Upper Red Lake Keep It Clean Partnership
The Upper Red Lake Keep It Clean Partnership aims to reduce the amount of human waste pollution on Upper Red Lake, an economically and culturally important resource to Beltrami County, the Red Lake Watershed District, the Red Lake Nation, and Minnesota. This project proposes to capture over ten tons of human waste over the grant period through a collaborative waste collection program and additional education and outreach. Waste reduction practices include establishing at least four human waste collection sites and investigating sites with the potential to provide wheelhouse septic system dump stations at winter access sites to Upper Red Lake. This project will also have a public education component, with the development and distribution of a multifaceted outreach campaign to inform anglers about proper waste disposal practices, including roadside signage, point-of-sale media, and social media. The partnership will also include the local community in the development of the program by hosting ice business workshops and a shoreline/ditch cleanup at the end of the winter season.
Annie Felix-Gerth
(n) $400,000 the first year and $600,000 the second year are for developing and implementing a water legacy grant program to expand partnerships for clean water.
4 human waste collection sites, 2 resort workshops, Keep It Clean targeted outreach with point of sale media, signage, and social media campaign resulting in 300,000 impressions (views), and complete a shoreline cleanup.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS