Hello, my name is Dan Wermager, with the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District in Caledonia, Minn. I want to get the word out that there is a new initiative for the entire Root River Watershed, with two priority areas being Torkelson Creek Watershed (in Fillmore County) and Money Creek Watershed (in Houston and Winona Counties). It is a mutual effort between local, state, and federal government. The purpose of this initiative is to get more conservation planning done with landowners and producers. A conservation plan is a guide that helps you to manage your land in the best way possible. It gives you ideas about best management practices (BMPs) that you may want to implement in the future. These are practices designed to treat a variety of resource concerns, including soil erosion, soil health, and water quality degradation.
I would be happy to come out to your land to meet with you and do a walkover, and then work to create a conservation plan together. If you then choose to move forward with some of these BMPs, I will be there to help with that as well, and can help you get signed up for the cost share program that best fits your needs and goals. I will be reaching out to landowners in our priority areas soon, but if anyone is interested in more information, please contact me at the office: Root River SWCD, 805 N. Hwy. 44/76, Caledonia, Minn. 55921. (507) 724-5261, ext. 3.