Soil & Water Conservation District Guidebook 2008 - Minnesota ...
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Cass Soil & Water Conservation District Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious 24 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 Cass County Land Cover SWCD Board of Supervisors 300 Minnesota Avenue PO Box 3000 Walker, MN 56484 PHONE: (218) 547-7399 FAX: (218) 547-2440 SWCD board meetings: 1st Thursday of month at 10 a.m. www.co.cass.mn.us/soil_conservation/soil_water.html Recent Projects / Accomplishments The SWCD initiated a shoreland buffer demonstration program to teach lakeshore owners and lake associations the value of buffers for water quality protection. The SWCD board allocated funding to establish fi ve demonstration sites throughout the county. Cass County Environmental Services hired a student intern to coordinate site preparation, planting, and maintenance. Lake associations will “adopt” the sites for ongoing maintenance. 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research -- Education / Outreach $4,000 Wetland Conservation Act -- Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $3,575 Planning/ other local water management duties -- Conservation easement funding / assistance -- Programs and Operations $23,510 Total $31,085 Name Position Address Phone Elected Tom Kuschel Chairman 3288 84th Avenue SW, Sebeka 218.587.2910 1990 Willard Pehling Vice Chair PO Box 665, Walker 218.547.3173 2007 James Ballenthin Secretary 1897 East Ponto Lake Road NW, Backus 218.682.2055 2004 J. David Harder Treasurer 6300 County 125 NE, Longville 218.363.2213 1988 Calvin Martin Member 10420 49th Avenue SW, Pillager 218.746.3918 1994
Pictured: The Rookery wetland banking site. Two townships were initially targeted for a small woodlot management program that was started by the SWCD. The program is for landowners with 5-20 acres of woodland that is not currently being managed, and the main goal is to improve wildlife habitat and market usable wood fi ber. All owners with woodlot acreages were contacted to offer assistance with timber assessments -- services provided by private foresters. Pasture management workshops to demonstrate good forage management have been cosponsored by the SWCD, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Minnesota Extension Service, and a local Lions club. This includes an annual tour of farms that have undertaken various pasture management techniques -- plantings, fencing, watering facilities. This group also sponsors a pasture management tour to the University of Minnesota Experiment Station at Grand Rapids, Minn. A strategic plan for the SWCD was developed as part of the Initiative Foundation’s Healthy Organizations Program. Two “visioning” meetings were held to gain input from cooperating agencies, county offi cials and citizens. This plan serves as a working guide for SWCD operations. Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cass Soil & Water Conservation District Under a formal working agreement that has been established by the Cass SWCD and Cass County, the county provides all staff and support services to the SWCD in order to carry out its program. In exchange, the Cass County Board has assigned the SWCD responsibility for administering certain activities, such as feedlot regulation. The SWCD also seats members on the Environmental Services Citizens Advisory Committee (water plan committee) and the Board of Adjustment. Shoreline protection on all public waters Sustainable forestry management Reducing agricultural impacts on receiving waters Stormwater management Wetland preservation Future Projects 1. Completion of shoreland buffer demonstration areas—expand to 15 sites. 2. Expand small woodlot program countywide. 3. Complete planning and construction of a wetland banking site in southern Cass. 25
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Cass<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 />
24 SWCD <strong>Guidebook</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-2009<br />
Cass County<br />
Land Cover<br />
SWCD Board of Supervisors<br />
300 <strong>Minnesota</strong> Avenue<br />
PO Box 3000<br />
Walker, MN 56484<br />
PHONE: (218) 547-7399<br />
FAX: (218) 547-2440<br />
SWCD board meetings:<br />
1st Thursday of month at 10 a.m.<br />
www.co.cass.mn.us/soil_conservation/soil_water.html<br />
Recent Projects / Accomplishments<br />
The SWCD initiated a shoreland<br />
buffer demonstration program to<br />
teach lakeshore owners and lake associations the<br />
value of buffers for water quality protection. The<br />
SWCD board allocated funding to establish fi ve<br />
demonstration sites throughout the county. Cass County<br />
Environmental Services hired a student intern to<br />
coordinate site preparation, planting, and maintenance.<br />
Lake associations will “adopt” the sites for ongoing<br />
maintenance.<br />
2005 Expenditures by category<br />
Monitoring / Research --<br />
Education / Outreach $4,000<br />
Wetland <strong>Conservation</strong> Act --<br />
Cost Share / project construction,<br />
implementation and maintenance<br />
$3,575<br />
Planning/ other local water management duties --<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> easement funding / assistance --<br />
Programs and Operations $23,510<br />
Total $31,085<br />
Name Position Address Phone Elected<br />
Tom Kuschel Chairman 3288 84th Avenue SW, Sebeka 218.587.2910 1990<br />
Willard Pehling Vice Chair PO Box 665, Walker 218.547.3173 2007<br />
James Ballenthin Secretary 1897 East Ponto Lake Road NW, Backus 218.682.2055 2004<br />
J. David Harder Treasurer 6300 County 125 NE, Longville 218.363.2213 1988<br />
Calvin Martin Member 10420 49th Avenue SW, Pillager 218.746.3918 1994
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