Hay ground available near Tintah, MN - approx. 66 acres. Bids due May 19. Form and info here: Bois4185! bdswd.com/Program_Template.h…

Rural landowners + Traverse SWCD + Traverse County + Bois de Sioux Watershed District -> pilot project to increase water quality and decrease sedimentation #mn @mnwd46 @mawrc

The Wilkin County SWCD Soil Health Field Day is coming up on 7/23/20. Details below!

We recently received a Spring 2020 weather outlook from Greg Gust at the Northwest Weather Forecast Office in Grand Forks. Here are some snippets of the presentation: facebook.com/BdSWD/videos/62…

09/19/19 at 1 pm: We are holding a landowner meeting to discuss project costs and funding options for our Watershed District's first Lake Traverse Water Quality Improvement Project.

Learn more about water quality testing via Discovery Farms! agwaterexchange.com/2019/07/…

It might be a mystery why this species is so far north, but we have credible reports that a Black Bellied Whistling Duck has been spotted at our North Ottawa Flood Impoundment! 45°59'25.09"N, 96°15'26.94"W Photos and bird info available here: audubon.org/field-guide/bird…

Our SWCD has cost-share available to seed 16.5’ public ditch buffers in Traverse County. Landowners may be eligible for $300/acre to plant native seed mixes and $200/acre for other applicable seed mixes (like alfalfa). Please contact their office ASAP for details 320-563-8218.

"Built by horse-drawn equipment in 1902, Traverse County Ditch 37 had received only minor repairs. Before this project, the only maintenance since 1988 was silt and cattail removal. Cottonwood trees exceeding 3 feet in diameter grew in the channel." bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/defau…

Attn #MN Salt Applicators: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently drafted a Statewide Chloride Management Plan and is now seeking public input (pca.state.mn.us/sites/defaul…). A presentation will be given in Alex 6/19, 8:30 am - Noon.

This report is full of good news: farmers are reducing the share of planted acres with excess nutrient use! For corn, the share of planted acres w/ excess nitrogen decreased from 53% in '97 to 28% in '15; soybean excess fell from 32% in '05 to 26% in '11. ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publica…

I recently sat through a presentation where the speaker presented side-by-side photos of two streams. The speaker told the audience to look at the pictures and note the obvious difference in water quality. Not how it's done, folks. #MN seagrant.umn.edu/news/2017/1…

Lake clarity is…complicated. In a study published yesterday, U of M researchers examine the twenty-year decline in Mille Lacs Lake walleye attributed to improved water clarity. #mn fox9.com/news/405529852-vide… m.startribune.com/deep-dive-… esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Following the flooded Mustinka River. Drone footage from March 29, 2019. More pics available at: facebook.com/BdSWD/ #SpringFlood2019 #mn

Although #SpringFlood2019 is nearly behind us, we think about flooding all year long. We have projects under development, and in various phases. Here @Moore_Eng Chad Engels gives the methodology behind our project approach. mooreengineeringinc.com/2019… #mn

Prelim. flood damage meetings have started, and Bois de Sioux Watershed staff presented their expenses related to flooding in Grant, Traverse and Wilkin Counties. Staff attended from Rep. Colin Peterson's office and Senator Tina Smith's office. #mn

Of Minnesota's 53,993,362 acres: 13,136,357 surface water and wetlands (24%); DNR data 2013 17,400,000 forested (32%); DNR data 2016 22,028,833 cropland (41%); BWSR in 2018 reports 2015 FSA data Does someone have better data - all from the same year?