Producers taking the lead on water quality in Seven Mile Creek Watershed October 2, 2016 | Dan Thiede A $1.7 million grant to the Nicollet County Soil and Water Conservation District early this year is helping boost some big projects in the Seven Mile Creek Watershed. A field day last month showed off some of the work that has been happening in the watershed, including tiling projects and the installation of a woodchip… Read More
Volunteers clear invasive species in Seven Mile Creek project October 2, 2016 | Dan Thiede About 40 volunteers tramped through mud, pulling branches up the sides of a ravine and stacking them in huge piles on the edge of a farm field. The project, organized by Great River Greening, will cut down on erosion in the ravine, which feeds into Seven Mile Creek. “We know that about three-quarters of the… Read More
Volunteer program extends to Minnesota River August 19, 2016 | Mary Anne Welch In fall 2015, Great River Greening brought its volunteer program to work on the Minnesota River, through the Seven Mile Creek Watershed Partnership. More than 80 volunteers spent two days on farms in St. Peter to restore water quality to a local trout stream, Seven Mile Creek. These events are the first of a series… Read More
Field day gives Nicollet County farmers first-hand look at state-of-the-art drainage solutions August 19, 2016 | Mary Anne Welch Suzy Rook Sep 3, 2015 Link to article The Seven Mile Creek Watershed Partnership offers a free field day event for area farmers and others interested in state-of-the-art methods for managing drainage depth in response to rainfall and crop needs, increasing fertilizer efficiency and field-edge practices for removing nitrate from tile water. Project overviews will… Read More
Nicollet County gets $1.7 million to improve water quality August 16, 2016 | Mary Anne Welch Debbie Zimmerman Dec 17, 2014 Link to article The Nicollet Soil and Water Conservation District will receive $1.7 million through the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment’s Clean Water Fund. The grant is part of the Targeted Watershed Demonstration Program, a new approach to addressing water pollution that focuses funding on watersheds where actions needed… Read More