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REPRINT 1961: Local Watershed Gets Final State Approval
The local watershed got its final state approval in March 1961....
Posted on 3/1/11 at 11:00 AM
STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT Scratch-n-sniff? No thanks!
It's not often my boss makes a special request when I go out on assignment, but when I was tasked with writing a story about our weekend algae bloom on Lake Okabena Monday morning, he asked if I could...
Posted on 10/11/10 at 11:04 PM
Watershed prepares for invasives
Zebra mussels, carp, and algal blooms to be tackledWORTHINGTON — From keeping invasive species like zebra mussels out of local lakes, researching ways to reduce the number and duration of algal blooms and finding ways to rid lakes of common carp, the Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District has a lot of work before it in the coming year.
By Julie Buntjer , February 10, 2013
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Watershed ID’s projects to benefit Lake Okabena
WORTHINGTON — With $300,000 available from the county’s Clean Water Partnership fund and the potential to access more money from the city’s sale of the hospital in Worthington, managers of the Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District went to work Tuesday to identify projects to benefit water quality in Lake Okabena.
By Julie Buntjer , January 04, 2012
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Watershed district marks 50 years
Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District accepts honors from BWSR, MAWDWORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District was honored by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Tuesday night for its 50th anniversary in humble fashion with little fanfare — much like its beginning in Nobles County back in 1960.
By Julie Buntjer , December 08, 2010
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Tour highlights conservation projects completed with stimulus funds
ADRIAN — One year after the Kanaranzi-Little Rock Watershed District accepted $245,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars, the K-LR joint powers board hosted a bus tour Wednesday to view some of the terraces completed as a result of the stimulus dollars.
By Julie Buntjer , September 22, 2010
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Following the money
Local watershed districts rely on levy dollars, grants to implement projectsWORTHINGTON — At a time when cities and counties are tightening their purse strings and making do with less aid, watershed districts are finding creative ways to keep the money flowing to fund worthwhile projects that work to protect water and soil resources.
By Julie Buntjer , September 20, 2010
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Watershed gets stimulus boost
Frahm builds terraces to control runoff on Rock County landELLSWORTH — Since its inception in late 1981, the Kanaranzi-Little Rock Watershed District has had a Frahm serving on its board of directors.
By Julie Buntjer , June 18, 2010
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Watershed receives grant
Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District awarded $36KWORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District was awarded nearly $36,500 from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s Conservation Partners Legacy grant recently to enhance the grasslands surrounding Lake Bella in southern Nobles County.
By Julie Buntjer , May 19, 2010
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Update: Road will be breached near Milford to alleviate flooding worries
3:30 p.m. Friday UpdateMILFORD, Iowa — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will order the breaching of 230th Avenue between Lower Gar Lake and its Mill Creek outlet after the Little Sioux River crests and begins to go down, possibly Sunday but more likely Monday.
March 19, 2010
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Lake algae a concern
Lake Okabena Improvement Association wants to speed up process to improve lake's health
WORTHINGTON — Consultants hired by the Lake Okabena Improvement Association (LOIA) may be able to quicken the process of improving the health of the local lake.
By Julie Buntjer , February 12, 2010
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Watershed funds arrive
NRCS State Conservationist presents check to Kanaranzi-Little Rock Joint Powers BoardWORTHINGTON — USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Services State Conservationist William Hunt was in Worthington Tuesday morning to present a $245,000 check to the Kanaranzi-Little Rock (K-LR) Watershed District Joint Powers Board.
By Julie Buntjer , September 23, 2009
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Nobles County honored with new conservation award
Plaque given in commemoration of shared water planWORTHINGTON — Nobles County Commissioners were awarded the first-ever County Conservation Award during the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) annual conference a week ago in Duluth.
By Julie Buntjer , December 20, 2008
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