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		Mille Lacs Soil and Water Conservation District 1016 5th St. SE · Milaca, MN 56353 Telephone:(320) 983-2160 Office Hours: Monday -Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Job Opportunity!

Mille Lacs SWCD is now hiring a Seasonal Water Monitoring Technician. This position is part of a two year grant involving seasonal water sampling April through October during the years of 2008 and 2009. This position exists to provide technical assistance necessary for the Mille Lacs Soil and Water Conservation District to implement water quality monitoring projects by operating and maintaining water monitoring equipment, collecting water quality data, data entry, database management, and other duties assigned. Please click on the following links for a POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT, POSITION DESCRIPTION, APPLICATION, VETERANS PREFERENCE ADDENDUM TO APPLICAION.

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Rain Garden Workshops!

The Mille Lacs Watershed Management Group will be holding two workshops on rain gardens this spring. The first workshop was held on March 24th and was a great success.

The second workshop will take place on June 5th at the Milaca Public Library rain garden from 6 to 8pm. This will be a hands-on experience where you will learn native plant identification, rain garden planting techniques and care and maintenance of your rain garden. Shelley Larson, owner of Hayland Woods Native Nursery and Lynn Carter from the Mille Lacs SWCD will be the presenters.

You can register for these FREE workshops by contacting Lynn Carter at the Mille Lacs SWCD at 320-983-2160. Registration is limited to 40 people, so register soon! These workshops are a partnership between the Mille Lacs Lake Watershed Management Group, U of MN Extension, Mille Lacs SWCD and the Aitkin SWCD and are made possible by generous grants from the Mille Lacs Lake Electric Community Trust and ECE Operation RoundUp.

Mille Lacs SWCD Projects

The Mille Lacs SWCD worked closely with the City of Milaca and the Milaca Friends of the Library to build a large rain garden on the site of the new Milaca Public Library. The rain garden was possible thanks to a Local Water Management Challenge Grant from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and much volunteer work from community members and the Milaca Friends of the Library. This rain garden catches and filters storm water that would otherwise have run directly into the Rum River.

Native plants are preferred for rain garden plantings because they do not need fertilizer or watering and their long roots help absorb and filter polluted run off and control erosion.

Mille Lacs SWCD 2007 Outstanding Conservationist!

Milaca resident Shelley Larson was honored at the MASWCD annual convention in Rochester, MN for being the Mille Lacs SWCD 2007 Outstanding Conservationist. Shelley was chosen because of her achievements in educating the community on the protection of our soil and water resources. As past president of the Milaca Friends of the Library, Shelley was the driving force behind designing, constructing and planting the large rain garden on the grounds of the new City of Milaca Public Library.

MN Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Annual Convention in Rochester, MN

Mille Lacs SWCD Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and recent graduate of the MASWCD Leadership Institute, Kurt Beckstrom attended the MASWCD annual convention in Rochester, MN in December 2007 and took the opportunity to discuss water quality issues with MASWCD President, Ken Pederson. Beckstrom and the SWCD staff added to their knowledge of conservation by attending convention seminars on subjects like climate change, the future of bio-energy and wetland issues.

Telephone 320-983-2160 Fax 320-983-2107

Address: 1016 5th St. SE Milaca, MN 56353

Email: susan.shaw@mn.nacdnet.net

Mille Lacs Soil and Water Conservation District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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This site was last updated 2/28/08