Conservation best management practices (BMP) around the

Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties highest quality lakes.

Protecting North Central Minnesota Lakes

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We have identified 25 lakes in Aitkin and Crow Wing counties that have statewide importance for aquatic and terrestrial habitat, are sensitive to phosphorous, have less than 75% of the watershed protected, and support cold water fisheries. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources identified a strong correlation between lake water quality and habitat that sustains sensitive cold-water fish populations and maintaining 75% undeveloped land cover in the watershed.

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This project will complete approximately 10 permanent conservation easements, 12 forest management plans, and 6 best management practices (BMP) around the Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties' highest quality lakes.

 

Please call Andrew Seagren at 218-828-6197 or email andrew@cwswcd.org.