Zumbro Watershed Partnership, Inc.
What's New? Zumbro Watershed Management Strategy and Turbidity Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan Now Underway In October, Norman Senjem was hired by the ZWP to write the Zumbro Turbidity Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan as well as a larger, Watershed Management Strategy document. The project will go through June 2013 and seeks to include citizen involvement throughout the process. To kick-off the process, ZWP held two Watershed Colloquiums on December 14th, 2011 which allowed citizens and agency stakeholders a chance to discuss the Zumbro River and how it could be improved. The colloquiums were well attended and will be followed-up with quarterly meetings on interested citizens. Next Meeting: The next meeting to discuss the Zumbro Watershed Management Strategy will be Thursday, March 29th at 7 PM at the Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center. Meeting Documents: December 14th Watershed Colloquium Notes *** SLOW THE FLOW! The Zumbro Watershed Partnership is launching a new educational campaign to slow down water in rural and urban areas to reduce the erosion, pollution and flooding that results when water moves too quickly through our streams and rivers. Find resources for ways to Slow the Flow in urban and rural areas and read our FAQs on Slow the Flow. *** SAVE THE DATE: 5th Annual Rochester Community Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale When: ONE DAY ONLY! Saturday, May 19th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Where: Apache Mall Macy's Overflow Parking Lot What: Purchase 55-gallon Systern Rain Barrels for $62.00 and Earth Machine Compost Bins for $52.00 For more information click here. *** ZWP Water Ways Speaker Series In July, the ZWP is launching its Water Ways Speaker Series, a monthly presentation on a topic related to our Zumbro River. The presentations will be held the second Thursday of each month at 7:00pm, immediately before the regularly scheduled ZWP Board of Directors Meeting. The Series will be held at the Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center. February's Presentation “River-Friendly Perennial Farming: third crops, blue earth, and cleaner Minnesota rivers” Paula Westmoreland, Co-Author of This Perennial Land 2012 Schedule of Water Ways Presentations *** Grant News! In December, ZWP was notified that we will be receiving a 2012- 2014 Surface Water Assessment Grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This project will monitor more than a dozen chemical and physical parameters at 13 stream sites in the Zumbro River Watershed. that monitored Nitrate and E. Coli of 12 stream reaches of the Zumbro. *** Resources and Recent Publications The ZWP Current (December 2011 Edition) Links to Online Water Resources The Water Matters Coalition recently put together a list of verified online resources about water, from the local level to the global January Water Education Events View a comprehensive calendar of water education events in the Zumbro River Watershed. What's All the Buzz About Shoreland Buffers? This brochure created with funding from MN Waters *** You can also visit our page on Facebook! Click here, or visit our page as Zumbro Watershed Partnership in causes. |
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| Welcome to the Zumbro Watershed Partnership Restoring the natural and social benefits of a healthy watershed through education and collaborative partner projects. |
| This website was developed by the Zumbro Watershed Partnership, funded in part by the Conservation Partnership Initiative grant from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the MN Board of Soil and Water Resources. |
Meeting Schedules The ZWP Board of Directors meets the second Thursday of each month. The next Board of Directors meeting is Date: Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Time: 7:45 - 9:00 pm Location: Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center (2900 19th Street NW in Rochester) All meetings are open to the public. Any member or non-member is welcome to come to learn. The ZWP Partner Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings are planned quarterly. The next PAC meeting is: Date: Thursday, May 3rd Time: 1:30-3:30 pm Location: Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center (2900 19th Street NW in Rochester) PAC meetings are open to any interested member who would like to contribute to the technical discussions involving the natural resource management of the watershed. |
| Are you part of an organization? Are you looking for a guest speaker for your group? We want to get the word out about the ZWP and its connection to the community. Topics include water quality and/or wildlife issues in our six-county region. We would love to visit with you! Click here to leave a message and we will contact you soon! |
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