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Fillmore SWCD

Fillmore SWCD

Promoting Natural Resource Stewardship

  • District
    Programs
    • Soil Health
    • Local Water Management
    • Ag Best Management Practices (AgBMP)
    • Well Sealing
    • Windbreaks
    • Buffers
  • State and Federal
    Programs
    • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
    • Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
    • Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
    • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program โ€“ MAWQCP
    • State Cost Share
    • Root River Watershed One Watershed, One Plan
    • Root River Field to Stream
    • Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring (VNMN)
    • Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)
    • Wetland Conservation Act (WCA)
    • Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network
  • Services
    • Well Water Testing
    • Rain Barrels
    • Tree Sales
    • Grazing Management
    • Nutrient Management
  • Education
    • Envirothon
    • Sixth Grade Conservation Day
    • Conservation Kids
    • Classrooms & Event Presentations
    • Scholarships
  • Root River Watershed
    One Watershed, One Plan
  • Conservationist
    of the Year
  • Everyday
    Conservation
    • Urban Conservation
    • Recreational Conservation Activities
    • Volunteer
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SWCDs are special purpose units of government that manage and direct natural resource management programs at the local level. Districts work in both urban and rural settings to carry out a program for the conservation, use, and development of soil, water, and related resources.

Fillmore SWCD Staff

District Administrator
Riley Buley

507-765-3878 ext. 123
Email Riley
  • Contact for:
  • Root River One Watershed One Plan
  • SWCD Conservation Chronicles, Newspaper insert

Administrative Assistant
Open

  • Contact for:
  • Program

Resource Conservation Specialist
Doug Keene

507-765-3878 ext. 108
Email Doug
  • Contact for:
  • DNR Observation Well Network
  • Fillmore County Sinkhole Ordinance
  • Fillmore County Soil Erosion Control Ordinance
  • State Cost Share Program
  • USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
  • Volunteer Precipitation Monitoring Network

Nutrient Management Specialist
Sara West

507-765-3878 ext. 105
Email Sara
  • Contact for:
  • Ag BMP Low Interest Loan Program
  • Ag Water Quality Certification Program
  • Buffers
  • Feedlots
  • Nutrient Management Planning
  • SWCD Scholarship Program
  • Tree Program

Soil Health Tech – Area 7
Dean Thomas

507-765-3878 ext. 128
Email Dean
  • Contact for:
  • Soil Health (Grazing Management, Cover Crops)
  • USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)

Conservation Technician
Aaren Mathison

507-765-3878 ext. 109
Email Aaren
  • Contact for:
  • DNR Waters Permit Review
  • Rain Barrels/Stormwater Management
  • Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM), Conservation Easements
  • Root River Field to Stream Project
  • Root River Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network
  • State Cost Share Program
  • SWCD Annual 6th Grade Conservation Day, Envirothon
  • Upper Iowa River Watershed Monitoring
  • Wetland Conservation Act
  • SWCD Scholarship Program

Water Management Coordinator
Nikki Wheeler

507-765-3878 ext. 129
Email Nikki
  • Contact for:
  • DNR Waters Permit Reviews
  • Root River Field to Stream Project
  • Root River One Watershed One Plan
  • Root River Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network
  • SWCD Bacteria Testing Lab
  • Upper Iowa River Watershed MonitoringVolunteer Nitrate Well Monitoring Network
  • Ag Water Quality Certification Program
  • SWCD Conservation Chronicles, Newspaper insert

District Conservationist
Jessica Bronson

507-765-3878 ext. 106
Email Jessica
  • Contact for:
  • USDA Conservation Planning (NRCS)
  • USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  • USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)

USDA/NRCS Contract Employee
Brenda Hoag

507-765-3878 ext. 120
Email Brenda

Programs, projects and cooperative efforts contact list.

Ag BMP Low Interest Loan ProgramSara West
Ag Water Quality Certification ProgramNikki WheelerSara West
BuffersSara West
DNR Observation Well NetworkDoug Keene
DNR Waters Permit ReviewsNikki WheelerAaren Mathison
FeedlotsSara West
Fillmore County Sinkhole OrdinanceDoug Keene
Fillmore County Soil Erosion Control OrdinanceDoug Keene
Nutrient Management PlanningSara West
Rain Barrels/Stormwater ManagementAaren Mathison
Root River Field to Stream ProjectNikki WheelerAaren Mathison
Root River One Watershed One PlanNikki WheelerRiley Buley
Soil Health (Grazing Management, Cover Crops)Dean Thomas
State Cost Share ProgramDoug KeeneAaren Mathison
SWCD Annual 6th Grade Conservation Day, EnvirothonAaren Mathison
SWCD Bacteria Testing LabNikki WheelerAaren Mathison
SWCD Conservation Chronicles, Newspaper insertRiley BuleyNikki Wheeler
SWCD Scholarship ProgramAaren MathisonSara West
SWCD Tree ProgramSara West
Upper Iowa River Watershed MonitoringNikki WheelerAaren Mathison
USDA Conservation Planning (NRCS)Jessica Bronson
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)Jessica Bronson
USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)Doug KeeneDean ThomasJessica Bronson
Volunteer Nitrate Well Monitoring Network      Nikki Wheeler
Volunteer Precipitation Monitoring Network     Doug Keene
Wetland Conservation ActAaren Mathison

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