District Grants – Funded
District Grant Funded Projects:
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) JPB
- District Funds: $400 Match: $14,010 Total Cost: $14,310
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $1,000 Match: $3,000 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to gain experience in the environmental science field. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) JPB
- District Funds: $300 Match: $18,500 Total Cost: $ 18,700
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to gain experience in the environmental science field. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- District Funds: $1,700 Match: $50,500 Total Cost: $52,200
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased a habitat easement on a 140 acre farm located within the watershed. The scope of the project involved a restoration of sixty-two acres of cropland to permanent native vegetation and restoration of four wetland areas totaling approximately eighteen acres. The project area is at the headwaters of a major ditch that flows to Wheeler Lake and eventually to Diamond Lake (an Impaired Water).
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to gain experience in the environmental science field. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- Twin Lakes Services
- District Funds: $6,133 Match: $5,633 Total Cost: $11,767
- Twin Lakes Services and The MFCRWD pooled resources to purchase and provide a decontamination system to prevent Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in the watershed. The decontamination system is portable and provides the required pressure and temperature to eliminate AIS from contaminated watercraft and water-related equipment.
- Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) JPB
- District Funds: $300 Match: $18,500 Total Cost: $ 18,700
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to gain experience in the environmental science field. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) JPB
- District Funds: $300 Match: $14,010 Total Cost: $14,310
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District funds: $400 Match: $2,037 Total Cost: $2437
- The NL-S Nature Area has a wetland dependent on runoff and precipitation. The School District aims to demonstrate that restoration of native vegetation impacts the water quality and organism diversity in a positive way.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to gain experience in the environmental science field. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) JPB
- District Funds: $300 Match: $13,680 Total Cost: $ 13,980
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- Ann Latham, KCLA
- District Funds: $400 Match: $280 Total Cost: $680
- Prevention of the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). Specifically, this grant seeks to prevent zebra mussel and eurasion watermilfoil infestations within the MFCRWD. Funds will be used to print up to 10,000 educational cards and will be distributed at public boat accesses.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to a student in the environmental science field for the summer. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $4,500 Total: $4,900
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- Crow River Organization of Water (CROW) JPB
- District Funds: $200 Match: $18,500 Total Cost: $ 18,700
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to a student in the environmental science field for the summer. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $400 Match: $2,400 Total: $2,800
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens in a one-day event. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- MFCRWD Aquatic Invasive Species Committee
- District Funds: $5,000 Match: $1,000 Total Costs: $6,000
- Publication of educational supplies about the prevention of AIS to be passed out at public boat landings.
- Green Lake Property Owners Association
- District Funds: $3,000 Match: $7,000 Total Cost: $10,000
- Green Lake is infested with Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM), the GLPOA in cooperation with MNDNR is working on documenting EWM locations and treating them. Funding from the District was used to do a survey of the lake.
- Nest Lake Improvement Association
- District Funds: $2,500 Match: $2,500 Total Cost: $5,000
- The study will address several methods of controling the Curly Leaf Pondweed infestation, and the ensuing phosphorus loading, in Nest Lake could be dealt with.vvvv
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to a student in the environmental science field for the summer. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.
- PWELC, Kanidyohi County SWCD, MFCRWD, NFCRWD, and many more.
- District Funds: $500 Match: $5,125 Total: $5,625
- The annual Earth Day celebration held at Prairie Woods ELC has grown to reach more than 1,000 citizens in a one-day event. Attendees learn about water quality, water conservation, land stewardship, and other conservation opportunities through presentations speakers, displays, and activities.
- City of Spicer Design Committee
- District Funds: $4,000 Match: $5,891 Total Cost: $9,891
- Spicer City park on Green Lake had been previously mowed down to the lake. This project restored over 400 linear feet and provides to educate opportunity to the public about the benefits of restoring your shoreline.
- Green Lake Property Owner’s Association
- District Funds: $750 Match: $750 Total Cost: $1,500
- The GLPOA would like to hire Steve McComas of Blue Water Science to do a survey of Green Lake for EWM. The information provided will identify which stands of EWM to target for chemical treatment.
- Crow River Organization of Water JPB (CROW)
- District Funds: $200 Match: $ 21,800 Total Cost: $22,000
- Crow River Clean Up Day addresses trash in the Middle Fork Crow River by removing rubbish from the river through access points and along riverbanks. Citizens perform these important actions for their community and help improve water quality.
- Diamond Lake Area Recreational Association (DLARA)
- District Funds: $10,000 Match: $20,000 Total Cost: $30,000
- Construct a fish barrier in the channel between Hubbard and Diamond Lakes. The existing fish traps will be removed from the channel. When the control structure is complete the barrier will prevent the movement of fish, in particular common carp, from moving between the two lakes.
- Diamond Lake Waste Water Committee
- District Funds: $3,500 Match: $12,840 Total Cost: $16,340
- The project objective is a systematic assessment of waste water treatment processes currently in place for all Diamond Lake properties. Once the project is completed, there will be a comprehensive plan and recommendation for waste water treatment solutions.
- New London – Spicer School District
- District Funds: $500 Match: $3,500 Total Cost: $4,000
- The Gary and Cindy Westby Student Internship awards opportunities to a student in the environmental science field for the summer. This student works with many entities including Sibley State Park, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Waters, and the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District.