Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
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Big Stone Soil & Water Conservation District Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious 14 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 342 NW 2nd Street Ortonville, MN 56278 PHONE: (320) 839-6149 FAX: (320) 839-3313 SWCD board meetings: 1st Tuesday of month at 4 p.m. Big Stone County Land Cover Recent Projects / Accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors This weir regulates the water level for a restored 45acre wetland in Big Stone County. Several conservation easements in Big Stone County are showcases for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). These easements total approximately 450 acres, including 156 wetland acres. The designs of the restorations were completed by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, with the SWCD being instrumental in administering the CREP program and assisting BWSR with surveying and construction supervision. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research $1,000 Education / Outreach $2,150 Wetland Conservation Act $20,000 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $22,719 Planning/ other local water management duties $1,900 Conservation easement funding / assistance $2,750 Programs and Operations $86,609 Total $137,128 Name Position Address Phone Elected Irvin Adelman Chairman 629 Pomroy Street, Ortonville 320-839-6259 1999 Todd Dybdahl Vice Chairman 67385 – 320th Street, Ortonville 320-325-5285 1999 Lon Moen Treasurer 414 – 2nd Street East, Odessa 320-273-2279 1999 Vernon Johnson Member 34761 – 760th Avenue, Ortonville 320-325-5507 2005 Scott Gillespie Member 22671 County Highway 21, Graceville 320-748-7149 2007
A wetland and native prairie restoration in Artichoke township was named for and dedicated to Charles Hanson, lifelong resident and conservationist of that area. More than 200 acres of land were restored, which includes two restored wetlands totaling 110 acres that were drained more than 50 years ago. The project was made possible by the CREP program and the cooperation of fi ve different landowners. The Big Stone SWCD coordinated the project, and cooperating agencies included USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Big Stone County Highway Department, Artichoke Township, Stevens Township (in Stevens County) and the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District, along with area fourth grade students. Surveying, design, and construction supervision were provided by the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Construction was provided by Commerford Construction Inc. The restored wetlands fi lter sediment and pollutants from runoff water before it enters Artichoke Lake. The upland areas and wetland fringes have been seeded to native grasses. The area will be a permanent tribute to Charles Hanson’s legacy. An 8-foot gully prompted a local landowner, the SWCD and NRCS to work together to complete a grade stabilization structure and waterway project. A cable-crete drop structure stabilized the washout area. A grassed waterway (200 feet upstream and 500 feet downstream) stabilized the existing waterway. A CRP fi lter strip was also placed along the waterway. NRCS designed the structure and waterway. Approximate funding breakdown was $17,500 State Cost-Share, $4,250 EQIP, $1,600 Local Water Plan funds, and $11,500 landowner. The combined efforts of the SWCD, NRCS, Resource Conservation and Development, and local fi re departments have surveyed, designed and installed six dry hydrants over the past four years. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Big Stone Soil & Water Conservation District Water quality of principle waters of the County: Big Stone, Toqua, Artichoke and Long Tom lakes; the Minnesota River and Stony Run Creek Pesticide and nutrient runoff from ag land and fertilizer absorption from fl ooded cropland Soil Erosion Increasing the amount of buffer and fi lter strips in Big Stone County Invasive and Exotic species -- Keeping prairie lands from becoming overrun with trees and shrubs, and keeping our naturally wooded areas regenerating with native trees (Oak, Basswood, Hackberry, Ash, etc.), not species such as Siberian Elm and Buckthorn Future Projects A 78.4-acre conservation easement project is underway. The SWCD is currently working with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the NRCS on this wetland restoration project, funded through the Reinvest In Minnesota and Wetlands Reserve Program (RIM / WRP) partnership. The project will restore nine small basins to 17 acres of wetlands, and the remaining acres will be an upland buffer seeded with a diverse mix of native grasses and forbs. Incentive payments on fi lter strips and conservation easements are being offered through the Working Lands Initiative program. The SWCD, DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and NRCS are combining efforts on this program to support innovative conservation projects and rural sustainability. Conservative grazing practices are also options for landowners under this program. A local work group continues to develop program options that meet the conservation and economic needs of the local landowners. The SWCD is working with a landowner on a wetland restoration plan to potentially be funded through the local road replacement / wetland banking program. Continued challenges for the Big Stone SWCD are stable funding for basic operations, the diffi culty in selling conservation programs and practices which do not compete fi nancially with land values and commodity prices, and selling conservation programs in an agricultural county that currently has 27 percent of its land in some type of conservation cover. 15
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Big Stone<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Agricultural<br />
Forest<br />
Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />
<strong>Water</strong><br />
Impervious<br />
14 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />
342 NW 2nd Street<br />
Ortonville, MN 56278<br />
PHONE: (320) 839-6149<br />
FAX: (320) 839-3313<br />
SWCD board meetings:<br />
1st Tuesday of month at 4 p.m.<br />
Big Stone County Land Cover<br />
Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />
SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />
This weir regulates the water level for a restored 45acre<br />
wetland in Big Stone County.<br />
Several conservation easements<br />
in Big Stone County are showcases for the<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> Reserve Enhancement Program<br />
(CREP). These easements total approximately 450<br />
acres, including 156 wetland acres. The designs<br />
of the restorations were completed by the Board<br />
of <strong>Water</strong> and <strong>Soil</strong> Resources, with the SWCD<br />
being instrumental in administering the CREP<br />
program and assisting BWSR with surveying and<br />
construction supervision.<br />
2005 Expenditures by category<br />
Monitoring / Research $1,000<br />
Education / Outreach $2,150<br />
Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $20,000<br />
Cost Share / project construction,<br />
implementation and maintenance<br />
$22,719<br />
Planning/ other local water management duties $1,900<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance $2,750<br />
Programs and Operations $86,609<br />
Total $137,128<br />
Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />
Irvin Adelman Chairman 629 Pomroy Street, Ortonville 320-839-6259 1999<br />
Todd Dybdahl Vice Chairman 67385 – 320th Street, Ortonville 320-325-5285 1999<br />
Lon Moen Treasurer 414 – 2nd Street East, Odessa 320-273-2279 1999<br />
Vernon Johnson Member 34761 – 760th Avenue, Ortonville 320-325-5507 2005<br />
Scott Gillespie Member 22671 County Highway 21, Graceville 320-748-7149 2007
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