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Waseca Soil & Water Conservation District Waseca County Land Cover Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious 172 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 105 22nd Avenue NE Waseca, MN 56093 PHONE: (507) 835-4800 FAX: (507) 835-7895 SWCD board meetings: 2nd Thursday of month at 6:30 p.m. Recent Projects / Accomplishments An 80-acre farm was recently donated to the Pheasants Forever Land Trust, and the SWCD had the opportunity to work with the owner to restore the native prairie and wetlands. Paul Miller, a life-long farmer of Waseca County, donated the land because of his passion for natural resources. He was a small operator from a time long gone when small family farms ruled the day in rural America. Only 65 of his 80 acres were tillable, and that’s all he farmed to make a living. Over the past several years the SWCD had been looking for a program that would accommodate his goals and wishes. The area will be posted for no hunting and maintained by the local PF chapter. This was the fi rst tract to be enrolled in Pheasants Forever’s “Forever Land Trust” program. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns Preserving and protecting the remaining forest areas Restoring wetlands Protect ground and surface water from contamination due to land use practices Restoring water quality in lakes and stream reaches identifi ed on the MN PCA 303 (d) list of Impaired Waters Maintain high quality RIM easement areas Name Position SWCD Board of Supervisors Address Phone Elected Wayne Cords Chairman 37341 35th Street, Janesville 507.234.6165 2000 Roger Androli Vice-chair 43067 78th Street, Janesville 507.362.4866 2004 Ron Purcell Treasurer 809 7th Avenue N.W., Waseca 507.835.4757 2004 Jurgen Peters Secretary 30529 128th Street, Waseca 507.835.4117 2002 Bob Drager Member 20870 10th Street, Minnesota Lake 507.462.3627 2002 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Pictured: This shoreline restoration on Loon Lake is one of many projects where the SWCD works with landowners to install conservation practices that improve water quality. Over 8,000 aquatic and upland native forbs and grasses were planted with the volunteer help of the local Garden club, Waseca Lakes Association members, and the Loon Lake Lakeshed committee to restore an area of degraded shoreline on Loon Lake. In 2002 the Waseca SWCD submitted a DNR Shoreline Habitat Restoration grant requesting to restore this area. The project proposal was submitted with the cooperation of the Waseca Lakes Association and the city of Waseca. The established width of the 1,100 feet of shoreline buffer was 35 feet. As a result of the success of that project, the SWCD continues to work with landowners annually on Loon Lake with projects installed at various stages. The SWCD has also completed several shoreline restoration sites on Clear Lake and Lake Elysian. The Waseca SWCD has partnered with SWCD offi ces in Freeborn, Blue Earth and Faribault Counties to focus on the Big Cobb watershed located in portions of all four counties. The 303(d) list of Impaired Waters has listed reaches within the Big Cobb watershed for biota. The grant will provide Cost-Share funding to landowners to install conservation practices, including water retention ponds and funding for technical services provided by the Zone 10 Joint Powers staff. The Big Cobb is the top contributor to the LeSueur River for Total Suspended Solids and total phosphorus. Waseca Soil & Water Conservation District 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research -- Education / Outreach $7,872 Wetland Conservation Act $29,750 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $79,578 Planning/ other local water management duties $5,000 Conservation easement funding / assistance $36,795 Programs and Operations $59,603 Total $213,598 Future Projects Wetland restoration near Iosco Creek -- The Iosco watershed is located in the northern portion of Waseca County and is a major contributor to Lake Elysian. Historically the Iosco Creek was used by fi sh to move upstream to spawning areas throughout the watershed. Working cooperatively with the DNR, the Waseca SWCD has installed fi sh ladders downstream of culverts that have caused barriers for fi sh. The SWCD now has an opportunity to work with a landowner to restore a 30-acre partially drained wetland. A downstream culvert through a township road was lowered 15 years ago to allow the wetland to drain. The installation of rock cross veins and weirs downstream of the wetland will help eliminate the downcutting of the creek and allow suspended sediment to settle out and re-establish the original creek bed. Conservation projects at local dairy operation -- Currently the District and staff from Zone 10 JPO are working with a dairy farm with 300 head of cattle. With the decrease of dairy farms in Waseca County, the district has prioritized funding for producers, to continue to operate. The staff will look at correcting and treating the milk house waste, feedlot runoff and silage stacks. 173
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Waseca<br />
<strong>Soil</strong> & <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Waseca County Land Cover<br />
Agricultural<br />
Forest<br />
Grass/Shrub/Wetland<br />
<strong>Water</strong><br />
Impervious<br />
172 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />
105 22nd Avenue NE<br />
Waseca, MN 56093<br />
PHONE: (507) 835-4800<br />
FAX: (507) 835-7895<br />
SWCD board meetings:<br />
2nd Thursday of month at 6:30 p.m.<br />
Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />
An 80-acre farm was recently donated to the<br />
Pheasants Forever Land Trust, and the SWCD had the<br />
opportunity to work with the owner to restore the native<br />
prairie and wetlands. Paul Miller, a life-long farmer of<br />
Waseca County, donated the land because of his passion<br />
for natural resources. He was a small operator from a time<br />
long gone when small family farms ruled the day in rural<br />
America. Only 65 of his 80 acres were tillable, and that’s all<br />
he farmed to make a living. Over the past several years the<br />
SWCD had been looking for a program that would accommodate<br />
his goals and wishes. The area will be posted for no<br />
hunting and maintained by the local PF chapter. This was<br />
the fi rst tract to be enrolled in Pheasants Forever’s “Forever<br />
Land Trust” program.<br />
Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns<br />
Preserving and protecting the remaining forest<br />
areas<br />
Restoring wetlands<br />
Protect ground and surface water from contamination<br />
due to land use practices<br />
Restoring water quality in lakes and stream<br />
reaches identifi ed on the MN PCA 303 (d) list of<br />
Impaired <strong>Water</strong>s<br />
Maintain high quality RIM easement areas<br />
Name Position<br />
SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />
Address Phone Elected<br />
Wayne Cords Chairman 37341 35th Street, Janesville 507.234.6165 2000<br />
Roger Androli Vice-chair 43067 78th Street, Janesville 507.362.4866 2004<br />
Ron Purcell Treasurer 809 7th Avenue N.W., Waseca 507.835.4757 2004<br />
Jurgen Peters Secretary 30529 128th Street, Waseca 507.835.4117 2002<br />
Bob Drager Member 20870 10th Street, <strong>Minnesota</strong> Lake 507.462.3627 2002<br />
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