Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program � Mark Ten Eyck � Mark Ten Eyck � 952-471-0590 � 952-471-0590 � mteneyck@ minnehahacreek.org � mteneyck@ minnehahacreek.org I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
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Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program � To conserve the natural resources of the state by land To conserve the natural resources of the state by land � To conserve the natural resources of the state by land � use planning, flood control, and other conservation use planning, flood control, and other conservation use planning, flood control, and other conservation proj ects by using sound scientific principles for the proj ects by using sound scientific principles for the proj ects by using sound scientific principles for the protection of the public health and welfare and the protection of the public health and welfare and the protection of the public health and welfare and the provident use of the natural resources provident use of the natural resources provident use of the natural resources � Authority to: � Authority to: � levy taxes, spend money � levy taxes, spend money � plan and study � plan and study � regulate certain activities � regulate certain activities � acquire and manage drainage system � acquire and manage drainage system I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program • Permitting Permitting • Permitting • • Planning Planning • Planning • • Land Conservation Land Conservation • Land Conservation • • Proj ects and Maintenance Proj ects and Maintenance • Proj ects and Maintenance • • Water Quality Monitoring Water Quality Monitoring • Water Quality Monitoring • • Education and Communications Education and Communications • Education and Communications • I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program � Approved by Board of Managers in 2005. � Approved by Board of Managers in 2005. � Focused on conserving key natural resource areas � Focused on conserving key natural resource areas where conservation could be used to protect water where conservation could be used to protect water resources and ecological integrity, or where resources and ecological integrity, or where conservation of key land cover types could be conservation of key land cover types could be beneficial to preserving high infiltration areas, reducing beneficial to preserving high infiltration areas, reducing impacts of new volumes of runoff, or restoring impacts of new volumes of runoff, or restoring disturbed or drained wetlands. disturbed or drained wetlands. � Back by $20M bonding commitment from Hennepin � Back by $20M bonding commitment from Hennepin County. County. � Debt service from District’ s annual levy. � Debt service from District’ s annual levy. I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
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Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program � Evaluation Criteria � Evaluation Criteria � Technical Committee � Technical Committee � Appraisal � Appraisal � Board of Managers � Board of Managers I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program Land Conservation Program � Multi-j urisdiction Considerations � Multi-j urisdiction Considerations � Natural Resource and Open S pace Plans � Natural Resource and Open S pace Plans � Capital Improvement Proj ects/ Load Reduction to � Capital Improvement Proj ects/ Load Reduction to Impaired Waters Impaired Waters � Education Communication Goals � Education Communication Goals � Community Redevelopment � Community Redevelopment � Transportation Planning � Transportation Planning I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
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Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Watersh tershed Dis d Distric rict Watersh tershed Dis d Distric rict Land Conservation Land Conservation Land Conservation Land Conservation Pr Program ogram Program Pr ogram Dutch Lake Dutch Lake Key Conservation Key Conservation Areas Areas I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Watersh tershed Dis d Distric rict Watersh tershed Dis d Distric rict Land Conservation Land Conservation Land Conservation Land Conservation Program Pr ogram Pr Program ogram • Hennepin County • Hennepin County Environmental Services Environmental Services Recommended Natural Recommended Natural Resource Corridors Resource Corridors • Metro Conservation • Metro Conservation Corridor Corridor • Regionally Significant • Regionally Significant Ecological Area Ecological Area I m proving Quality of W ater, Quality of Life
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