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Celebrate #EarthDay + the #water in #MnBWSR’s name + mission w/a sampling of #haiku submitted for the occasion, which coincides w/#PoetryMonth. More reason to celebrate: #CleanWaterFund backed work contributed to 9 removals fr/the impaired waters list: buff.ly/4d19C7s
#WaterQuality improvements in Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey + Washington county #lakes led to removal fr/the impaired waters list. Contributing projects included alum treatments, #stormwater treatments, #wetland restoration. #MnBWSR Snapshot: buff.ly/3xsADjP #CleanWaterFund
Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix #Watershed District’s #CleanWaterFund-backed work w/one landowner to install an iron-enhanced sand filter + restore a #wetland is designed to improve #WaterQuality + clarity in Goose #Lake. #MnBWSR April Snapshot article: buff.ly/3TTqzaW
Segment of #WinonaCountyMN #TroutStream slated to be removed fr/state’s impaired waters list. The Winona County #SWCD’s #CleanWaterFund backed work w/landowners contributed to #WaterQuality improvements. @Winona_Post Winona article: buff.ly/43yzIdM @MnPCA #conservation
DELISTINGS: #MnBWSR #CleanWaterFund-backed #conservation work contributed to #waterQuality improvements leading to 7 #lakes, 1 #river reach + 1 #TroutStream segment’s removal fr/MN’s impaired waters list. buff.ly/49XFkRf @mnwd46 @MnSWCDs @MnPCA #WorldWaterDay #water
Wright #SWCD staff, landowner, discuss how Watershed-Based Implementation Funding ($ via #CleanWaterFund) supports more/larger #conservation projects in the N. Fork Crow #River #watershed ... + the river's connection to metro #DrinkingWater buff.ly/3x7WM6Q #WorldWaterDay
Houston County farmer, reps fr/#RootRiver #SWCD, Crooked Creek #WatershedDistrict, discuss Watershed-Based Implementation Funding project built to reduce flooding; curb sediment; protect ag land, public roads; aid #wildlife. WBIF = #CleanWaterFund $. buff.ly/3ToyI73
“(W)e were able to install a filtration unit to make sure that the #stormwater is also clean on its way to the big lake.” — Jacob Backer, #CookCounty Hwy Dept, RE: Watershed-Based Implementation Funding backed work buff.ly/49NeQ4K #CleanWaterFund #SWCD #LakeSuperior
DELISTINGS: #MnBWSR #CleanWaterFund-backed #conservation work contributed to #WaterQuality improvements leading to 7 #lakes, 1 #river reach + 1 #TroutStream segment’s removal from the state’s impaired waters list this year. Blog: buff.ly/49XFkRf @mnwd46 @MnSWCDs @MnPCA
“It’s something that we’re extremely proud of. Trying to get these lakes off the impaired waters list takes years to do and a lot of partnerships.” — Brian Vlach, @threeriverspark, on Fish Lake partners inc'l @maplegrovemngov buff.ly/3ul4JEQ @MnPCA @mnwd46 #CleanWaterFund
Good on ya, @MNBWSR! #water #wetlands #mnleg #CleanWaterFund #OutdoorHeritageFund #conservation
In Murray County, two drained #wetlands totaling nearly 160 acres were restored, yielding water storage, #WaterQuality and #habitat benefits. #MnBWSR February Snapshot newsletter article: buff.ly/3uxMwUx #CleanWaterFund #OutdoorHeritageFund #SWCD #easements #conservation
The #MnBWSR involvement included a #CleanWaterFund grant for the alum treatment. #water
“It’s something that we’re extremely proud of. Trying to get these lakes off the impaired waters list takes years to do and a lot of partnerships.” — Brian Vlach, @threeriverspark, on Fish Lake partners inc'l @maplegrovemngov buff.ly/3ul4JEQ @MnPCA @mnwd46 #CleanWaterFund
“The fish are back, and that’s huge.” — W Polk #SWCD manager Nicole Bernd, on #MnBWSR #CleanWaterFund + #MnDNR #OutdoorHeritageFund supported work in the Sand Hill #River #Watershed buff.ly/3TL4Wez
“It’s not sturgeon, so it’s not going to get quite the same attention, but it’s still a really cool thing that you now have these fish moving this far upriver.” — Murphy Steininger, @MnPCA, on #CleanWaterFund-backed work in the #SandHillRiver #Watershed buff.ly/3TL4Wez
Highest-ranked of $10M in #CleanWaterFund grants #MnBWSR awarded 12/14/23: $954,500 for Rice Creek Watershed District's Centerville Lake alum treatment to control phosphorus-loading + algae blooms, improve #WaterQuality. Link to all grants in news release: buff.ly/3tlHp9l
The largest of the #CleanWaterFund grants #MnBWSR awarded 12/14/23, $1M, went to the Bois de Sioux Watershed District for its Mustinka River rehabilitation, replacing a ditch w/a meandering channel + 260-acre floodplain. Link to all grants in news release: buff.ly/3tlHp9l
The return of redhorse to a stretch of the Sand Hill River in Polk County reflects improving trends that could lead to removal from the impaired waters list as early as 2026. #MnBWSR blog: buff.ly/3vbBgxb #SWCD #MPCA #DNR #fish #water #CleanWaterFund #OutdoorHeritageFund
