Search Results| Adopt Your Watershed

12 groups found for the search criteria: Field AdoptSiteHUC Contains 10230003

Group Name: Berbi {Blue Earth River Basin Initiative}
Contact: Linda Meschke
Contact Address: 426 Winnebago Avenue, Suite 100
Fairmont, MINNESOTA 56031
Contact Phone: 507-238-5449
Contact Email: meschkel@berbi.org
URL: http://www.berbi.org
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: To improve the water quality of the Blue Earth River Basin through planning, coordination and implementation of conservation practices and to share the water quality improvement strategies with others. The Blue Earth River Basin includes the Blue Earth, Watonwan and LeSueur Rivers in south central Minnesota. BERBI's main focus has been implementation and getting practices on the ground. We are expanding our efforts to include increasing citizen involvement, education and an overall broader water......More...

Group Name: Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project
Contact: Jane Shuttleworth
Contact Address: Ia Lakeside Lab
Milford, IOWA 51351
Contact Phone: 712 337 3669
Contact Email: lakesidejane@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/lakeside/lakehome.html
Activity: Volunteer Monitoring
Description: We monitor 11 lakes in Dickinson and Clay Counties in northwest Iowa ,including the Iowa Great Lakes region. We have over 40 volunteers that take field measurements and collect water samples. The samples are analysed at the Waitt Water Quality Lab at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, so we have the best possible combination of citizen and professional collaboration. We monitor for nutrients, chlorophyll a (algea) and measure water clarity and dissolved oxygen from June through September. We have been mo......More...

Group Name: Heron Lake Watershed District
Contact: Jan Voit
Contact Address: PO Box 345
Heron Lake, MINNESOTA 56137
Contact Phone: 507-793-2462
Contact Email: hlwd@roundlk.net
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: The HLWD encompasses approximately 472 square miles in Nobles, Jackson, Murray, and Cottonwood counties of southwestern Minnesota. Three major lakes, along with several smaller bodies of water are found within the watershed. Fulda Lakes 1 and 2, and East and West Graham are the lakes that provide recreational opportunities such as swimming and fishing. The Heron Lake system consisting of North Lake, South Lake, and the North Marsh is the primary receiving basin for the watershed and is noted ......More...

Group Name: Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards
Contact: Don Brazelton
Contact Address: 405 SW 3rd St., Ste 1
Ankeny, IOWA 50021
Contact Phone: 515-963-9582
Contact Email: iaccb@ecity.net
URL: http://george.ecity.net/iaccb
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: State association of member county conservation boards (CCBs) that have direct contact with the public they serve in each county. CCBs are established under Iowa Code Chapter 350. The IACCB focuses on member information exchange, education, public relations and legislative development. We have a magazine, the "Board Member", regular and legislative newsletters, a directory of facilities, "Outdoor Adventure Guide", and a "Board Member Handbook".

Group Name: Iowa Great Lakes
Contact: John H. Wills
Contact Address: 2412 17th St
Spirit Lake, IOWA 51360
Contact Phone: 712-336-2604
Contact Email: swcd@rconnect.com
Activity: Restoration/Conservation Project
Description: Public landscape restoration projects (26 protected areas in public ownership), private landscape projects (61 protected areas filtering water as it moves toward the lakes), 21 established water quality education/outreach and monitoring programs.

Group Name: Land Stewardship Project
Contact: George Boody
Contact Address: 2200 4th Street
White Bear Lake, MINNESOTA 55110
Contact Phone: 651-653-0618
Contact Email: gboody@landstewardshipproject.org
URL: http://landstewardshipproject.org
Activity: Education Project/Program
Description: The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities. LSP is a grassroots membership organization made up of farmers, as well as rural and urban residents working together to secure a healthful food supply, and preserve soil, water and wildlife, We publish a nationally recognized publication the Land Stewardship Letter.

Group Name: Milford Municipal Utilities
Contact: Robert W. Sewell
Contact Address: 806 N Avenue
Milford, IOWA 51351
Contact Phone: 712/338-2401
Contact Email: bsewell@milford.ia.us
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: Watershed Protection

Group Name: Minnesota West Community and Technical Colleges
Contact: Janice Batcheller
Contact Address: 1450 College Way
Worthington, Minnesota 56187-
Contact Phone: 507 372-2107
Activity: Volunteer Monitoring
Description: Minnesota West Community College monitors the local lake and municipal golf course.

Group Name: Rivers Council Of Minnesota
Contact: Bruce Johnson
Contact Address: 100 Second Ave. S., Ste 101
Sauk Rapids, MINNESOTA 56379
Contact Phone: 320-259-6800
Contact Email: bjohnson@riversmn.org
URL: http://www.riversmn.org
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: Mission: The River Council of Minnesota helps people protect, restore and enjoy the state's 92,000 miles of rivers by building awareness of river resources, monitoring river health, and promoting actions that protect and enhance the ecological integrity of rivers. Projects: Education and monitoring. Citizen Involvement: River Watch Monitoring; event planning and participation; take action when and where appropriate. Year Founded: 1996

Group Name: Watershed Land Trust - Iowa
Contact: Frank Austenfeld
Contact Address: 7211 W. 98th Terr.
Overland Park, KANSAS 66212
Contact Phone: 913-685-4600
Contact Email: frank@watershedinstitute.biz
URL: http://www.WatershedLandTrust.biz
Activity: Restoration/Conservation Project
Description: The Watershed Land Trust (WLT) Is a nonprofit charitable organization which was formed to hold land in fee simple and/or conservation easements in perpetuity. Most Land Trust's mission is to hold vast areas of land typically in large sections. With the ability and expertise to work with any Mitigation Bank or In Lieu Fee arrangement, the WLT is unique in that its mission and focus is to preserve watersheds, waterways, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and adjacent (riparian) corridors and ......More...

Group Name: Watershed Land Trust - Minnesota
Contact: Frank Austenfeld
Contact Address: 7211 W. 98th Terr.
Overland Park, KANSAS 66212
Contact Phone: 913-685-4600
Contact Email: frank@watershedinstitute.biz
URL: http://www.WatershedLandTrust.biz
Activity: Restoration/Conservation Project
Description: The Watershed Land Trust (WLT) Is a nonprofit charitable organization which was formed to hold land in fee simple and/or conservation easements in perpetuity. Most Land Trust's mission is to hold vast areas of land typically in large sections. With the ability and expertise to work with any Mitigation Bank or In Lieu Fee arrangement, the WLT is unique in that its mission and focus is to preserve watersheds, waterways, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and adjacent (riparian) corridors and ......More...

Group Name: Watershed Land Trust Minnesota
Contact: Frank Austenfeld
Contact Address: 7211 w. 98th Terr.
Overland Park, KANSAS 66212
Contact Phone: 913-685-4600
Contact Email: frank@WatershedInstitute.biz
URL: http://www.WatershedLandTrust.biz
Activity: Restoration/Conservation Project
Description: The Watershed Land Trust (WLT) Is a nonprofit charitable organization which was formed to hold land in fee simple and/or conservation easements in perpetuity. Most Land Trust's mission is to hold vast areas of land typically in large sections. With the ability and expertise to work with any Mitigation Bank or In Lieu Fee arrangement, the WLT is unique in that its mission and focus is to preserve watersheds, waterways, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and adjacent (riparian) corridors and ......More...

Local Navigation