Chair 35400 State Highway 1, Goodridge 378-4588 1998 Brenda Szymanski Vice-Chair 34866 120th Street NE, Goodridge 378-4119 2005 Greg Hilgeman Treasurer 32470 140th Street SE, Oklee 796-5395 2000 Ricky Peterson PR&I 16642 State Highway 1 NE, Thief River Falls 681-2895 2008 (appointed) Ray Olson Secretary 15648 200th Street NW, Thief River Falls 681-2259 1974 Recent Projects / Accomplishments More than one mile of coulee was restored on a section land in Pennington County (pictured). Over the last 50 years, the coulee has been modifi ed and farmed so that its capacity had been greatly reduced. Water would fl ow out of bank during runoff events, cutting gullies into the cropland where water would fi nd a new path. The landowner obtained a contract with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to restore the coulee. A contribution agreement was made between NRCS and the Pennington SWCD to develop a plan and design. SWCD Technical Service Area (TSA) 1 engineering services surveyed, designed and provided construction inspection for the project. The coulee had been reduced to about 20 feet in width between top slopes. The bottom width was increased to 14 feet with 3:1 side slopes and averaged 2.5 feet in depth. A one-rod buffer strip was installed on each side, making the total width almost 60 feet. The total project cost was $30,761.13. The project was funded 50 percent through EQIP, 25 percent from State Cost-Share and the landowner provided 25 percent.

Pictured: Water quality monitoring has been done by Pennington SWCD for 10 years on nine sites. Data is compiled and sent to the MPCA each year for further analysis. This information helped the MPCA to determine that the Thief River is impaired for turbidity and the Clearwater River is impaired for dissolved oxygen. A streambank stabilization project on the Thief River was completed to control surface water runoff from the Thief River Golf Club’s paved parking lot (pictured). Instead of forming a gully, the fl ow saturated the steep river bank to the point of sliding into the river. The slope of the river bank was fl attened, causing the golf club to lose about 20 feet of parking lot along that side. A 300-foot curb was installed between the parking lot and the river bank to capture the water. The river bank was seeded, and willow stakes were installed to provide additional stability. The SWCD TSA 1 provided survey information for the project. Total project cost was $52,256.50. Funding partners were the SWCD, Pembina Trail Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) and the Red Lake Watershed District. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pennington Soil & Water Conservation District Conservation education is one main focus of the SWCD. Starting as young as kindergarten, students learn the importance of trees by receiving their own seedling to plant and nurture. Sixth graders get handson learning with the Outdoor Education Day. Some of their experiences include the Adventures of a Raindrop, making an Incredible Edible Landfi ll, Tree Bingo, and surviving the Deer Population Game. Other education activities the SWCD is involved with include: NW Water Festival, Conservation Poster and Mural Contest, local Essay Contest, Envirothon, Science Fair, sponsoring a Minnesota Science Museum presentation, and sending two youth to Long Lake Conservation Camp. Improve water quality by carrying out the objectives in the Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan Educate youth and general public of soil and water conservation practices Increase productivity of ag producers through conservation practices Promote conservation of wildlife and wetland areas Implement economic assistance programs Future Projects Jerome Street Group – The Pennington SWCD has been working with a group six landowners, commonly referred to as the Jerome Street Group, who live along the Red Lake River in Thief River Falls. They live below the Power Dam where ice and high water fl ows have undercut this bank to point of cracking the top slope. A stream bank protection project has been surveyed, designed and agreed to by the landowners as a viable project. Stabilizing the toe and restoring the fl oodplain will allow the construction without removing existing vegetation. The $85,000 price tag to restore this 700 feet of shoreline is out of sight for the SWCD and the landowners. The Red Lake Watershed District is aware of this project and is willing to cooperate. With homes as close as 20 feet to the top of the bank, SWCD staff are seeking additional funding opportunities as soon as possible. 119

Pennington<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

Pennington<br />

County<br />

Land Cover<br />

Monitoring / Research $5,379<br />

Education / Outreach $16,683<br />

Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $15,760<br />

Cost Share / project construction,<br />

implementation and maintenance<br />

$85,425<br />

Planning/ other local water management duties $25,791<br />

<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance $60<br />

Programs and Operations $26,642<br />

Total $175,380<br />

118 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />

201 Sherwood Avenue South<br />

Thief River Falls, MN 56701<br />

PHONE: (218) 683-7075<br />

FAX: (218) 681-3259<br />

nwmnswcd.org<br />

SWCD board meetings:<br />

3rd Monday of month at 9 a.m.<br />

Agricultural<br />

Forest<br />

Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

Impervious<br />

2005 Expenditures by category<br />

SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />

Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />

Linda Hanson Chair 35400 State Highway 1, Goodridge 378-4588 1998<br />

Brenda Szymanski Vice-Chair 34866 120th Street NE, Goodridge 378-4119 2005<br />

Greg Hilgeman Treasurer 32470 140th Street SE, Oklee 796-5395 2000<br />

Ricky Peterson PR&I 16642 State Highway 1 NE, Thief River Falls 681-2895 <strong>2008</strong> (appointed)<br />

Ray Olson Secretary 15648 200th Street NW, Thief River Falls 681-2259 1974<br />

Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />

More than one mile of coulee<br />

was restored on a section land in Pennington<br />

County (pictured). Over the last 50 years, the<br />

coulee has been modifi ed and farmed so that its<br />

capacity had been greatly reduced. <strong>Water</strong> would<br />

fl ow out of bank during runoff events, cutting<br />

gullies into the cropland where water would fi nd<br />

a new path. The landowner obtained a contract<br />

with the USDA Natural Resources <strong>Conservation</strong><br />

Service (NRCS) through the Environmental<br />

Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to restore<br />

the coulee. A contribution agreement was made<br />

between NRCS and the Pennington SWCD to<br />

develop a plan and design. SWCD Technical<br />

Service Area (TSA) 1 engineering services<br />

surveyed, designed and provided construction<br />

inspection for the project. The coulee had been<br />

reduced to about 20 feet in width between top<br />

slopes. The bottom width was increased to 14<br />

feet with 3:1 side slopes and averaged 2.5 feet in<br />

depth. A one-rod buffer strip was installed on each<br />

side, making the total width almost 60 feet. The<br />

total project cost was $30,761.13. The project was<br />

funded 50 percent through EQIP, 25 percent from<br />

State Cost-Share and the landowner provided 25<br />

percent.

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