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Hennepin Conservation District 56 SWCD Guidebook 2008-2009 417 North 5th Street, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55401-1397 PHONE: 612-348-9938 www.hcd.hennepin.mn.us SWCD board meetings: 2nd Monday of month at 7 p.m. Hennepin County Land Cover Agricultural Forest Grass/Shrub/Wetland Water Impervious SWCD Board of Supervisors A cooperative agreement was signed in November of 2006 by HCD and Hennepin County Environmental Services (HCES). As of March 2007 HCD has no employees and the work load for HCD is provided by HCES staff. HCD board meetings 2005 Expenditures by category Monitoring / Research $2,055 Education / Outreach $4,650 Wetland Conservation Act $38,428 Cost Share / project construction, implementation and maintenance $6,310 Planning/ other local water management duties -- Conservation easement funding / assistance $1,000 Programs and Operations $27,599 Total $80,042 Name Position Address Phone Elected Kim Boyce Chair 3501 McNair Drive, Robbinsdale 763-521-0036 2005 Mike Wyatt Vice Chair 2905 Dean Parkway #205, Minneapolis 612-817-7427 2005 Dan Jones Secretary 12914 Sunset Trail, Plymouth 763-591-0661 2005 Stephen Jenkins Treasurer 6417 Nordic Circle, Edina 734-834-7282 2007 Phil Willkie 2625 Wewton Street Minneapolis 612-822-0522 2007 Recent projects / accomplishments Pictured (above and next page): the Midtown Rain Garden in Minneapolis was completed by HCD and Hennepin County Environmental Services staff.
are held at HCES and storage of HCD fi les is also provided by HCES. Due to this cooperative agreement HCD and HCES were able to provide a system for dealing with the Clean Water Legacy Act dollars. There are currently two projects one in the city of Plymouth and the second is Lake Independence TMDL. Conservation of wetlands is a high priority of the Hennepin Conservation District (HCD). HCD assists other state and local units of government in monitoring legal and illegal impacts to wetlands. WCA activity includes issuing cease and desist orders, which leads to meetings with landowners to outline corrective actions. HCD staff also participate in Technical Evaluation Panels and suggest ways that projects can avoid impacting wetlands. Monitoring conservation easements is completed by HCD staff each year. There are 22 easements that have been established in previous years through HCD staff’s efforts in recent years through the state Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) program. These annual inspections are necessary to Top 5 Natural Resource Concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Impaired waters Restoring wetlands Improving surface water management Reducing runoff Improved stormwater management Future Projects Hennepin Conservation District verify that landowners are honoring the terms of the conservation easements on their properties. All inspection reports have been fi led with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Environmental education represents a wise investment in youth and conservation knowledge. HCD provides staff support for the Envirothon, an environmental education program that has local, state and national competitions for high school students. Participating students form teams and prepare an oral presentation and complete exams on environmental topics. The Envirothon mission is to develop knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing and prepared to work toward achieving and maintaining a natural balance between the quality of life and the quality of the environment. Cost-Share project with the Shriners in western Hennepin County. This site has been an area of water quality concern for over a decade, and under the cooperative agreement this project was funded by HCD Cost-Share funds and Hennepin County Environmental Services Natural Resource Incentives for Critical Habitat funds. With both funding sources the project was able to begin. Estimated to be competed in 2008 or early 2009. 57
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About The Soil & Water Conservation
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East Polk Soil & Water Conservation
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Wright Soil & Water Conservation Di
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