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2017 Tributary 6.5 Protection and Restoration

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
Project of
Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase IX: Statewide and Metro Habitat
Fund Source
Outdoor Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Duluth
Status
In Progress
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Land Acquisition
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

TISCHER CREEK TRIBUTARY 6.5 Scope
Tributary 6.5 Phase I: Acquisition. The City will acquire 16 acres adjoining Hartley Nature Preserve owned by ISD 709-Duluth Public Schools that are platted and marketed for development. An unnamed coldwater tributary, designated by DNR as Tributary 6.5, flows through these parcels with a stream length of approximately 0.4 miles (600 feet within the parcels).

Tributary 6.5 Phase II: Restoration. Terrestrial restoration will control and/or remove glossy and common buckthorn, reed canary grass, and Tansy, opening space and canopy for existing natives. Water flow to adjacent wetlands will be restored by replacing a clogged culvert.

Tributary 6.5 Phase III (future funding): An existing utility right-of-way will be replanted with native forbs and grasses. The upper reach of the stream that was straightened will be restored to its original meandering course. Connectivity and fish passage will be restored by removing a culvert and fill over the source, redirecting the flow to the restored channel, and reconnecting the new channel at the downstream end of Tributary 6.5.

Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Location

500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-296-6157
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