Grow As You Know- Sauk River

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$38,351
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Todd SWCD
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2021
End Date
February 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Douglas
Todd
Douglas
Todd
Project Details

The goal of this application is to reduce total phosphorous (TP) and sediment (Tss) in lakes within the headwater and upper regions of the Sauk River Watershed. Our mission, along with our partners and farmers, will be to assist landowners with consultation guidance and costs associated with planting, managing, and maintaining effective cover crops on the landscape.
There are three zones of cover crop priority within the Sauk River Headwater and Upper Watershed Management Units. The two most critical zones in which the majority of promotion and technical efforts will be targeted are, first, the Lake Osakis Management District and second, the Todd and Douglas County portions of the Sauk Lake Management District. The third zone, the Adley District, serves as a protection area.
The work plan will provide selected landowners with ongoing consultation, mentorship, and differentiated training in cover crops and field assessment, while placing a minimum of 600 new acres under successful cover crops between April 2021 and the grant expiration date. At minimum, reductions of 33 lbs/ac/yr P and 8 tons/ac/yr TSS will be achieved. Final reductions will be calculated using the MN P Index, the BWSR Sheet/Rill calculator and the Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS), as applicable.
Staff capacity for the project consists of four farm conservation staff, one administrator, one local certified agronomist, three soil health mentors, and other supporting agency staff and supervisors.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Conflict of Interest Contact

Annie Felix-Gerth

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(b)
Appropriation Language

(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$38,351
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,678
Direct expenses
$38,351
Administration costs
$598
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.070402299
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

At minimum, 600 ac of cover crops will be installed resulting in reductions of 33 lbs./ac/yr P and 8 ton/ac/yr Tss. Final reductions will be calculated using MN P Index, BWSR Sheet/Rill and Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) tools, as applicable.

Measurable Outcome(s)

613 acres of cover crop were planted. 72 tons of soil and 134 tons TSS saved.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed measurable outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Recipient Board Members
Barb James, Dale Katterhagen, Larry Bebus, Tom Williamson, Wayne Wendel
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Katterhagen
Organization Name
Todd SWCD
Street Address
215 1st Ave S Ste 104 Long Prairie, MN 56347
City
Long Prairie
State
MN
Zip Code
56347
Phone
320-732-2644
Email
sarah.katterhagen@co.todd.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651- 296-3767