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Wadena Soil & Water Conservation District Wadena County Land Cover 170 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303 PHONE: (218) 631-3195 FAX: (218) 631-1625 www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/ partnerships/wadena SWCD board meetings: 3rd Monday of month at • • 1 p.m. (November-March) or 7:30 p.m. (April -October) Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious Recent Projects / Accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors A Forest Stewardship Program was started by the Wadena SWCD with grant funds. A full-time Forester on staff is writing and implementing Forest Stewardship Plans for landowners. Funding for this program is from the DNR Forest Stewardship Program and Clean Water Legacy Grant funds. The program is so popular that there is a waiting list of interested landowners, and there are several who are doing tree pruning, planting, bud capping, fi re breaks and other practices. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research $3,014 Education / Outreach $5,515 Wetland Conservation Act $24,544 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $13,757 Planning/ other local water management duties $44,725 Conservation easement funding / assistance -- Programs and Operations $191,342 Total $282,896 Name Position Address Phone Elected Ken Berg Treasurer 10869 255th Avenue, Sebeka 218-894-3384 1999 Melvin Kinnunen Chairman 34730 County Road 23, Menahga 218-564-4334 1995 Marvin Runyan Vice Chair 10293 County Road 23, Verndale 218-445-5810 1983 Nancy Benson PR & I 23064 County Road 26, Verndale 218-472-3232 2007 Tom Schulz Secretary 27027 County Road 23, Sebeka 218-837-5728 1975

The Conservation and Wildlife Expo in Wadena County is a new event that has been organized by the SWCD for the last two years. Each year about 2,250 people attended the event, which includes vendors, archery competition, clay pigeon shooting competition, dog trial training and educational seminars on WCA Rules, Rotational Grazing, Organic Farming, Water Quality, Soils Interpretation, Food Plot Mixes, Pheasant Habitat, Forestry, and Conservation Programs and You. Educational events for children such as presentations from the MN Zoo (pictured) were also available. This three-day event is an excellent opportunity for the SWCD to inform a very large group of people about the conservation projects and programs that are available. 400-500 5th and 6th grade students and teachers attend Conservation Days at the Old Wadena County Park each year in September. Seven stations are set up around the park with speakers on subjects like Soils, Water, Nature, Wildlife, Forestry, History of the Park and “Babou” -- a Voyageur from the 18th century. This three-day event is very much appreciated by the teachers and students. The Spirit Lake Stormwater Pond was developed three years ago in the City of Menahga. The Pond is the fi rst of its kind in Wadena County and was put to the test in 2007 during a heavy rain event while a Highway 71 construction project was in progress. About 130 gallons of oil and tar fl owed into the pond and coated the rocks and plants with a tight seal. The pond held the material and nothing got into the lake. The pond had to be excavated out and resurfaced, but it did its job and held the oil and tar. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Wadena Soil & Water Conservation District A feedlot water quality project was recently completed in North Germany Township. A large beef and dairy operation had a barnyard very close to the Red Eye River, so a slab was installed in the barnyard and a diversion was installed between the barnyard and the river, which diverted the runoff to a hay fi eld. Several WCA violations have occurred in the past few years. Landowners have been very cooperative and replaced or repaired any wetlands that were disturbed. A volunteer monitoring program has collected data on all of the county’s lakes and streams. Thanks to the efforts of 85 volunteers from around the county, the SWCD has water quality data on clarity, temperature, phosphorus and other chemicals. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns Erosion Control Nutrient Management Water Resource Protection Forest Management Grazing Future Projects The SWCD is working with the DNR on a newly established Shoreline Habitat Block Grant project to complete seven projects on Spirit Lake and one on Stocking Lake. These are shoreline restoration projects that will be installed on private property, and a different type of control on each project will be used to fi nd out what works best in the sandy soil of northern Wadena County. Some types of materials are native trees, shrubs, plants and seeds; temporary biodegradable toe protection; and erosion control fabric and mulch. The SWCD is also working on a CWL Spirit Lake Stormwater Abatement Grant to minimize the quantity of stormwater runoff and improve the quality of stormwater that enters the storm drains by bringing the treatment of stormwater up into the watershed through low-impact design and BMPs such as rain barrels, rain gardens, swales and innovative technologies. The SWCD is also working with the Laestadian Church to showcase stormwater treatment in their parking lot area. 171

Wadena<br />

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

Wadena County Land Cover<br />

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

4 Alfred Street NE<br />

Wadena, MN 56482-2303<br />

PHONE: (218) 631-3195<br />

FAX: (218) 631-1625<br />

www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/<br />

partnerships/wadena<br />

SWCD board meetings:<br />

3rd Monday of month at<br />

•<br />

•<br />

1 p.m. (November-March) or<br />

7:30 p.m. (April -October)<br />

Agricultural<br />

Forest<br />

Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />

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

Impervious<br />

Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />

SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />

A Forest Stewardship Program<br />

was started by the Wadena SWCD with grant<br />

funds. A full-time Forester on staff is writing<br />

and implementing Forest Stewardship Plans for<br />

landowners. Funding for this program is from<br />

the DNR Forest Stewardship Program and Clean<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Legacy Grant funds. The program is so<br />

popular that there is a waiting list of interested<br />

landowners, and there are several who are doing<br />

tree pruning, planting, bud capping, fi re breaks and<br />

other practices.<br />

2005 Expenditures by category<br />

Monitoring / Research $3,014<br />

Education / Outreach $5,515<br />

Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act $24,544<br />

Cost Share / project construction,<br />

implementation and maintenance<br />

$13,757<br />

Planning/ other local water management duties $44,725<br />

<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance --<br />

Programs and Operations $191,342<br />

Total $282,896<br />

Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />

Ken Berg Treasurer 10869 255th Avenue, Sebeka 218-894-3384 1999<br />

Melvin Kinnunen Chairman 34730 County Road 23, Menahga 218-564-4334 1995<br />

Marvin Runyan Vice Chair 10293 County Road 23, Verndale 218-445-5810 1983<br />

Nancy Benson PR & I 23064 County Road 26, Verndale 218-472-3232 2007<br />

Tom Schulz Secretary 27027 County Road 23, Sebeka 218-837-5728 1975

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