Minnesotas Lake Superior Coastal Program Lake County SWCD
Program Implementation / Capacity Building Wayne Seidel Lake County
Soil & Water Conservation District July 1, 2009 Project
No.310-05-08 Contract No.B16370
ThisprojectwasfundedinpartundertheCoastalZoneManagementAct,byNOAAs
OfficeofOceanandCoastalResourceManagement,incooperationwithMinnesotas
Lake Superior Coastal Program.
Introduction The Lake County SWCD requested $5,400 in Coastal
Nonpoint funding to implement projects and build District
capacity.The District used the funding to assist in implementing
Minnesotas Lake Superior Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
by providing engineering, educational, and technical assistance in
Lake County.Specific projects included increased technical
assistance to solve erosion problems, participation in natural
resource issue-based meetings, assistance in planning and
conducting the North Shore Erosion Forum, and having District
Supervisors serve on state-wide and regional natural resources
planning efforts. Proposed Work Listed below is a detailed
compilation of the proposed projects.Urban / Rural: 1.Provide site
reviews on land disturbing projects to assess compliance with
erosion and sediment control ordinances (private property owners,
local units of government).2.Assist the Lake County Planning
Commission on land use issues related to water quality such as
erosion and sediment control, storm water management, and wetlands
conservation. 3.Work with Cities, Townships, and County on erosion
and sediment control measures. 4.Provide assistance in revising the
Lake County Land Use Ordinance, notably the provisions on storm
water management and erosion control. 5.Participate on the
Arrowhead Water Quality Team to develop educational materials and
programs on water quality used throughout northeastern Minnesota.
6.Assist with implementation of the Two Harbors Storm Water
Management Plan. 7.Assist the CCLNS Joint Powers Board Engineer
with site reviews, assessment summaries, and project planning on
erosion control projects. Forestry: 1.Provide landowner contacts
for CCLNS Forester. 2.Have SWCD Supervisors participate on
Laurentian RC&D Committee, Minnesota Forestry Committee, CCLNS
Joint Powers Board, Water Plan Advisory Committee, and Lake
Superior Association of SWCDs. Wetlands, Riparian Areas &
Vegetated Treatment Systems: 1.Provide site reviews to make wetland
determinations, field check wetland delineations, prepare and
monitor wetland restoration plans, participate in monthly Lake
County Hydrology Committee meetings, and serve as a clearinghouse
for information on the Wetland Conservation Act.
Work Completed and Results Technical Assistance: 1.Provided
technical assistance on ninety-four requests for information and/or
site visits. 2.Initiated two cost-share contracts:Streambank
Stabilization (1) and Shoreline Stabilization (1) 3.Completed two
Critical Area Stabilization (CAS) and one Streambank Stabilization
(SS) cost-share projects:Two Harbors Old Dump Site (CAS), Silver
Creek Township (SS)and Lakeview National Golf Course (CAS).
4.Worked jointly with Keith Anderson, Joint Powers Board Engineer,
to provide technical assistance (design, construction inspection,
final sign-off) on two projects Two Harbors Old Dump Site, Lakeview
National Golf Course. 5.Participated in the planning process to
develop a Storm Water Ordinance for Lake County.The draft ordinance
has been submitted to the Lake County Board for adoption.
6.Conducted a tour of the Two Harbors Storm Water Projects for
University of Minnesota Extension staff during the Fall Program
Conference in Duluth.The tour included discussing the overall need,
planning process, technical design, funding sources, and
partnerships as well as viewing the completed projects. 7.Provided
information to Lake County Forestry regarding a proposed ATV trail
originating at the Lake County Demonstration Forest. 8.Led a
process to hire a Lake County Volunteer to conduct the Beach Water
Quality Monitoring Project for the Lake County Health
Department.The volunteer takes water quality samples once a week
from May through August. Wetland Conservation: 1.Provided technical
assistance on the Ziement Wetland Bank, four wetland restorations,
and two wetland violations.2.Participated in one Wetland
Conservation Act Training Session. 3.Participated in the planning
process to revise the Lake County Wetland Ordinance. 4.Participated
in five Lake County Hydrology Committee TEP meetings. SWCD
Supervisors: Lake County SWCD Supervisors served on a host of
regional and state-wide planning efforts including Laurentian
RC&D Committee, Minnesota Forestry Committee, CCLNS Joint
Powers Board, and the Lake County Water Plan Advisory
Committee.These are typically bi-monthly meetings and the
Supervisors provide a report on recent committee activities at each
SWCD meeting.
North Shore Erosion Forum: Helped plan and conduct a one-day
North Shore Erosion Forum held in Two Harbors on June 18,
2009.Approximately thirty local decision-makers participated in the
morning session that included presentations on the Challenges of
Erosion Control in Northern Minnesota, Storm Water Management, and
the Cook County Storm Water Ordinance.Twenty-three people
participated in a three-hour afternoon tour that featured
successful projects on shoreline stabilization and storm water
management.The forum was sponsored by the North Shore Management
Board. Natural Resource Meetings: Participated in the following
natural resource issue-based meetings: Technical Advisory Committee
of the North Shore Management Board (2 meetings), Clean Water
Legacy Protection Strategy, CCLNS Joint Powers Board Meetings, Lake
County SWCD (11 meetings), Arrowhead Water Quality Team, Kawishiwi
Watershed Partners Meeting, Lake County Water Plan Advisory
Committee (3 meetings), Area III Minnesota Association of Soil
& Water Conservation Districts - Annual Meeting, University of
Minnesota Forestry Focus Group Interview (Tree Inspector Program),
Minnesota Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
State Convention, and Knife River TMDL Meeting * See the attached
narratives and other supporting materials for specific project
details. Conclusions This project was effective in enhancing the
technical assistance provided by District staff, increasing the
leadership capacity of District Supervisors to work on a regional
and statewide basis, and to develop new land use management tools
for Lake County.Minnesota's Lake Superior CoastalProgra mProject
Number:3 10-05-08 Contract Number:B1 6370 Progress Report Date
Receivedby MLSCP : Project Title:Lake CountySWCDProgramImplementati
on/ CapacityBuilding Proj ect Start Date:July16,2008 Reporting
PeriodFrom: July16,2008To: September 30, 2008 Name & Tille of
Person Completing ReportWayneSeidel, Project Manager 1.Thoroughly
discuss progressmade during thisreporting period, ci ting specific
tasks li stedin contract scope of services. The project is now
underway and a toloalof 81hours were logged ona vari ety of
projects incl uding those listed below: 1.Field ReviewslRequests
forinformation - Conducted34reviews and/or requests for information
onproposed developments, erosion problems andland use violations
(wetlands).This included workon sixerosion controlprojects
utilizing Di strict CostShare funding. 2.Participatedin the
followingnaturalresourceissned-based meetings:Teclmical Advisory
Committee (North Shore Management Board), CCLNS Joint Powers Board
Meeting,Lake CountySWCD, AlTowheadWater Quality Teamfeeling,MASWCD
Area III Meeting. 3.SWCD Supervisors continue toparti cipate on a
regular basis on thefollowing committeesrelated toforestry
andnaturalresource issues:Laurentian RC&D, Minnesota Forestry
Committee, CCLNSJoint Powers Board, andWater Plan Advismy
Committee. 2.Identifyanddi scussany problems or concems (issues
orproject implementation and adm ini strati on). None
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Lake SupeI"ior Coastal ProgramProj ect Number:310-05-08 Contract
Number:B16370 Progress Report DateReceivedbyMLSCP: Project
Title:Lake CountySWCD Program Implementation /CapacityBuilding
Project Start Date:Jul y16,2008 ReportingPeri
odFrom:October1,2008To: December 31, 2008 Name & Title of
Person CompletingReportWayne Seidel, Projectlanager 1.Thoroughly
discuss progress made dnring thisreporting pet-iod, citing specific
tasks Iisted in contract scope of services_ Theproj ect is now
wlderway and a totalof 147.5hours wereloggedona variety of projects
including thoseli sted below: 1.Field ReviewslRequests for
information - Conducted 28reviews and/or requests for informati on
on proposed developments, erosion problems, pre-construction
meetings, and landuse violations (wetlands) .This includedwork on
tbree erosion conh'olprojects utili zingDi strict
Cost-Sharefunding. 2.Parti cipatedinthefollowingnatural resource
issued-based meetings:Forestry Focus Group Interview (University of
Minnesota),Lake CountySWCD, MASWCD State Convention. 3.SWCD
Supervisors continue toparticipate on a regular basis on the
following committees rel atedtoforestTYandnaturalresource
issues:Laurentian RC&D, MirUlesota Forestry Committee, CCLNS
Joint Powers Board, andWater PlanAdvisory Committee.
2.Identifyanddi scuss anyproblems or concerns (issues or proj ect
implementation and admini stration). None
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Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Prog"amProject Jumber:310-05-08
Contract Number:B163 70 Progress Report Date Received by tvILSCP:
Project Title:Lake County SWCD ProgramImplementation / Capacity
Building Proj ectStmi Date:July16, 2008 Rep0I1ing
PeriodFrom:JanuaryI, 2009To:March31,2009 Nmlle& Title of
PersonCompleting ReportWayneSeidel, Project Manager 1.Thoroughl y
discuss progress made during thisrepo,ting period, citing specific
taskslistedincontract scope of services. Atotalof 24.5additional
homs werelogged on avm' iety of projects including those listed bel
ow: 1.Field Reviews/Requestsforinformati on - Conducted14reviews
and/or requests for informat ion onproposeddevelopments,
erosionproblems, wetlmldmonitoring plans, wetl
andrestorationplans,and landuseviolat ions (wetlands).Thisincluded
work on two cun'ent erosioncontrolprojects utili zingDistrict
Cost-Share funding andfi ve potential cost-share proj ects.I
alsorevisedom Erosion &Sediment ControlPlanCheckli st foruse
withthe revised Lake CountyStonn Water Ordinance. 2.Participatedin
the following naturalresource issued-basedmeetings:Lake County
Teclmical EvaluationPanel, White Iron Chain of Lakes Association -
Kawishi wi Watershed Protection Project, andLake County SWCD (2).
3.SWCD Supervisors continue topaJ1icipateon aregularbasis on
thefoll owing committees related toforestry
andnaturalresourceissues:LaurentimlRC&D, Minnesota
ForestryCommittee,CCLNS Joint Powers Board, andWater Plml Advisory
COIllillittee. 2.Identify and discuss any problems or concerns
(issues or projectimplementation and adm ini strati on) . None
Minnesotas Lake Superior Coastal ProgramProject Number:310-05-08
Contract Number:B16370 Progress Report Date Received by
MLSCP:Project Title:Lake County SWCD Program Implementation /
Capacity Building Project Start Date:July 16, 2008 Reporting Period
From: April 1, 2009 To: June 30, 2009 Name & Title of Person
Completing Report Wayne Seidel, Project Manager 1.Thoroughly
discuss progress made during this reporting period, citing specific
tasks listed in contract scope of services. A total of 112
additional hours were logged on a variety of projects including
those listed below: 1.Field Reviews/Requests for information -
Conducted 18 reviews and/or requests for information on proposed
developments, erosion-related problems, wetland site reviews, and
land use violations (wetlands).This included one new District
Cost-Share project.2.Participated in the following natural resource
issued-based meetings: Lake County Technical Evaluation Panel (3),
White Iron Chain of Lakes Association - Kawishiwi Watershed
Protection Project (2), Knife River TMDL, Hiring Lake County
Volunteer (water quality monitoring), CCLNS Joint Powers Board (3),
Water Plan Advisory Committee, Storm Water Ordinance, North Shore
Management Board Technical Advisory Committee, and Lake County SWCD
(3).I also helped to plan and conduct the North Shore Erosion
Forum, sponsored by the North Shore Management Board.I gave a
presentation in the morning and led a two hour field tour in the
afternoon that featured successful storm water management and
shoreline protection projects (30 participants). 3.SWCD Supervisors
continue to participate on a regular basis on the following
committees related to forestry and natural resource
issues:Laurentian RC&D, Minnesota Forestry Committee, CCLNS
Joint Powers Board, and Water Plan Advisory Committee. 4.Led a
process to hire a Lake County Volunteer to conduct the Beach Water
Quality Monitoring Project for the Lake County Health
Department.The volunteer takes water quality samples once a week
from May through August. 5.Completed the Non-Point Grant Final
Quarterly Progress Report and the Final Report. 2.Identify and
discuss any problems or concerns (issues or project implementation
and administration). None Email completed report to
[email protected]
2008 Coastal Non-Point Implementation Grant #B16370 Lake County
Soil & Water Conservation District Expense Summary Wayne Seidel
Conservation Specialist - Per contract with the University of
Minnesota Extension Service that includes salary, travel/meal
expenses, and benefits in hourly figure = $42.50 / hour. A total of
287.5 hours were expended on this Non-Point Grant project as
detailed by the following time log for Wayne Seidel from July 16,
2008 June 30, 2009. Date Project / Activity Time2008 07/16Gill
Hensgens waterway issue0.5 07/17Forest Management-Tom
Martinson/Chauncey Opsahl1.5 07/21 AWQT Meeting 4.5 Keith Anderson
Encampment Forest Association Project/John Bathke 07/22EFA letter
request for rock (County Board stockpile @ Castle Danger)1.5 Rick
Tofte flood plains 07/23EFA letter reviewed and sent Field review @
Hensgens and Christensens3.5 Derek McCorison land purchase
(suitability/wetlands) 07/24Jay Michals wetlands/Tom Gelineau Golf
Course Project Hensgens letter drafted/Keith updates (EFA/Walkers)
Meeting with County Board on EFA rock Sent Dan Walker field review
summary3.5 07/25Cliff Bentley update on EFA rock Completed and sent
Hensgens field review summary2 07/28Chronicle technical program
news releaseGill Hensgens waterway issue1 07/29Kane Lake Wetland
Field Review (replacement site) Keith Anderson/Al Goodman
courthouse parking lot3 07/30George Scheidt native planting
information; Kelly Faughnan Critical area stabilization
information; Courthouse Parking LotPlans to Keith Anderson 1.5
08/01Jim Hanson (Kendall D.) agricultural question on new
seeding0.5 08/04Malechi Field Review / Dan Steward storm water
projects / Al & Keith Schedule confirmation 1.5 08/05Lynette
Carney Two Harbors Dump Site ProjectCoastal Program Team Evaluation
Meeting 1.5 08/06Rick Hogenson tree planting/ditch stabilization /
John Bathke EFA / Field review with Peter & Charlette Malechi
shoreline Erosion / Review with Keith & Al / Chronicle - Skunk
Creek Story5 08/11Karen Rylander water testing / Wayne Zellmer
storm water Project for Cost-Share - Tom Gelineau Golf Course
Project 1.5 08/14Dan Steward & Wayne Zellmer Storm Water
Project Cost-Share Contract Amendment for Golf Course / Golf
Course/Parking Lot Meeting with Al G., Tom G., Lee K., Keith A. /
SWCD Meeting 5 08/18Mike Kohn Soils information for Ziemets wetland
restoration site0.5
08/19Kendall Dykhuis Shoreline erosion (rip-rap, permits)0.5
08/25Tim Erickson field review (9/4) w/Keith A.; Ben VanTassel
(ARDC) TAC Meeting (9/3); John Bathke Crow Creek site review2 08/26
Administration Update 0.5 08/27LaTisha@ Polymet / Matt H.- Huseby
conversion to Farm Use (wetlandViolation) 108/28Jim Linscheid
shoreland restoration information (Mary B., Eleanor B.) Ziemet
Wetland Restoration Plan; Mr. Ulrich tree relocation/planting2
09/02Wade Soderholm (Kendall) food plot recommendation for deer0.5
09/03NSMB TAC Meeting (EHA/GIS,etc.) / Keith Anderson & Wendy
L. Silver Creek Cost-Share Project3 09/04Todd Ronning land clearing
(Sam Cave) / Field Review @ Husebys / Matt H. Sam Caves site /
Field Reviews @ Gooseberry Cabins, Crow Creek, Silver Creek Project
(photos)7 09/05NP Update Wendy L.- Silver Creek Twp. Project
Completed / Tim Erickson project details / Keith sent field review
photos2 09/11Keith A. Dump Site Nicles Project Erickson Site Visit
Field Reviews @ Gooseberry Cabins & Two Harbors Dump Site3
09/12Nicles-Cost-Share Amendment Al Goodman.- Hwy 3 Update
Ericksons Cost-Share Amount, rock, Cliff Bentley Old Dump Site (Tom
Gelineau & Lee Klein) 1.5 09/15Two Harbors Dump Site Lee Klein
(bids) / Huseby Field Review Summary with Matt Huddleston &
Walt VanDenHuevel / Hensgens Reviewed with Matt Huddleston2
09/16Revised Husebys Summary and sent to Matt and Walt JPB#3
Meeting @ Duluth / Keith A. - Nicles Amendment, Erickson Cost-Share
Contract / Tom Clifford Courthouse Parking Lot Sulfide Mining 3.5
09/17Erickson rock request letter to County Board0.5 09/18Walt
VanDenHuevel Ziemets Plan; Huseby photos / Barbara Mecklin estimate
on Old Dump Site0.5 09/22Jeff Hrubes (BWSR) Disaster Declaration/Al
G. ,Linda L., Lenore J. Matt H.,Wilma R. / George Pope Superior
Hiking Trail Field Review Results / Hensgens letter of response to
County Board / DumpSite bid to City Hall3 09/23Lee Klein/Keith
Anderson/Joe Mecklin Approval of Old Dump Site Bid & Cost-Share
Amendment Walt/Hare Lake Field Review 9/26- Jim Dexter/Tom
Martinson NPDES Permit (ESC Plan) Jed Greenwood (Barr) Hwy 3
project2.5 09/26Field review @ Hare Lake wetland
restoration/development Ericksons Cost Share Contract sent Lee
Klein Cost-ShareAmendment5 09/29Field review @ Ziemets - wetland
bank creation / Nate - Storm Water Tour Map / Hare Lake field
review summary / Husebys Issue reviewed with Tim Peterson (/Army
Corps) / Update with Mike Scott & Russ Conrow Huseby Update
(wetland violation)5 09/30Keith Anderson/project update / Russ
Conrow - Huseby project / Rick Grupe Silver Creek Cost-Share
Project2 10/01Old Dump Site Pre-Construction Meeting / Huseby
wetland restoration Project field review / Highway 3 Erosion
Control Project6 10/02Tim Peterson Huseby Restoration 50 copies
Property Owners Resources Guides (AEOA) 110/08Hare Lake Summary
reviewed and sent / Erickson - Keith A. contact Information /
Landfill project plus photos updates / Huseby Violation Summary to
Conrow / T. Martinson - NPDES information / Silver Creek Project
update City of Orr (wetland information)6.5
10/09Contractor Workshop (Carolyn @ MECA) / TAC minutes / SWCD
Meeting Cost-Share Policies (Dump Site & Golf Course)7 10/13 NP
Progress Report 1 10/15Curt Uppgard streambank erosion 0.5
10/20Keith Anderson - Golf Course, Dump Site, Erickson, Storm
WaterTour / Tom Gelineau Project Update1.5 10/27Reviewed DITCH BMP
Coastal Report from Dan Breneman (NRRI) / Matt H./Walt V. Rustad
Land Use issue1.5 10/28Photos @ Golf Course & Dump Site Project
/ Hensgens Issue - Rich Sve / Field review with Matt & Walt4
10/29Keith Anderson Project Update plus Tom Gelineau Cost-Share
forms (C-S voucher) 1 10/30 Don Warner/Al Goodman Hwy 3 0.5
10/31Project Update Silver Creek/Old Dump Site Wetland TEP Meeting
(Rustad Site Review)3.5 11/01 Hwy 3 Buttress field review 2
11/03Hwy 3 photos to Jed Greenwood/Al Goodman/ Don Warner/Tom
Clifford Silver Bay erosion issue 1 11/05Field reviews with Keith
Anderson Two Harbors Campground - Curt Uppgard Silver Bay Ditch5.5
Matt H. Hensgens project update 11/06Jim Blomberg Silver Bay Ditch
plus photos SWCD Meeting2.5 11/24Silver Bay Ditch Update letter
from Keith A. to Jim Blomberg0.5 11/25Dave Rustad site Jim
Russell/Walt VanDenHuevel 0.5 12/01TEP Meeting Dave Rustad site
(wetlands)2.5 12/05Project Update with Al Goodman rock quantities
for Mecklin/ Encampment Forest Association (EFA)/Erickson 1
12/10Steve Bartz critical area planting seed mix1 12/11Barbara
Mecklin project update / SWCD Meeting2 12/12 Jed Greenwood Hwy 3
update 0.5 12/15Joe Mecklin EFA project Erickson project / Don
Warner - Hwy 3 / Swede Larson forestry needs / Soil Survey Funding
(Julie Klocker,Matt H., and Wilma Rahn)2 12/16Ditch Summary letter
sent to Tom M., Jim B., Swede Larson.Forestry Focus Group
Interview8 12/23 NP Progress Report and Administration 1 2009
01/22Walt/ update on TEP Storm Water Committee Water PlanAdvisory
Committee 101/23Keith A./Project update Jacobson, Uppgard, Two
Harbors, HarveyInstalled Google Earth 101/26Curt Uppgard project
details (streambank project) / Ryan Hughes Project Update / Joan
Weyandt Wetlands Plan2 02/02Keith Anderson Soiseth project
update0.5 02/03 Sent ESCP Checklist to Dubai/Soiseths 1 02/04Chel
Anderson Project Photos Request (representative projects) Project
List for BWSR/Wendy L .and Lana F. (project ideas)1.5 02/05Keith A.
Two Harbors Gully,Laura Kleive dam project / SWCD Meeting 1.502/10
Al Goodman Project List 0.5 02/11Submitted Top 10 Projects
List/Estimate from Keith Anderson1.5 02/23Swede Larson Two Silver
Bay Projects / Jim Blomberg / Eric Furo1 02/26 Jim Blomberg Silver
Bay Ditch 0.5 03/02TEP Panel/sent photos to Chel Anderson (3
sets)3
03/05 SWCD Meeting 1 03/06Laura Kleive- assistance for dam
design0.5 03/09Commissioner Clifford rain garden project @ County
Parking LotJim Blomberg update 1 03/10Clay Nicles Cost-Share
Project Extension request Gayle Coyer- Bridge information
delivered/Ryan Clark-volunteer1.5 03/11Clay Nicles/Ryan Hughes
project extension / Tony Demars Reviewed Wetland Monitoring Plan
(Tim Peterson & Walt V.) sent response letter / Matt H. Parking
Lot Update / CommissionerClifford rain garden update2.5 03/12Mike
Kohn Peterson Pit restoration (topsoil) Tony Demars confirmation of
tree species for wetland plan1 03/18Keith Anderson/Danny Weber
Harveys Project DesignComplete Gypsy Moth Open House 0.5 03/20
Administrative Update 1 03/23Clay Nicles Cost-Share Amendment
prepared and sent0.5 03/24Nate Schroder Knife River TMDL Dave Stark
Hare Lake1 03/27 Nick Fronar Eric Furo Project 0.5 03/30Keith
Anderson Nicles contract0.5 04/02 Kate Kubiak sent revised ESCP0.5
04/06TEP Meeting Kane Lake and Peterson Pit Rain Garden Meeting
prep 2.5 04/07Glenda Clausen Gabian baskets/shoreline protection0.5
04/09 Lake SWCD2 04/13Curt Uppgard/Cherrol Soiseth/Sue Sullivan
(tree recommendation) Tim Erickson/Glenda Clausen/Jim
Blomberg/.Laura Kleive/ Dave Stark Hare Lake / Carl Jarvi Forestry
Issues3.5 04/14Tony Demars Hare Lake Data / Rick Sve Water Plan
/1.5 04/15 Brad Jones Water Plan 1.5 04/17Todd Lindahl soil testing
lab information0.5 04/20Joan Weyandt TEP Meeting /Rick Clark/Lake
County Volunteer1 04/21Ryan Clark contacted 3 references &
interview prep/Walt/TEP/ WICOLA/wildlife pond protocol (WCA)/Goulds
Gravel Pit3 04/22Ryan Clark Interview led interview/met with Cammie
@PersonnelJPB Meeting @ Carlton7 04/23 WICOLA Watershed Meeting @
Ely6 04/24Matt H. WICOLA update/Mark Voight soil test information1
04/30Larry Squillace WICOLA proposal / Ben VanTassel TAC meeting1
05/05TAC Meeting @ Beaver Bay/Larry S. WICOLA Administration costs4
05/06 WICOLA conference call 1 05/07Ryan Clark - update on starting
date / Jim Blomberg update 1 05/08Larry Squillace - WICOLA / Keith
A. Glenda Clausen0.5 05/11TEP Meeting plus Field Reviews @ Peterson
Pit & Kane Lake Pit Commissioner Clifford - WICOLA project /
Walt V. - Hensgens issue5 05/12John Bathke (Walt V.) Road Project /
Al Goodman & Keith Anderson Stewart River 105/13Erosion Forum
Ben VanTassel (ARDC) overview / Joan Weyandt Field Review Update /
Abazs/Stark request for project updates / Jim Linscheid ISTS Sara @
University of Minnesota Extension2.5 05/14Lake SWCD Meeting / Corey
Swartout soil sample information2 05/18Ben V./Heather Erosion Forum
Planning; Jim L. & Sara ISTS Keith Anderson project update /
Reviewed Finding of FactSummaries for Kane Lake & Peterson Pit
field reviews Gnerer letter on hazard tree 5 05/20Reviewed WICOLA
Paleontology Presentation / Ben-Erosion Forum1
05/26George Watson new Split Rock Campground protocol / Field
Reviews @ Carl Consadine wetland restoration / Silver Bay Ditch
with Tom M. & Jim B. 6 05/27 JPB Meeting @ Duluth 3 06/02Tom
Martinson ATV Trail Meeting (with Brad Jones) Keith Anderson
project update Soiseth2 06/03Walt V. Hensgens ATV Trail update
Storm Water Ordinance / Updated Erosion Forum Presentation /
Cost-Share Update Harvey (Keith A./ Ruth Gubrud)2.5 06/04Erosion
Forum speakers (Ben) plus map, field tour draft itinerary (Tom
Gelineau Ruth) / Bob Nelson shoreline erosion issues2 06/08TEP
Meeting ATV Trail & Hensgens issue2 06/09Water Plan Advisory
Committee Meeting Knife River TMDLPresentation Nathan Schroeder2
06/10Keith Anderson Harvey Project Nicles Project Rock request
letter to County Board (+cc copies) Knife River TMDL Public Meeting
4 06/11 SWCD Meeting and Prep 3 06/16Karen Erickson Cost-Share
Project done, forms Ben VanTassel Erosion Forum Final Details Marty
Staples water quality issues related to road salt2 06/17Tour
updates to Tom Gelineau and Keith Anderson Sent field review
summary to Bob Nelson1 06/18 North Shore Erosion Forum7 06/22Two
Harbors Well Sealing Contract Swede Larson Boulevard Trees
recommendation1.5 06/23Keith Anderson project update / County Board
rock request for Harvey Project /2008 NP Grant Administration3
06/24JPB Meeting @ Duluth / Erickson C/S Project Summary Form3.5
06/25Erickson Project Barb Mecklin (rock rip rap payment) / Ben V.
Erosion Forum Summary sent E& SC Plan Checklist / NP Final
Report5 06/29NP Final Report Administration / Soil Survey Update
w/NRCS / Russ Conrow forestry assistance (Tim Byrnes)5 06/30NP
Final Report & Final Progress Report3 Total Hours = 287.5 hours
Monthly Narrative - August 14, 2008 To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors
From:Wayne Seidel, Conservation Specialist Activities Skunk Creek
Stream Bank Restoration Project : Completed thefinalreport and
submittedittotheGreat Lakes Commission.The Chronicl e
alsopublisheda feature article onthe completedprojectinthe August
8'h edition.To helpincrease public awareness of thisproject, I
prepared a displayboardwith project photosforuseintheSWCD Booth at
theCounty Fair. Demonstration Forest Update: I .MetwithKaren
Sunderman andSteve Ash,WDSE Channel8, todoaninterview on the Lake
CountyDemonstrationForest.They conducted a twohour hikelinterview
thatwillbe featuredinthe "Two-Minute Toms"section of their Venture
North program.Wehada great visitandI tookthem on atour of the
Demonstration Forest thatincluded the KlOSK area, new restrooms,
future pavi lion site, oldrailroad camp, and the
Pepperlinhomestead. 2.Vince Sando andtheLake County Work Crew
cleared a large deadfalloff of the Knife River Trail.KimSianga
continues todomaintenance ontbe biking trails. 3.The
PavilionPlalUling GrantAgreement was approved andsignedbytheDNR on
Jul y 30, 2008.I have workedwithour Architect,Wayne Dahlberg, to
develop a professional services contract onanot-to-exceedbasis
upto$8,790.Our first committee meeting willbe on August 25, 26 or
27thatwillinclude avisi t tothe future pavilion site. FieldReviews
/ Plan Reviews / Technical Assistance: I.SoilSurvey -
Participatedinameeting withthe County Board onJul y15'hto discuss
theproposed soi l survey.I provided anupdate oftbe proj ecttodate
and then Joe McCloskey (NRCS) andGreg Larson (BWSR)presented
information on the current status oftbe soilsurvey.They
welcomedthelocal contributionof office spaceinSilver Bay
andMr.Larsonwillcarry our request forwardforstate LCCMR funding.The
Board reaffirmedtheir supp0l1 of the soilsurvey. 2.St.Louis County
Water Plan Update - Sent a copy of the Lake County Water Plan
Update toSt.Louis County since they arebeginning toupdatetheir
plan.Our updateincludes the priority concerns thatweidentified
asimpol1anttoprotect both surface and groundwater resources
inLakeCounty. 3.Hensgens/Clu'istensen Water Issue - Conducted a
fieldreview onJuly23'dto investigate awater runoff issue impacting
the Hensgenpropel1ylocatednear the intersectionof Hi
gway61andHighway 3.I prepared a detailedsummary of my review and
submittedittoMr.Hensgens, Mr.C1u'istensen, Al Goodman andMatt
Huddleston (see SUnm1al), letter for details). 4.EncampmentRiver
Stream bank Erosion Project - Provided aletter of support for
theuse of county rockriprapthatwas contingent on adequate
engineering supervision being providedtothecontractor.I met
withtheCounty Board on Jul y 241hand sharedmy recommendation
andconcern.JohnBathke,Encampment Representati ve,has secured the
services of Krech &OjardEngi neers toprovide site supervision
during construction. S.Derek McCorison - Provided
resourceinformation on a prospectivelandpurchase - wet lands,
access, utilities - along with a copy of theLake County Property
Owner' sResourceGuide. 6.Golf Course ErosionControlProject I
Courthouse Park.ing Lot - Participatedin an August141hmeeting
tofinalize const ructionplans onthegolf course and to provide
designinput on the new Courthouse parking lot. 7.KaneLake GravelPit
- Participatedin a TEP meeting onJul y 291h toreview a potenti al
wetland replacementsite. 8.Providedinformation on critical area
stabili zation toKell y Faughnan. 9.Fieldinspected a shoreline
erosion problem near Castle Danger with Peter and CharletteMalechi
. Miscellaneous: 1.Completed the 2007 Non-Point Grant Final
Progress ReportandtheDi stricthas since received the funding.
2.TheWater Plan Advisory Committeemet on July1 7'handreceived
anupdate on projects completed to date.The meeti ng included a
presentation by NateMeyer, University of Mi nnesota Extension, on
the Field Day Research Project conducted in Lake County.The next
meeting willbeOctober 71h 3.1 pal1icipated inaCoastalProgram
Evaluation Meeting on August 51h to evaluate the effectiveness of
theCoastal Program.I provided information onhow the Coastal Program
has assisted oureffol1s to develop theLake County
DemonstrationForest, initi ateStormWater Management Planning &
Implementati onin Two Harbors, revise the Property Owner' sGuide,
and provide technical assistance to Lake County residents. 4.David
Falk and I met withthe Lake County Board on July 291h toreview the
District 2009 Budget Request.We sharedadditional information
andphotos of the recentl y completedSkunk Creek Project.
5.ParticipatedintheArrowheadWater Quality Team meeting on July 21
st. 6.Prepared theSWCD county fair displays.
7.ContactedWayneZellmer and Dan Steward, BWSR. regarding theLake
County locallevy (15%increase ) andinquiredabout the possibili tyof
using cost-share funds on an upcoming stormwater management
project. 8.Participated in theAugust 51h Depar1mentHead meeting
andsharedinformation on the completedSkunk Creek. project. 9.Good
News ... Itasca County completed their "Northwood' s Guide
forPropeli)' Owners in Itasca County".Their guide used the Lake
County PORG as a template. Monthly Narrative -September 11,2008
To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors From : Wayne Seidel, Conservation
Specialist Activities Silver Creek TownshipStreambank Project
Silver Creek Township completed thestreambank stabilization project
on Crow Creek.A new concrete box culvert has replaced the
under-sizedcorrugated metalpipe and the streambank has been
armoredwithrock rip-rap.Alldisturbed areas havebeen re-seeded
andcovered with erosion controlblankets.The cost-share contract
andinvoicesupport materials willbeprocessed inOctober. Natural
Resources Block Grant: Completed the 2009 NaturalResourcesBlock
Grant Application for Lake County.The $53,395grant includes funding
foradministering the Local Water Management Plan, Shoreland
Ordinance, Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Program,
andtheWetland ConservationAct.The Board approved the application at
theirSeptember 9th meeting. Demonstration Forest Update:Our first
Pavilion Planning Committee meeting was heldonAugust 27'hand we
made good progress on brainstorming ideas for the new
pavilion.Wayne Dahlberg willprepare concept design drawings for
review at our next meeting scheduledforSeptember 30th.Note:I wi
llbebringing the Lake County Extension Committee out for a
sitevisitonSeptember16th Volunteer Program Update Kim Slanga,
LakeCounty Volunteer, completedher volunteer duties attheend of
August.Kim didexcellent workon the Beach Water Quality Monitori ng
Program, Lake CountyGravel Pit monitoring project, and assisting
with trailmaintenance atthe Demonstration Forest. Lake County Fair
* Photo:Supervisor David Falk sharing information on the recently
completed Skunk Creek Streambank Restoration Project Ruth and I
prepared and set up the display booth atthe Lake County Fair.Our
display featured our Lake County SWCD display (staff, purpose,
accomplishments, major programs) plus individual display boards
highlighting the following projects:Skunk Creek Streambank
Stabilization Project &Lake County Demonstration Forest.
Note:The Skunk Creek Photos are currently on display inthe
Courthouse lobby. Field Reviews / Plan Reviews / Technical
Assistance: 1.Hosted the September 4thTechnicalAdvisory Committee
Meeting for the North Shore Management Board.Discussion included
Erosion Hazard Areas (guidelines, possibility of "de-listing"),
Prioritizing RegionalProjects, andGIS Collaboration. 2.Hare
Lake:Contracted with DaveStark tocomplete the 2008water quality
sampling on HareLake in August - part of a long-term water quality
analysis to determine if a new development isimpacting water
quality. 3.Ziemet Wetland Banking Application:Reviewedthe
wetlandbank application provided by Dan and Brenda Ziemet.The
totalwetland credit area totals10.2 acres andwillconsist of Type 2
(sedge meadow) and Type 6 (shrub/alder) wetlands. 4.Provided
information toLake County residents on the
followingtopics:shoreland buffer establishment (LaxLake), wildlife
foodplots, potentiallandclearing violation, and soils information.
5.Keith Anderson, Tim Byrns and I conducted twofieldreviews on
September 4th: a.Crow Creek - Fieldinspected a significant bank
erosion site located approximately100yards north of the Highway
61bridge.The erosion appears tobe naturalanda copy of our
observations andrecommendations willbe provided toEncampment Forest
Association. b.Gooseberry Cabins (Castle Danger) - Field inspected
a shoreline erosion problem andoffered twooptions tocorrect the
problem:pinned rocks or a low-head concrete wall.Keith Anderson,
Joe Mecklin, Tim Erickson and I met on-site on
September11thtocomplete a survey andfine-tunethe placement of
thepinned rocks. 6.Huseby Wetland Violation: Matt Huddleston, Walt
VanDenHeuvel andI met with Russ Huseby on September 4th to
fieldinspect his property south of LaxLake.We reviewed an
Administrative Subdivision Application andthen walkedthe
property.On thelargest wetlandimpact area,Russ has burned allof
thewindrowed trees, done additional clearing on adjacent upland
property,useda dozer tomove soil and wood ashes,anddiscedthe entire
cleared area.On thenorth edge of the property, the wetlandimpact
area has been rock raked and the woody debris removed.The Wetland
Restoration Plan hasnot been completed. Miscellaneous:
1.Participated in the September 2nd Department Head meeting.
2.Water Plan Advisory Committee - The next meeting willbe on
October14thand willinclude a 45-minute presentation on the proposed
Polymet Mining Project near Babbitt.Meeting materials were sent out
on August 28th andadditional agenda items include updates
on:Demonstration Forest, Coastal Program Evaluation Team, Lake
County Volunteer, Extension AnnualConference Storm Water Tour
(10/21). 3.Good News -Itasca County completed their "Northwood' s
Guide for Property Owners inItasca County" andCrow Wing County
competed their "Lake Stewardship Guide."Both were modeled after the
LakeCounty Property Guide. Monthly Narrative - October 9, 2008
To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors From:Wayne Seidel, Conservation
Specialist Activities Cost Share Project Update (action 1.Old
TwoHarbors Dwnp Site - Critical Area Stabilization.Pre-construction
meeting heldon October1slAction:Cost-share Amendment toincrease
costshare amount from$4500 to$5100 and toextend the completion date
to December11,2008. 2.Tim &Karen Erickson (Gooseberry Cabins) -
Shoreline Stabilization on Lake Superior.Received approval
fromCounty Board to use rock fromCastle Danger stockpile.Awaiting
finalpermit approvals. 3.Clay Nicles - Shoreline Stabilization on
Lake Superior.Action:Cost-share Amendment toextend project through
June11 ,2009. 4.Pat Harvey - Streambank Stabilization on Beaver
River 5.Silver Creek Township - Streambank Stabilization on Crow
Creek.Project completed, invoices pending. 6.Two Harbors Golf
Course - Project tostart on October 21 st with a completion
deadline of 10/31.Wayne Zellmer, BWSR, gave approval
for1116/08payment. Demonstration Forest Update: 1.The second
PavilionPlanning Committee meeting washeldon September 30'h Our
architect, Wayne Dahlberg, unveiledthefirst concept plan forthe
Demonstration Forest Pavilion.Based on the responses fromcommittee
members and the discussion that followed, Wayne hit a home-run with
this design.He incorporated allof theideas generated fromour
firstmeeting andadded a number of additional design elements to
make the pavilion attractive, functionalforsmall groups and large
groups, and useful year-round.At our October15'hmeeting we
willreview the revised concept plan anddiscuss potential
fundingsources.(See Concept Plan) 2.PBSChannel8 willbe broadcasting
the "Two-Minute Tour"of the Demonstration Forest tonight at8
p.m.andalso at10 a.m.on Sunday, October 12thHopefully the program
turnedout well and will encourage people tocome out and enjoy the
Demonstration Forest. 3.The Lake County Extension Committee toured
the site on September16th and thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
4.Installed a new laminated aerialphotointhe KIOSK. 5.Wrote a
newsletter article on the Demonstration Forest for the LakeSuperior
School District Newsletter. Field Reviews / Plan Reviews /
Technical Assistance: I.Highway 3 Update:Talked with Jed Greenwood,
BARR Engineering,regarding the design used tostabilize the slumping
hillside adjacent toHighway 3 and the Beaver
River.Mr.Greenwoodstated that two2007 events led totheunstable bank
- I) herbicides wereusedtokilltrees within the railroad
right-of-way and, 2)large amounts of rainfall fellinOctober.The
rainfall-inducedlandslides were shallow rotational
failures(groundwater piezometers were dry).The weight of the
rockbuttress is designed toresist movement of the slope. 2.Ziemet
Wetland Banking Application:Field inspected thebanking site on
September 29th with Tim Peterson, Dan Ziemet, and Mike Kohn.We
approved the wetlanddelineation and had good discussion on
thedesign - inflow, outflow, two-tiered inner wetland area (Type 2
&Type6), emergency spillway, seeding practices and project
timing.The totalwetland credit area totals10.2acres and will
consist of Type 2 (sedge meadow) and Type 6 (shrub/alder)wetlands.
3.Huseby WetlandViolation:Completed thefi eldreview summarybased on
our September 4, 2008 site review.The summatyalong
withrelevantphotos was sem tothose working on the project.Russ
Conrow, County Attorney, also requested an update on thestatus of
the1995Huseby wetland violation.Thi s violationhas
beenmitigatedwitha constructedwet landapproximately108'by108'( 11
,664 squarefeet).The only remaining component is granular material
thathas notbeen removed fromwithin the
75-footstructuresetbackfromLax Lake. 4.f-l ensgensWaterway:Provided
aletter tothe Lake County Boardasbackground
informationforaSeptember 25,hmeeting between theBoard andMr.f-l
ensgens. 5.ExtensionConference - TwoHarbors Storm Water
Tour:Continuedpreparation fortheOctober 2 1"tour. 6.Moosewalk ATV
TrailDamage:Provided assistance toTom Mat1inson,Land Commi ssioner,
on preparation of a NPDESStormWater Permit Appli cation.
Maintenance work wi llbedone torepair the traildamagedina June
storm. 7.Hare Lake Wet landRestoration:Conducted afieldreview
withWalt VanDenHeuvel,TimPeterson, Matt Brunner, and Tony Demars
onSeptember 26'hWe reviewed threewet landrestorationsites andthey
appear tobe developing wetl and characteristics.My summaryletter
included four additional recommendations fortheproject - monitoring
plan,survey, tree planting density, and erosionrepair along trail.
8.City of Orr - Wetland ConservationAct:Providedinformation on
theWet land Conservation Act and thelocalLGU contact person.
9.Superior Hiking Trail:Provided additional site assessment detail
s toGeorge Pope relati ve toour recent streambank erosion review.
Miscellaneous: I.Participatedinthe CCLNS Joint Powers Boardmeeting
onSeptember16'h 2.Pm1icipatedin the Area IIIMASWCD Meeting inMi ll
e LacsCounty on September 24-25.We had a follow-up meeting on
September 25,htodi scuss the merging of thetwo JPB work
areaswithinArea Ill. 3.Started planning the2009ContractorsWorkshop
with Jolm Chapman.Uni versi ty of Minnesota.We are tentati vely
plmming forlate-Apriltomid-May. 4.AEOA requested50 copies of our
Property Owner' sGuide foruseinmeetings withnew homeowners.They
wereaware of theCook County booklet aswelland wouldlike tosee one
puttogether forSt.Loui s County. 5.Providedinformation
tolocal8'hgrade teachers on a FREEGroundwater Education Program
Opportunity.The offer isfromtheScience Museum of Milmesota in
pm1nershipwiththe Milmesota Association ofSWCDs. 6.Sent MPCA
Grantinformation onWater Quality Monitoring toRay Doran,White
[ronChainof Lakes Association. 7.Drafted a letter of support for
the Emerald Ash Borer Training conductedby Uni versity Extension
thispast spring (award nomination). Monthly Narrative - November
6,2008 To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors From:Wayne Seidel,
Conservation Specialist Activities Great News!The Science Museum of
Minnesota andthe MNAssociation ofSWCDs are jointly sponsoring a
series of 50days of classroom education training (statewide) on
groundwater for8th grade students.Weapplied and received
wordthatour application forthe FREE Groundwater Education Programs
forearth science students wasaccepted. LakeCounty received one day
for TwoHarbors andone day forSilver Bay.The material is especially
important because thestudents willlearn how groundwater moves
through rock via a multi-media presentation and hands-on
activities. Cost Share Project Update: Two Harbors Golf
Course:"Before"" After" 1.TwoHarbors Golf Course - The Lake County
Highway Department assisted the City of TwoHarbors Public Works
Department in completing the gully stabilization
project.Construction has been completed and theCost-Share Voucher
isready forapproval. 2.Old Two Harbors Dump Site - CriticalArea
Stabilization.Construction hasbeen completed and theCost-Share
Voucher isready forapproval. 3.Tim &Karen Erickson (Gooseberry
Cabins) - Allpermits except the DNR Waters Permit have
beenapproved.Theproject isslated tobe completed this fall. 4.Silver
Creek Township - Streambank Stabilization onCrow Creek.Construction
has been completedand theCost-Share Voucher isready forapproval.
5.Clay Nicles - The Lake Superior shoreline stabilization project
completion deadline hasbeen extended toJuneII , 2009. 6.Pat
&Nancy Harvey - The Beaver River stream bank stabilization
project isslated forconstruction in 2009. Clean Water
PartnershipGrant - WICOLA: The White Iron Chain of Lakes
Association willbe applying forClean Water Partnership
fundstoexpand their water quality monitoring program.They wi
llneeda localsponsor toadminister thegrant and have requested
thateither Lake County or the Lake County Soil &Water
Conservation District consider this role. Field Reviews I Plan
Reviews I Technical Assistance: Before Slump (1011)After Slump
(1111) I.Highway 3 Update:Don Warner informed meonOctober 30th that
the top buttress hadfailedsoI fieldinspected thesite on Saturday,
NovemberI st.I notified Jed Greenwood, BARR Engineering, and hesaid
they were aware of the failure and that this portion of the project
was constructed incorrectly fromthe beginning.They
willbere-constructing theslope at a shallower angle. 2.Ziemet
Wetland Banking Application:The LakeCounty Wetland Technical
Evaluation Panel met on October 31 stand approvedthe Ziemet Wetland
Banking Plan.Construction will begin this fallandbe completed
in2009. 3.KeithAnderson, JPBEngineer, andI jointly fieldinspected
the following sites on November 5th : a.Curt Uppgard - Streambank
erosion on the Knife River b.Silver Bay Ditch Water Issue on
DavisDrive c.Seventh Avenue Ditch Erosion near old Two Harbors
Football Field. 4.Reviewed Ditch BMPCoastal Program Report by Dan
Breneman, NRRI. 5.Site Review of Rustad property onBurlington Road
(former BillWeller Property where Lake SWCD cost-shared a shoreline
protection project in 2000) wetlandslhydrologylsewage treatment
issues. 6.Hensgens Waterway Issue - Participatedinthe November
4thCounty Board meeting todiscuss thi s issue.Also provided
backgroundinformation ontheissue to Rich Sve,County Board
Commissioner-elect. 7.Two Harbors Library Expansion Project -
Proposed expansion willinclude a new entrance, new landscaping and
pervious pavement (storm water component). 8.Soiseth' s Field
Review Summary Letter Sent ProposedPavilion - Side View
ProposedPavilion - Floor Plan DemonstrationForestUpdate: I.The
PavilionPlanning Committee hasmet threetimes - September 30th,
October 15th &30th - tocontinueplanning anddesigning
theproposedpavilion.Our architect,WayneDahlberg,hasfi ne-tuned the
pavilionplans.Heincorporatedall of theideas generatedfrom
ourAugustmeeting and addeda number of additional design elements to
make thepavili on attractive, fi.mctionalfor smallgroups and large
groups,andusefi.I1year-round.The estimated cost is $ 167,000
andwehave begunresearchingfundingopti ons.Potenti alfunding
sourcesincludepri vate donors,businesses andgrants.The Commi ttee
willnotbe submitting aCoastal Grant Applicationthi s December due
tothe lack of match fi.mdsbutplans to pursuefunding sources
andsubmit an appl icati on in December 2009. 2.The 'Two-Minute
Tour" of theDemonstration Forest wasbroadcast onOctober 9th andl
2'hon PBSChannel 8.J recei vedmany comments on the program and
receivedtwocall s athometheni ght of theinitialbroadcast.
3.CompletedtheProgressReportfor thePavilion Planning Grant.
Demonstration Forest Update:(cont.) 4.Gave two presentations
ontheDemonstration Forest: a.Rotary Club onOctober 14thinTwoHarbors
b.Association of Minnesota Counties District Meeting onOctober
24that Castle Danger. ExtensionConference StormWater Tour:
Conductedthe Two HarborsStormWater Tour on October 21st during the
AIUlual Extension Fall Program Conference.The participants trul y
enjoyed thetour andwere fascinatedbythecooperation of themany
pal1nersin dealing with the Two Harbors storm water situation.We
discussed theoverallneed (problemidentification),planning process,
fundingsources (City, Grants,Water Plan),partners,
engineering/design of projects, andviewedthe completed proj
ects.AdditionalpresentersincludedTom Gelineau,Keith Anderson, Mike
Kohn, and Al Goodman. 2009 ENVIROTHON: The 2009ENVIROTHOwillbe held
atCamp ChicagaminearEveleth onMonday, May 4thI willcontinue
tocoordinate theWildlife Station (fi ve presenters) forboththe
northernandsouthernEVIROTHONCompetitions inArea III.Preliminary
information hasbeen senttoTeam Advisors Penny Juenemann, Two
Harbors, andMike Casper, Silver Bay. Water Plan AdYisoryCommittee
Meeting: The featuredpresentation attheOctober14thWater Plan
Advisory Committeemeeting wasprovided byJoe ScipioniandLaTisha
Gietzen of Polymet Mining Company.They sharedinformation on the
proposedplatinum-group mining effort thatwillbeconducted near
Babbitt .The Water Plan Advisory ConUl1itteewas especially
interestedinthe provisions tosafeguardbothgroundwater andsurface
water during themining operation. Miscellaneous: I .Completed
andsubmitted the Non-Point Grant Progress Report. 2.Pal1icipated
inthe Extension Fall ProgramConference held at theDECCon October
20-22.The conference included a poster session where Nate
Meyer,Barb Liukkonen andI displayedtheposter and shared theresults
of theLake County Natural ResourcesField Day Study. 3.Lake County
PlalUling &Zoning submitted a STAR Grantproposal toaugment our
CleanWater Legacyfundingforimproving the stormwater management
provisionsinthe Lake County LandUseOrdinance. 4.Provided additional
copies of the Lake County Property Owner's Guidetothe Silver Bay
Library andSilver BayCity Hall. Monthly Narrative - December
11,2008 To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors From:Wayne Seidel,
Conservation Specialist Activities Groundwater EducationClasses:
Lake County 8th grade students recently had the opportunity tolearn
more about groundwater thanks to ajoint effort between the
LakeCounty SWCD, theScience Museum of Minnesota and the Lake
Superior School District.The Science Museum provided six FREE
presentations - twoin Silver Bay andfourinTwo Harbors.The students
learned how groundwater is stored inrocks;how it moves; how
itisconnected to lakes, rivers and wells; andmost
importantly,abouttheimportance of keeping our groundwater clean
fromcontamination.Much tothe students delight, they had thechance
tousegroundwater simulator models tolearnhow groundwater levels
change with rainfallandpumping wells.This "hands on" acti
vityalsoshowed them how susceptible groundwater
istocontamination.Using colored dyes they simulated a diesel
fuelspill and observed how contaminants move in
thegroundwater.Thanks tothe help of 8th grade teachers EdWalker and
Tony Altiere,thestudents now have a better understanding of
groundwater and theimportance of keeping our drinking water clean.
Cost Share Project Update: 1.Tim &Karen Erickson (Gooseberry
Cabins) - This project hasbeen started. 2.Cost-Share reimbursement
checks on completed projects were delivered toSilver Creek Township
($8,000 - Streambank Stabilization) and Two Harbors ($5, I 00&
$4,988 - Critical Area Stabilization). Field Reviews I PlanReviews
I Technical Assistance: I.Highway 3 Update:On November, workers
were repairing the failedslope adjacent tothe North Shore Mining
railroad tracks and Highway 3. 2.Dave RustadProperty on Burlington
Road:Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) met on December1st and
discussed the project with Mr.Rustad.The TEP provided a
recommendation tothe Board of Adjustment regarding the wetland
impact andthe drainage system.Weapprovedtheproject provided that a
wetland delineation is completed during the next growing season,
any impacted wetlands are mitigated, and that theimprovements tothe
drainage ditch are implemented as shown on theengineered plans.
3.Sent Keith Anderson' s (JPBEngineer) summary letter out on his
recommendations regarding theSilver Bay ditch.I alsomet with the
homeowner, Jim Blomberg, on November 20th and took photos of the
work after City workers cleaned out the ditch. 4.Sent Keith
Anderson' s (JPBEngineer) summary letter toRalph Jacobson regarding
his streambank erosion issue on the Knife River. 5.Steve Bartz,DNR
- sent a seedmixandcopy of the E &S Control Plan template.
Demonstration Forest Update:Wehave received the finalplans of the
proposed Demonstration Forest Pavilion fromWayne Dahlberg,
Architect.Hedid an excellent job and we willcontinue topursue
fundingforconstruction. Minnesota Association of SWCD State
Convention - Participatedin the 2008State Convention heldinSt.Paul,
December 7-9.The keynote presentation andtopic-specific sessions
were excellent, overall.I attendedthe following sessions:Stuck in
the Muck (Wetland Conservation Act -
legalconsiderations);Performance Review and Assistance Program
forSWCDs;Bugs, Buckthorn and Buffers (Emerald Ash Borer I District
Tree Programs);Preparing for Retirement;and, What a TMDL Can DoFor
Your SWCD and It's Mission. 2009ENVIROTHONUpdate: Pl mming
continues andwe havethe oral presentation judges
andpresentersfinali zed. AreaIIIalsoreceived a $500 donati on
fromMinnesota Energy.Thenext planning meeting willbeon JanualY 29t
h in Carl ton. Water Plan Update: 1.Completed the 2008Water Plan
Annual Report. 2.Completed the 2008Water Plan Expenditure SununalY.
3.Ordered anddeli vered100 Septi c SystemOwner" s Guides totheLake
County Planning &ZoningDepartment.The septic guides are handed
outwitheach sewagetreatment systempermit. 4.Submitted a carryover
request toDan Stewardregardinguseof ourFY2008 funds through
December 2009. Clean Water Legacy Project Update: I .TheLake
CountyPlanning &Zoning Departmentreceived a $5,000STAR Grant
toupdate the storm water managementprovisions intheLake Count y
LandUse Ordinance.The required 50 percentmatch forthe grant
willcomefromthe Clean Water Legacy funding. 2.Matt
Huddleston,WaltVanDenHeuvel and[ met to put together a Request For
Proposals eRFP) tosoli cit bids fora consultant towork with
ourStormWater Ordinance Committee.Proposal s are due by
December18th andinterviewswill be "ond ut:tedon Decem ber 22nd .
3.The proj ectwillincludetheformati on of a Storm Water
OrdinanceComminee with representati ves from the County Board,
SWCD, Plmming Commi ssion, Water PlmlAdvisory Committee, BWSR,
TwoHarbors/Sil verBay,andthe general public.We request that Tom
Gelineau be appoi nted to serve on this commineerepresenting the
SWCD dueto his involvementinthe development of the TwoHarbors
StOl11lWater Management Plan and hi s general knowledgeof
stormwater issues. Miscellaneous: I.Metwith our new BWSR
BoardConservationi st, Ryan Hughes, onDecember 2nd Ryan was
accompaniedby Ron Shelito andDan Steward, BWSR staff.RuthandI
sharedinformation abouttheLake SWCD tofamiliari ze Ryan withour
proj ects. past successes mldprovided an overview of ourDi strict
Board and Staff. 2.UsedVacationandFl extime inNovember.
3.Receivedfinal paymentof $25,000fromthe Great Lakes Commi ssionfor
the Skunk Creek Streambank Stabilizati onProject. 4.Met with Tom
Martinson.prospectiveSWCDSupervisor, to explai n theduties and
responsibilities of this electedposition. 5.Wrote a letter of
supportfor the Sugarl oaf - IorthShore Stewardshi p Associ at ion
regarding thei r Coastal Grantapplicati on to prov ide local
workshops on terrestrial invasivespecies educat ion. Monthly
Narrative - January 8, 2009 To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors
From:Wayne Seidel, Conservation Specialist Activities Note:My
wife,Karen, hasbeeninSt. Mal)" shospital witha serious
bloodinfection since Janua ryl SI.They have isolatedthe
strepbacteriaand she iscurrently undergoing treatment with
antibiotics.The ordeal hasbeenextremely painful for Karen but we
are trusting Godfor acomplete healing.Due tothis situation, I will
not be attending the January Stllmeeting. Clean Water Legacy
Project Update - Storm Water Ordinance Revision : Matt Huddleston
andWalt VanDenHeuvel, Lake CountyPlanning &Zoni ng Department,
andI are working j ointl y on this project torevise the existing
stormwater ordinance languageinthe LakeCountyLandUse
Ordinance.Wehavereceived a $5,000STAR Grant fromtheCoastal Program
andthe required 50percent match for the grantwill come fromthe
CleanWater Legacy funding alreadysecured by the Lake County SWCD.
Together, we have developed a Request For Proposals (RFP),
solicitedbids for a consultant towork withour StormWater Ordinance
Committee,interviewed two consulting firms on December 22nd,
andhaveextended a contract offer to the successful firm.The project
wi llbeginin January and wi llincludetheformationof a Stotm Water
Ordinance Committee withrepresentati vesfromthe County Board,
SWCD.Planning Commission, Water Plan Advisory Committee, BWSR, Two
Harbors/Sil ver Bay,andthe generalpubli c. DemonstrationForest
Update: 1.We haverecei ved the finalplans of the proposed
DemonstrationForest Pavilion fromWayneDahlberg, Architect.He
didanexcellent job andwewillcontinue to pursuentnding for
construction.*See Plan Setfordetails. 2.I submittedtheSeptember -
December ProgressReport and willbecompleting the FinalGrant Report
in January forthis$8,790CoastalProgram Grant. 3.Wroteupthe Lake
CountyDemonstration Forest as a "Signifi cant Impact"ina new
reporti ng system withinExtension tocommunicate successnt l
projects across Minnesota. 4.TheJanuary edition of the Lake
Superior School District Newsletter contained an article I
wrotetohelp familiari ze people withtherecreati onal/educational
opportuniti esavai lable at the Demonstrati onForest. Water Plan
Update: I.Receivedapproval fromDanSteward.MNBoard of Water &Soi
l Resources, to CatTYover FY2008funds throughDecember 2009.
2.Completedthe 2009AJUllIal Pl anof Work(SWCD andWater Plan). Field
Reviews / PlanReviews/ Technical Assistance: 1.Highway 3
Update:Notified Jed Greenwood, BARR Engineering, of the recent
movement in the re-worked area.He appreciates the District's
assistance. 2.Encampment Forest Project Update - Receivedupdates
fromJoeMecklin and Cliff Bentley.The streambank stabilization
project hasbeen completed with an additional component that wasnot
covered bythe original permit - approvalby DNR ispending. 3.Vern
Hoff Wetland Violation - Discussed thestatus of theviolation
withWalt VanDenHeuvelandJoanWeyandt, BWSR WetlandSpecialist.
4.Silver Bay Ditch - Sent out the technicalsummary letter prepared
byKeith Anderson, JPBEngineer.The summary provided some
backgroundinformation andpotential solutions for this challenging
situation. Miscellaneous: I.Received mynew office computer thanks
toassistance fromthe InformationSystems Department (set-up andnew
software installation).I allocated $1200 fromthe Extension budget
combined with $316.13fromthe Lake County Soil &Water
Conservation District tofundthe computer purchase. 2.Tom Gelineau
and I participated in a focusgroup interview in Hibbing onDecember
16th for the Tree Inspector Program.The University of Minnesota
conducts the training for this statewide program and needed input
on current community needs.I invited Tom to join me for
theinterview because heserves as thePublic Works Director for Two
Harbors andhas a passionate interest in urbanforestmanagement.
Prior totheinterview I alsocontactedSwede Larson,Silver Bay Street
Superintendant, toget hisperspective onimportant tree management
issues. 3.Submitted the photo of Brenda VanBergen with the SWCD
Board tothe Lake County News Chronicle. 4.Good News!Funding forthe
Lake County SoilSurvey is on the "Recommended List"fromthe
Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). Lake
County is currently working with NRCS todetermine if thein-kind
offer of work space inSilver Bay isstillneeded by thesoil survey
crew. 5.Completed my 2008Self-Assessment and 2009 Extension Plan of
Work. 6.Completed andsubmitted the Non-Point Grant Progress Report
for September December. Monthly Narrative - February 5,2009 To:Lake
County SWCD Supen' isol"s From:Wayne Seidel, Consen'ation
Specialist Activities *Thank youfor all of your thoughts andprayers
formy wife, Karen, thispast month.She isnowhome and doing
wellaftera14-dayhospital stay.Her left wrist and hand arc still
very painful but we count our blessings daily - forhealth, family,
goodfriends, and aloving God. Storm Water Ordinance Revision :
TheStormWater Conmlineemet for thefirsttime on Janumy 29th
andthemeeting was ledby .leffLee, BARR
Engineering.Wemadegoodprogress andidentifiedmany of the keyfactors
thatthe ordinance needs toinclude andhadgooddiscussion on
thefollowing items:overallgoals, water quant ity
(rate/volume),water quality (maintain quality), importance of
erosion cont rolon thefrontend of projects,admi nist ration, and
enforcement .Overall,wewant todevelop an ordinance that ispractical
, easy to admini ster, andthatprotects water quality.Members on the
conuninee include Jolm Eaton, Lana Frali ch, Tom Gelineau,
RickGoutermont, JimLinscheid,MattHuddleston, ToddRorming,
andWaltVanDenHeuvel.Our next meeting willbeonFebruaIY 26th with
afinalmeeting inMarch. Water Plan Update: I.The Water Plan
AdvisOIYCommineemet onFebruary 3rd toreview the 2009 ArumalReport
andtoreceive an update on current projects.The Committeealso
reviewed a request fromtheWhite Iron Chain of Lakes Associat ion
(WICOLA) forcontinuedfundingof their on-goingWater Quality
MonitoringProgram.The Advisory Committee recommends all ocating
$1,000 of water planfundstowards thi s effOIiin2009. 2.CleanWater
Pminership Grant - WICOLA:The AdvisOIYCommitteereviewed a request
fromWlCOLA tohave theLakeCounty SWCO serveasthe grant sponsor for a
Clean Water PaI1nershipGrant (CWP).C\VI' Grants are admini stered
by the MilmesotaPollution Control Agency andneedalocal
govenullentalunit soserve asthe sponsor.Our rolewouldbetoserve on
theExecuti veConunittee, hirea pali-timeCoordinator.andadminister
grant funds.TheWater PlanAdvisolY Committee was supportive of
thisproject partnershi p.See handout for detail s. Demonstration
Forest Update: I .There maybeinterestbya stat ewide Minnesota
snowmobileorganization to assist in funding construct ion of
thenewly designedpavilion.I haveprovidedthe 0 1 R with theplans
andtheywi llpresentthis optiontothesnowmobil e organization
leadershi p fortheir consideration. 2.Compl etedthe FinalReport for
thePavilionPlalming Project. E-Linl, Report Update Completed
theE-Link on-line reporting process forthe LakeCounty Natural
Resources Block Grant onJanuary 30th.Thi s includedinputting resul
tsandspending informati on on each of the four main funding
areas:Local Water Planning, Shoreland Ordinance. Wetl
andConservation Act,Sub-smfaceSewage Treatment Systems.Inaddition,
I enteredinformation on completedCost-ShareProj ects and theresults
of ourSWCDonPoint Grant through the CoastalProgram.The onl y
reponinginformati on stilltobe entered is thelocation of each of
the seven proj ects ~the mapping softwareprogram wouldnot open on
my computer. Field Reviews / Plan Reviews/ Technical Assistance:
1.Havebeguntoprepare a Top10proj ect li st for potential funding
in2009.The fundswouldbemade avail ablefromthe new
ConstitutionalAmendment Tax that was approvedlast November andis
dedicated pri.marily for conservation efforts. In addition
toSWCDprojects on fil e,I haverequestedadditionalproject ideas
fromtheLake County HighwayEngineer, Two Harbors PublicWorksDi
rector, Cityof Silver Bay,andSilver Creek Township. 2.I received
noti ce that theCityof Winona has a new stormwater ordinance and
they areusing our Erosion andSediment Control Plan Checkli st.
3.Received a requestfromDubai, UAE, fora copy of our Erosion
andSediment ControlPlan Checkli st foruse on a proj ect on the
Persian Gulf. 4.Talked withthree property owners about funding
fortheir respective erosioncontrolproj ects: a.Cherrol and Robert
Soiseth ~streambank stabilization(unnamed tributary adjacent to
Lake Superior) b.Ralph Jacobson ~streambank stabili zation(Knife Ri
ver) c.CurtUppgard~stream bank stabilization (Knife Ri ver) 2009
ENVIROTHON: Regi stration information hasbeen sent to teachers
atWilliam Kelley High SchooL Two Harbors High SchoolandLakeview
Clu-i stianAcademy regarding this year's ENVIROTHO.I have alsobegun
working with my four co-presenters for theWildlife Station.Wewill
havetbeWi ldlife Station Test completedby the end of February.
Miscellaneous: I.Met wi thJimPinkney andLarry Squillaceon February
2nd todi scuss theWICOLA CleanWater PartnershipGrant Request.Foll
ow-up conversati onwith Nolan Baratono, MPCA, on grant
administration procedures. 2.Reviewed the Cost-Share Auditresults
withRyanHughes, BWSR Board Conservationist.Overallweare
doingwellbutneedtobeginimplementi ng a new B WSR requirement -
fieldinspections of completed projects on a schedul ed basi s.
3.Goodews!TheLakeCounty Boardapprovedour 2009 budget request -
$38,630. 4.I have begunplanning for the2009 NaturalResources Fi
eldDay.The Field Day will beheldonThursday, May 21st at Split Rock
LighthouseState Park. 5.Reviewed theamended Joint Powers Board
Agreement. MonthlyNarrative - March 5,2009 To:Lake County SWCD
Supen' isors From:Wayne Seidel, Consen'ation Specialist Activities
Storm Water Ordinance Revision : The StormWater Committee metforthe
second time on February 26'h andwerevieweda draft ordinance outline
thatcontains thekeyfactors thatthe ordinancewilladdress.We are
currently reviewingtheCookCountyStormWater Ordinanceindetail
sinceitmay be a goodfitfor Lake COlmty aswell.Jeff Lee,
BaITEngineering, hasspoken with Tim Nelson, Cook County Planning
&Zoning Director, and T havetalkedwith BillLane, Cook County
Planner, toseewhatisworking wellandwhat items they might change to
improve the ordinance.These prospecti vechanges may include:using
only anaerial thresholdfordistmbance (not cubic yards), use one
thresholdtlu-oughout the County rather thana
differentthresholdforshoreland and non-shorelandareas (recommended
1,000 square feet) , andrevise the Erosion &Sediment
ControlPlan Checklist sli ghtl y (use topicalheadingswith '
bullets").The nextmeeting is scheduledforMarch19'''. Water Plan
Update: 1.WTCOLAwasvery appreciative torecei ve
$1,000infinancialsupport fromtbe Lake CountyWater Planfortheir
water qualitymonitoring projects.If WICOLA isawarded a CleanWater
PartnershipGrant, they willuse this fundingaspart of therequired
match. 2.CleanWaterPartnership Grant - WICOLA:The
W1COLAleadershipteamwas pleased tohear that the Lake SWCD is
willing toserveasthe grant sponsor for a Clean Water Partnership
Grant (CWP).They are plamung a conference call on March
9'htodiscuss grant details followedby hosting theWICOLAWatershed
Partners AlUllIalMeeting on March 26,hinEl y. Field Reviews / Plan
Reviews / Technical Assistance: 1.Preparedandsenta Top10Project Li
st forpotentialfundingin2009 to BWSR. Assisting wit h input
ontheprojects wereKeithAnderson, JPBEngineer, AI Goodman, Lake
County Highway Engineer, andSwede Larson, Silver Bay Streets Commi
ssioner.Following thi s submittal, I received approval fromanother
landowner.EricFuro,toincl ude hi sprojectforpotential fi.mding.Hi s
siteis located ontbe Knife Ri ver and is a major stream bank
stabili zationeffolt ($122,000). 2.The Lake County Technical
EvaluationPanel(TEP) metonMarch 2nd toreview fourwet
landprojects.These included:KaneLake (wetlandrestoration/creation),
Peterson Pit (wetlandrestoration), Dave Rustadhomesite onBurlington
Bay,and Oils Hensgen (stonnwater runoff).MikeKolUl , ICECOR,
providedinformation on tbeKaneLake andPetersonPit
projects.ConUllissioners RickGoutermont and Ricb Svehave begun
toattend the TEP meetings. 2009 ENVIROTHON: I.I have completed
theWi ldlife Station test withassistance fromfour wi ldlife biologi
stswhoserve on our planning team.Webelieve the testischallenging
yet fair. 2.Twenty-five teamshave registered
fortheNorthernEVIROTHONthatwillbe heldatCamp Chicagaminear
Eveleth.Thi s includes tlu-eeteams fromTwo Harbors.Eighteen teams
haveregisteredfortheSouthern ENVIROTHONthat willbeheldatCamp
Onamia. Miscellaneous : I .Delivered the
finalreportfortheDemonstrati on Forest Pavi lionPlmming Project to
theDNR Coastal ProgramOffice. 2.ParticipatedintheMarch
3'dDepartment HeadMeeting. 3.I sent the proposed Joint Powers Board
Agreement toRussCOIU-OW, Lake County Attorney, forhis review.
4.Revi ewed the Laurentian RC&D Annual Plan of Workattherequest
of Paul Sandstrom. 5.Submitted anomination totheMinnesota
Envirorunentallnitiative organizationfor our Skunk Creek
WatershedProject.They weresoliciting projects that emphasized
teamwork and partnerships.Our project cel1ainly fitthis
requirement, ell- asI stated in the nomination, "Theprojects would
nothave been able tobe accompl ished without the participation of
each of the partnering entities.Eachpartner hada specific rolethat
was critical inaccompli shing theoverallgoal. " 6.Provided three
sets of "before"and "after"photos of shoreline stabil ization
projects toChelAnderson,Cook County.She requestedrepresentative
examples of Lake Superior projects - rock revetments andconcrete
retaining wall s. 7.Took vacationfrom2/ 12through 2/20. Monthly
Narrative - April 9, 2009 To:Lake County SWCD Supen'isors
From:Wayne Seidel, Conservation Specialist Activities Storm Water
Ordinance Revision: The StormWater Ordinance Committeemetfor
thefinaltime on March19th and reviewedthedraftordinancelanguage
with JeffLee,BmT Engineering.Prior tothe meeting,I revised the
Erosion and Sediment ControlPlanning Checkli stwithinputfrom
BillLane.Cook County.BillandI regroupedthe checkli st items under
topical headings and alsostandardi zed thesite map.restorati on
guidelines, and maintenance provisions. These changes shouldmake
the checklist easier forresidents tounderstandand complete.
Following the March19th committeemeeting, Matt Huddleston, Walt
VanDenHeuveland [met toreview and amend thedraft ordinance prior to
submittal totheCounty Board. Wehave provided additional edi
tstoBarrEngineering andare schedul ed tomeet one finaltime to
review sample scenarios and review theimplementationprocess. WICOLA
Clean Water Protection Project Proposal Update: I .Pal1icipatedina
conference call on March 9th toassistinplanning the March 26th
KawishiwiWatershedProject meeting. 2.Participatedin theMarch 26th
meetingin Ely.The meeting covered thehistory andvisionof WICOLA,
background on theCleanWater Partnership process, and a detailed
review of the current proposal togather water quality data in the
KawishiwiWatershed.Revisions tothe proposal were solicited and many
good suggestions were brought forwmd.Potentialpal1nerswere
alsorecruited and encouraged tosubmit letters of
support.Alsoattending fromLake County were Commissioner Clifford,
Matt Huddleston, andWalt VanDenHeuvel. 3.Submittedaletter of
support for the KawishiwiWatershed CleanWater Protect ionProposal
on April2nd Demonstration Forest: l .TheDemonstrationForest
Committee met on March 31stto discuss the pavilion project,
trailmaintenance, educationalofferings,andDRHabitat Proj ect
proposals.We have received information on a potential donor for the
pavilion proj ectthrough Les Olilla, DR Trails @ Grand Rapids.Ifthe
groupisinterested inour project, wewillhave a sitevisit
thisspring/summer.Wealsobegan putting toget her courses thatwe
couldoffer toelementary and secondary students.These may include
forestry(planting, bud-capping, pruning), ori enteering (compass
skills, pacing, geo-caching), wildlifesign, andhi story.We
alsoproposedsix potential projects fortheDR toconsider doing at
theDemonstration Forest. These included constructing wildli
feopenings, plantingfruiting trees &shrubs, installing wood
duck nesting boxes,andconducting wildlife research. 2.Met with the
CountyBoard on April7'htoreview four items. a.Membership on
theDemonstration Forest ConU11ittee - RichSve (Brad Jones -
Alternate) b.Update on thePavilion Project(potentialdonor) .
c.Request establi shment of a Pavili on Donation Fund - TheBoardis
in supp0l1 of establi shing this fund. d.Recommend addition of
two40-acreparcel s tothe DemonstrationForest The Board willconsider
thi s item attheir act ionmeeting on April1 4'h 3.Thenext
DemonstrationForest meeting willbeheldon April28'handwehavea Work
Day setforApril30'h to conducttrailandrestroommaintenance. 2009
ENVIROTHON: We now have thirty-three teams regi
steredfortheTorthernENVIROTHONthatwillbe heldatCamp Chicagaminear
Eveleth on May 4'hThis includes threeteamsfromTwo Harbors. Field
Reviews / Plan Reviews / Technical Assistance: 1.Participated in
the April6'h Wetland TEP meeting.Wedi scussedtwoLake County wetland
restorat ionprojects - Kane Lake andPeterson Pit.In addition,
wereviewed the revisedWetland Ordinance thatwasa companion product
of the Storm Water Ordinance revision process. 2.CourthouseParking
Lot&Rain Garden Meeting - Met with KeithAnderson, Al Goodman,
Grant Mjelde and Matt Huddleston on April8'"to di scuss the
upcoming project andthe potentialforincluding a raingardeninthe
design.The raingardenwouldfilter andtreat parking lot runoff water
before emptying the water intothe stormdrain
system.Keithwillreceive analley profile anduse thi s toput together
a preliminary rain garden design. 3.Keith Anderson and I reviewed
allof our current andpotential cost-share projects to assess
progress, determinenext steps andtosetupfieldreviews.The projects
includeicles (shoreline stabili zati on),Erickson's (shoreline
stabilization), Harvey (stream bank stabili zation), Uppgard
(streambank stabilization), Soiseth (stream bank stabili zation),
Jacobson (stream bank stabilization), TwoHarbors Gully, Kleive
(wildlife pondimpoundment),Clausen (lakeshorestabili zation) and
the Sil ver Bay Ditch.We willbevisitingfourproject sites on
May7'hand Keith willbe scheduling surveysonthreeadditionalproj
ects. 4.Thavereceived a requestfroma college studentwhois
interestedingaining volunteer work experi enceinwater quali ty.1
amworking withDeb Kosiak. Human Services, andMatt Huddl eston
todetermineif wehave avai lable projects. 5.Clay Nicles
Project:Requestedan administrative extensionof cost-sharefunds
through November1,2009.BWSR has granted this extension pending
approval by theSWCD Board. 6.Reviewed Tony DeMars WetlandMoni
toring Pl anforthe HareLake Development proj ect.Tconfirmedthe
recommended treespecies and stocking rate. 7.Provided storm damage
assessmentinformation(treeicedamage)toTwo Harbors, Sil ver Bay,
andLakeCounty Forestry.J alsoencouraged theLake Countyews Chronicle
toruna photo of the TwoHarbors wood chipper being usedinSi lver Bay
- a great exampleof communiti essharlng resources. 8.ContactedDave
Stark torequest a water quality monitoring proposalforHare
Lake.Proposalattached. 9.Contacted DavidAbazstorequest aWasteWater
TreatmentEducation Proposal fortheLakeSuperior School Distri
ct.Proposal attached. 10.Provided aForest Stewardship Plan
refeITaltoTimBymes, JPBForester.for propertyownedby J
olUlCluistenson. Miscellaneous: I.in the April7'hDepartmentHead
Meeti ng. 2.Russ Conrow, Lake County Attorney,providedfeedback on
theproposed Joint Powers Board Agreement.He offered recommendations
on insurance provisions and membership. 3.Metwi thMary Mjelde, Lake
County InformationSystems, torecei vetraining on updating theLake
County SWCDweb page.J added a number of before andaft er proj ect
photos. 4.We recei vedwordthat the Skunk CreekWatershedProject
didnot recei ve anaward fromthe
MiIUlesotaEnvironmentalInitiativeOrganization.The Wimllng entries
were outstanding.See letter forwilUling projects.
5.NathanSclu'oeder willbeour featuredpresenter atthe June 91h Water
PlanAdvisory Committee meeting.Nathan willprovideanupdate on
theKnifeRi ver TMDL Proj ect. 6.Palticipatedinthe Gypsy Moth Open
Househeldon March181h at the Courthouse. The program was hosted by
theMinnesotaDept.of Agriculture andincluded information onthe
upcoming control efforts inLake andCook County. 7.Revised
theE-LinkCost Share entries for2002 - 2008. 8.Updated the
CleanWater Legacy Grant and Non-Point Grant records.I al so
submittedthequarterl y Progress Report toDNR for theIon-Point
Grant. 9.Continued preparationforthe 2009 NaturalResources FieldDay
onMay 21st.Jesse Schomberg, Sea GrantExtension, willbe a
newpresenter andwillbe co-presenting theLakeSuperior Game with
me.I' ve alsodeveloped anevaluation tooltousewith the students.
Monthly Narrative - May 14,2009 To:Lake County SWCD Supervisors
From:Wayne Seidel,Conservation Specialist Activities Two Harbors
First Place Team at the 2009 ENVIROTHON Competition 2009
ENVIROTHON: Twenty-eight teams competed in the 2009 ENVIROTHON held
at Camp Chicagami near Eveleth on May 4thThe three teams fromTwo
Harbors placed1st,3'd andin a tiefor 6th !The top three teams
willgoon tothe State ENVIROTHON Competition tobeheld inStewartville
onMay18th I coordinated theWildlife Station along with fourWildlife
Biologists. Lake County Volunteer: Mike Duffy, Deb Kosiak andI
conducted our interview forthe Lake County Volunteer position on
April22nd Ryan Clark has accepted our offer toserve asa Lake County
Volunteer andbrings excellent experience and work skills tothe
position.Ryan isa sophomore atUMD majoring inEnvironmentalScience
and has aspirations toworkin the water quality field.Pending
completion of a satisfactory background check, he will be
conducting theBeach Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Lake
County Health Department, conducting maintenance work atthe
Demonstration Forest, andassisting me at the NaturalResources Field
Day.He is excited tobegin these new tasks andwi llwork
approximately one day per week onthesecombined duties. Storm Water
Ordinance Revision: Matt Huddleston, Walt VanDenHeuvel andI met one
finaltime toreview and amendthe draft
ordinancelanguage.Specifically, we addressed the administrative
needs and how the requirements can bestbeconununicated with the
public.Checkli stswillbe developed forboth large and small site
proj ects. WICOLA Clean Water Protection Project Proposal Update:
1.Participated in the Apri l 23rd meeting inEly.The meeting
included a discussion of the current proposal , recommended additi
ons,potentialpartners, letters of support, and next
steps.Additionalinformation wasprovided by Lauri Brown, Extension,
on ISTSissues, andfromDoug Jensen, Sea Grant, on aquatic invasive
speCies. 2.Participatedin a conference callon May 6th toreview the
proposal , draft budget, andletters of support. Grade Class proudly
display their sheets of home-made paper. Paper Making Classes:
Conducted our annualpaper-making program with approximately100sixth
grade studentsin Silver Bay and Two Harbors.This acti vity helps
the students better understand the significance of the
forestproductsindustry toour region and,most importantly, that
trees are a renewable natural resource.Thestudentslearn howwe use
paper (over 100,000 di fferentuses), how much paper we each use
annually (635pounds), and the process used in making
paper.Eachstudent thenmakes their own sheet of paper in a
step-by-stepprocess.The students also have the opportunity to view
a wood fiber with a microscope and draw what they seeon the
chalkboard. Kevin Johnson and Nate Eide - 2009 Work Day
Demonstration Forest: 1.The Demonstration Forest Committee met on
April2Sth toreview potential education activities.These may include
forestry(planting, bud-capping, pruning), orienteering (compass
skills, pacing, geo-caching), wildlife sign, andhistory (rai lroad
camp, homestead, gravelpit).We also decidedtouse theremaining trail
medallions tobetter mark the trailsystem, especially the new
Lowland Ash Trail. Nancy Gellennan, DNR,shared that three wood duck
boxes had been erected adjacent tothe Old Camp Trail ... within one
weekof our request! 2.The County Board approved the establishment
of a Pavilion Donation Fund and approved the addition of
twoforty-acreparcels on the northern edge of the Demonstration F
ores!. 3.We held a Work Day atthe Demonstration Forest on April
30th toconduct trail and restroom maintenance.We cleared deadfalls
fromthe entire 4.5mile trail system, cleaned the tworestrooms,
andmade one new sitting bench on the Lowland Ash Trail. 4.I met
with Todd Lindahl totour portions of the Demonstration Forest area
to glean some of theimportant historicalhighlights fromhis research
andfieldwork. We hiked portions of twooldrailgrades (one with
60feetof railstillin place), looked at oldmining test pits,
andvisited a potential prehistoric firering.Todd has provided
mewith dozens of historicalpictures tousein developing a field
activity forstudents. Natural Resources Field Day - May 21": Work
continues onplanning the upcoming Natural ResourcesField Day
forLake County 6th gradestudents.I have met with thestudents and
teachers toprovide an orientation, havemailed out
schedulestopresenters and teachers, met with staff atSplit Rock
Lighthouse, and have trainedJesse Schomberg toteach the Lake
Superior Game. FieldReviews f Plan Reviews / Technical Assistance:
1.PaI1icipated intheMay 11 thWetland TEPmeeting.Wefieldinspectelt
twoLake County wetlandrestorationprojects - KaneLake and Peterson
Pit - withMike Kohn, Wetland Consultant. 2.Met individually with
Commissioners RichSve andBrad Jones toreview the LakeCounty Water
Management Plan (hi stOlY&objectives) aIldthehi story of the
DemonstrationForest Project.Tllis time provided a great opp0l1unity
toshare past activities andlearn about their concerns andinterests.
3.KeithAnderson, JPBEngineer, andI
conductedfivefieldreviewsonMay7th : a.Laura Kleive - wi
ldlifepondsite assessment b.Glenda Clausen - shoreline erosion
assessment c.Gooseberry Cabins - status of shoreline erosion
controlproject d.Silver Bay Di version - fieldreview of
upstreamwatershed e.Wayne Seidel- streambank erosion assessment
4.Participatedinthe NorthShoreManagement Board TAC Meeting onMay5th
in Beaver Bay.We received anupdate on theDNR Shoreland
RulesRevision from Peder Otterson, DNR.Inother business, the NSMB
wouldliketohosta North Shore Erosion Forum andI
haveofferedtoprovideinput and possibly present and lead
afieldtour.The forumis being planned for June. 5.Tom Gelineau and I
provideda tour of the Two HarborsStormWater Management projects
toJesse Schomberg, Sea GrantExtension.Jesse does alot of community
plaIUling work relatedtostorm water management andthis wi ll
provide him with some local examples of successnIlprojects.
6.Participated inmeeting of SWCD Managers on April22nd todiscuss
additional funding sourcesforthe expanded Joint Powers Board
service area. 7.ProvidedDave Rustadwithanupdate on his stoml water
management project. Miscellaneous: I.The Lake County CIU'onicle
wrote afeaturearticle onthewood cllipper being shared betweenSilver
Bay and Two Harbors.This wood chipper was purchased through a
Coastal Program Grant thatwas supported by bothExtension and Lake
SWCD. 2.Kim Slanga, formerLake County Volunteer,was selectedby the
Itasca SWCD for their student worker positionfor2009 - 2010.
3.Completed a staff evaluationforRyanHughes, BWSR
BoardConservationist. 4.Wrote aletter toForumCommunicati ons
regarding the dismissal of Forrest Johnson, fOlmereditor of the
Lake County News Chronicle.Forrest waswell-respected and
alwayswentover andabove to help publicize both SWCD andExtension
proj ects. 5.Contacted LeAnnBuck, MASWCD, andrequested
guidaIlceonwhether theSWCD shouldsignUSDA Attaclunent C.Noformal
response yet. Monthly Narrative - June11,2009 To:Lake County SWCD
Supervisors From:Wayne Seidel, Conservation Specialist Activities
NaturalResourcesFieldDay - May21't: Janny Harling, Site Supervisor,
shares information about the Lighhouse Keeper's Home. We hadgreat
weather, excited students, and enthusiastic presenters ...
allingredients to help make our 22nd Annual NaturalResources Field
Day a success!Approximately100 sixth grade students combined
with10teachers andadult volunteers toenjoy the full-day program.The
students watched themovie, "The Age of Steel", andlearned about the
history andculture of the North Shore.Following themovie, they
touredSplit Rock Lighthouse and theLighhouse Keeper' s home.After
lunch thestudents participated in three sessions - Water Quality
(Lake Superior Game),Recreation, and Forestry.During these sessions
they had theopportunity torole playas wellas participate in "hands
on" activities such as tree planting.Judging fromthe Thank
Youletters andstudent evaluations, the program was very well
-received.I sent copies of theletters and evaluations toeach of our
presenters. Lake County Volunteer Update: RyanClark began his
duties on May 20th andis completing theweekly beach water quality
monitoring project forLakeCounty. Demonstration Forest: I.Tom
Bodell , LakeCounty Forester, and I led a Two Harbors Student
TreePlanting Activity on Friday,May 22nd A totalof approximately 60
students came out and planted whitepine and white spruce seedlings
ina portion of the Demonstration Forest that had been logged.The
students worked hard and planted over 700 trees. 2.Provided an
electronic copy of the "Woodland Hiking Trail"brochure foruse on
the NationalGeoCaching website. Field Reviews / Plan Reviews /
Technical Assistance: 1.Participated in theJune8th Wetland TEP
meeting.Wediscussed two projects -Hensgen Drainage Issue; andthe
proposed County A TV Trailbetween the Demonstration Forest and
Highway 3. 2.Encan1pment Forest - Met with JohnBathke andWalt
VanDenHeuvel tofield inspect the alignment of a proposed access
road.We changed thealignment to avoid wetlands andshorten the
overalllength. 3.Keith Anderson, JPB Engineer, andI conducted three
fieldreviews on May19th and three fieldreviews on June8t1,: a.Bob
Nelson (Castle Danger) - Lake Superior shoreline erosion
assessment. b.MikeSwanson (Stanley Road) - Knife River streambank
erosion assessment. c.Stewart River - Reviewed roadside erosion
adjacent toCR124. d.John Bathke (Crow Creek) - Gully erosion
assessment. e.Tom Berscheid - Lake Superior shoreline erosion
assessment (adjacent to Glenda Clausen site). f.Robert Soiseth -
Reviewed proposed design tocorrect a streambank Recommend for
co,st-:,halfl 4.Silver Bay Diversion - Met with Tom Martinson and
Jim Blomberg on May 26th Lake County hasagreed toclean out the
ditch every falltominimi ze ponding above Blomberg's property.
S.Proposed Split Rock Campground - Discussed a new campground
proposal with George Watson, Architect. 6.Carl Consadine (McAlpine
Road - north of Highland Lake) - Tim Peterson, Walt VanDenheuvel ,
andI fieldinspected a proposal torestore a wetland par1ially filled
in during alogging operation.We approved therestorationplan.
7.Harvey Project - Wrote a letter to theLake County Board
requesting up tol30 cubic yards of rock from the stockpile at the
Old Castle Danger Landfill . WICOLA Clean Water Protection Project
Proposal Update: The PhaseIProposalforthe Kawishiwi Watershed Clean
Water Protection Project has been completed.The preliminary budget
estimate is $510,600. North Shore Erosion Forum: Helped to plan a
North Shore Erosion Forum meeting that willbe held on June18th at
the Community Center Building in Two Harbors.The meeting is
intended for local officials that are involved in landuse decisions
such aselected officials and planning commission members.I willbe
providing a presentation titled, "The Challenges of Erosion
Controlin the North Country", and will be leading an afternoon tour
on shoreline erosion control projects and storm water management
projects in the Two Harbors area.The program will also
featurepresentations on stom1water mar1agement and the development
of the Cook County Storm Water Ordinance.The meeting isbeing
sponsored bythe North Shore Management Board. Erosion and Sediment
Control BMF Seminar: Participated in a fieldseminar on erosion and
sediment controlheldinBlaine on May 28th The workshop was excellent
and featuredthe latest products to control erosion and sediment on
construction sites.Innovative products included perimeter
controllogs, construction entrance mats, spray on mulch materials,
andstorm drain inlet protection devices. Lake County Water Plan
Advisory Committee Meeting: Ledthe June 9th meeting that featured a
presentati on on theKnifeRiver TMDL Project by NateSchroeder, South
St.Louis SWCD.Next meeting willbeOctober 6th andwill include
afieldtour of stormwater proj ects completed inthe TwoHarbors area.
Miscellaneous: I.Participatedinthe KnifeRi ver TMDL Public Meeting
heldinKnifeRi ver on June 10'iI.The two-hour
meetingfeaturedpresentati ons onthe TMDL process. forest
stewardshipinitiati vesinthewatershed.past forestry efforts,and a
preview of the ImplementationPlan (duetobe completedbyDecember
2009). 2.Attended the JPBMeeting heldinDuluth onMay 27th The
meeting included an update on erosion control and forestry projects
fromstaff and continued di scussion on combining thetwoJPB areas
effective Jul y1st .Issues stilltobe determined include
thepersOIUlelpolicy handbook (sick leave accrual, vacati on
canyover, flex time), and officespace (co-locatewithNRCS,
Courthouses, secure pri vatespace, and home workoptions
explored).Other topics of di scussion includedRCS Attachment C
andanupdate onthebudget. 3.Participated inthe June 2nd Department
HeadMeeting.AllDepartment swere requestedtosubmit budgetsfi ve
percent less than their 2009 budgets due tothe budget situation.
Upcoming: June15Wetland Training @Cloquet Forestry Center
June18N011hShore Erosion Forum @TwoHarbors Community Center June
24JPBMeeting @Duluth CCLNS Joint Powers Board#3 215
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