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4100 220th St. West, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024
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4100 220th St. W., Suite 102
Farmington, MN 55024

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Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District Board Members
Front Row (left to right): Lana Rotty, Dee Parker, Laura Jester, Jim Davidson, Travis Bistodeau, Megan Feeser, Michelle Wohlers
Back Row (left to right): Mathew Schaar, Brad Becker, David Holmen, Todd Matzke, Brian Watson, (Not Pictured: Mike Isensee)

Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District Staff

Brian Watson, District Manager/Wetland Specialist

Program Responsibilities
  • Permanent Wetland Preserves Program
  • Wetland Conservation Act

    Jim Davidson, Senior Urban Conservationist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Urban Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program
  • Community Conservation Cost-Share Grant Program
  • Greenway Programs
  • Low Impact Development
  • Streambank and Shoreline Stabilization/Restoration

    Laura Jester, Watershed Conservationist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Grant Administration and Reporting
  • Watershed Management

    Todd Matzke, Resource Conservationist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program
  • Agricultural Best Management Practices Loan Fund
  • County Agricultural Inspectors Program
  • State Cost Share Program

    David Holmen, Resource Conservationist/Information Technology Specialist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Geographic Information System
  • Wetland Conservation Act
  • Web Site
  • Computer/IT Support

    Brad Becker, Senior Resource Conservationist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Native Grass Program
  • State Cost Share Program
  • Feedlot Program
  • Nutrient Management Program

    Mike Isensee, Urban Conservationist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Construction Site Inspection and Compliance
  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Implementation
  • NPDES Educational Programs

    Travis Bistodeau, Water Resource Specialist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Surface Water Monitoring
  • Resource Inventories and Watershed Assessments
  • Vermillion River Watch

    Curt Coudron, Resource Conservationist Technician

    Program Responsibilities
  • Urban Cost Share Programs
  • Construction Site Inspection and Compliance
  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Implementation
  • Rural and Wetland Field Work

    Lana Rotty, Finance and Accounting Specialist

    Program Responsibilities
  • Office Accounting and Record Keeping
  • Public Outreach Programs
  • Trees for Farm and Home Assistance
  • Annual Poster and Essay Contest

    Dee Parker, Office Assistant (Part Time)

    Program Responsibilities
  • Administrative Assistance
  • Trees for Farm and Home

    United States Department of Agriculture
    Natural Resource Conservation Service Staff

    Michelle Wohlers, District Conservationist

    Matthew Schaar, Soil Conservation Technician

    Minnesota NRCS Programs
  • Conservation Reserve Program (Farm Service Agency)
  • Conservation Security Program (CSP)
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 2003 Archive
  • Farm and Ranchland Protection Program
  • Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
  • Plant Materials Program
  • Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
  • Watershed Planning
  • Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (PL-566)
  • Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
  • Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

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