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Carlton Soil & Water Conservation District 20 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 115 5th Street South, PO Box 29 Carlton, MN 55718-0029 PHONE: (218) 384-3891 FAX: (218) 384-9730 Carltonswcd.org SWCD board meetings: 2nd Monday of month at 4 p.m. Carlton County Land Cover Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious Recent Projects / Accomplishments SWCD Board of Supervisors A forestry services program has been built by the Carlton SWCD, which includes forest stewardship planning, tree planting plans and implementation, and in 2008 the SWCD will conduct its own tree seedling sale. In the past the sale was conducted in conjunction with the South St. Louis SWCD. The SWCD also provides wetland determination services and erosion control site review services. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research $7,800 Education / Outreach $14,000 Wetland Conservation Act $18,000 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $75,500 Planning/ other local water management duties $15,000 Conservation easement funding / assistance $2,000 Programs and Operations $72,648 Total $204,948 Name Position Address Elected Barbara Dahl Chair 124 Prairie Lake Road, Wright 4/7/97 Merrill Loy Treasurer PO Box 567, Carlton 1/1/97 Larry Sampson Secretary 10 Maple Drive, Esko 6/12/06 Mark Thell Vice Chair 2553 County Road. 3, Wrenshall 1/1/01 Carol Hauck PR 3828 County Road. 4, Mahtowa 1/1/99
Pictured: This trail is part of the Carlton SWCD’s school forest project, giving nearly 5,000 students access to a hands-on environmental education facility. A 40-acre school forest project for the Carlton School District has been developed by the SWCD. The MN DNR Lake Superior Coastal Program has provided funding support of over $70,000, which was matched by a local share of over $70,000 to build a trail system, construct a gathering pavilion and rest room facility, and construct a ready-to-use, multi-grade/ multi-discipline environmental education curriculum for the facility. 4,800 students from surrounding school districts will have access to the facility. Annual EQIP signup has been strong. The SWCD leads the Local Work Group to set priorities and refers landowners to the program for conservation implementation. The SWCD also provides technical assistance to EQIP program participants for project design and implementation. The SWCD assists in allocation of over $200,000 in EQIP funds in addition to the SWCD’s annual state Cost-Share allocation of $12,000. The SWCD also applies for and often receives special allocations for specifi c projects such as the Midway River and Nemadji River watershed projects. A farm bill technician was hired to work for the Carlton SWCD and two neighboring SWCDs. The Carlton SWCD led the effort to jointly hire this employee, who focuses on delivering technical assistance to the agriculture sector. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Carlton Soil & Water Conservation District The Nemadji River Basin project is wrapping up its fourth grant and beginning to plan for the TMDL work ahead. The SWCD will lead the TMDL study project for a turbidity TMDL on the entire Nemadji River Basin. The study project is scheduled for three phases and should be completed in 5-6 years. The study project will be followed by a focused implementation effort to address load allocation issues identifi ed in the study. The SWCD maintains good working relationships with the Carlton County Board of Commissioners and Carlton County department staff as partners in conservation implementation. The SWCD has provided design assistance and funding for erosion control measures on county highway improvement projects. The SWCD holds tour and meetings to highlight conservation projects throughout the county. Nemadji River turbidity TMDL Private Land Forest Management county wide Livestock Management county wide Midway River water temperature issues Big Sandy Watershed management Future Projects Biomass utilization: The SWCD will be working with partners to develop a biomass utilization project. There is a lot of biomass in the form of grasses, brush, and larger woody products available for harvest if a processing facility was in place to utilize it. Post-processing markets for the energy or pellet-type products also need to be developed. The SWCD can provide sources of the biomass materials and provide land management planning in conjunction with supply contracts. Green building for SWCD and partner agencies: The SWCD will also be pursuing construction of a “green building” to house SWCD and partner agency operations. The plan is to include geothermal, wind, and solar energy components. Green energy concepts will be demonstrated at a small business size level and promoted through live web links to real time energy use data, facility tours, and informational seminars. 21
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Kittson Soil & Water Conservation D
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Koochiching Soil & Water Conservati
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Lac qui Parle Soil & Water Conserva
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Lake Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Lake of the Woods Soil & Water Cons
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Le Sueur Soil & Water Conservation
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Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation D
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Lyon Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Mahnomen Soil & Water Conservation
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Marshall Soil & Water Conservation
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Marshall-Beltrami Soil & Water Cons
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Martin Soil & Water Conservation Di
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McLeod Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Meeker Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Mille Lacs Soil & Water Conservatio
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Morrison Soil & Water Conservation
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Mower Soil & Water Conservation Dis
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Murray Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Nicollet Soil & Water Conservation
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Nobles Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Norman Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Olmsted Soil & Water Conservation D
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Otter Tail-East Soil & Water Conser
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Otter Tail-West Soil & Water Conser
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Pennington Soil & Water Conservatio
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Pine Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Pipestone Soil & Water Conservation
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East Polk Soil & Water Conservation
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West Polk Soil & Water Conservation
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Pope Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Ramsey Conservation District 130 SW
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Red Lake Soil & Water Conservation
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Redwood Soil & Water Conservation D
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Renville Soil & Water Conservation
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Rice Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Rock Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Root River Soil & Water Conservatio
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Roseau Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Scott Soil & Water Conservation Dis
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Sherburne Soil & Water Conservation
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Sibley Soil & Water Conservation Di
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St. Louis-North Soil & Water Conser
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St. Louis-South Soil & Water Conser
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Stearns Soil & Water Conservation D
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Steele Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Stevens Soil & Water Conservation D
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Swift Soil & Water Conservation Dis
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Todd Soil & Water Conservation Dist
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Traverse Soil & Water Conservation
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Wabasha Soil & Water Conservation D
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Wadena Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Waseca Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Washington Conservation District 17
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Watonwan Soil & Water Conservation
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Wilkin Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Winona Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Wright Soil & Water Conservation Di
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Yellow Medicine Soil & Water Conser
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