Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
| Data Summary |
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in Minnesota combines the benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Program. The goals of CREP are to gain water quality benefits from reduced sediment and nutrient input to the Minnesota River and mitigate flood damage occurring within the Minnesota River Basin. This is a new program which started in 1997. Most accurate information may be obtained at the local level. Data are acres of parcels enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) by county.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1997- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by County
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Name: Greg Anderson
Phone: 612-602-7708
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Last update 5/99 |
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
| Data Summary |
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program that offers annual rental payments, incentive payments for certain activities, and cost-share assistance to establish approved cover on eligible cropland. Statewide data are acres of parcels enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) by county. More specific information may be obtained from local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1986- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by County
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Name: Greg Anderson
Phone: 612-602-7708
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Last update 5/99 |
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP)
| Data Summary |
The Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP) can be implemented after an extreme natural event that causes watershed impairments which threaten property, health or safety. This program was implemented in 1997 after flooding occurred in the Minnesota River Basin. Data held at the state level are flood control structures implemented through the EWPP by county.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record: 1997
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by County
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: John Brach
Phone: 612-602-7880
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Last update 5/99 |
Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWRP)
| Data Summary |
The Emergency Wetland Reserve Program (EWRP) was a temporary program set up in response to flooding that occurred in the Minnesota River Valley in 1993. All land enrolled in this program was located in the Minnesota River flood plain. Data held at the state level are acres enrolled in the EWRP by county.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record: 1993 -1995
Extent: Minnesota River Flood plain
Retrieval: by County
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: John Brach
Phone: 612-602-7880
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Last update 5/99 |
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
| Data Summary |
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides technical, educational, and financial assistance to eligible landowners to encourage environmental enhancement through the implementation of a conservation plan which includes structural, vegetative, and land management practices on eligible land. This is a relatively new program. The most accurate data may be obtained from local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices. The state and federal reporting system is currently under construction and cannot be searched for EQIP data at this time. Statewide hard copy data may be searched by major or minor watershed priority areas.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record: 1997- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by Farm ID# or TRS
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Tim Koehler
Phone: 612-602-7857
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Last update 5/99 |
Hiawatha Valley RC&D Projects
| Data Summary |
The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program is a USDA interagency program that encourages the blending of natural resource use with local economic and social values. The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) program is to accelerate the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, improve the general level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment and standard of living in authorized RC&D areas. There are currently four RC&Ds operating in the Minnesota River Basin. The Hiawatha Valley RC&D Area includes the following counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. The Hiawatha Valley RC&D holds information regarding past and present projects it has assisted in. Current projects or programs of the Hiawatha Valley RC&D include: On-Farm Forest Utilization Demonstration, Wood Products Revolving Loan Fund, Oak Wilt Control, Sustainable Development Partnership Assistance, Living Snow Fence Assistance, Dry Hydrants, and Harmony Wood Marketing.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record:
Extent: Hiawatha Valley RC&D Area
Retrieval: by project
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Roger Lenzmeier
Phone: 507-281-1959
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Last update 5/99 |
Prairie Country RC&D Projects
| Data Summary |
The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program is a USDA interagency program that encourages the blending of natural resource use with local economic and social values. The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) program is to accelerate the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, improve the general level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment and standard of living in authorized RC&D areas. There are currently four RC&Ds operating in the Minnesota River Basin. The Prairie Country RC&D Area includes the following counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Yellow Medicine, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Mc Leod. The Prairie Country RC&D holds information regarding past and present projects it has assisted in. This RC&D currently sponsors and holds data for the Chippewa River and Hawk Creek Clean Water Partnership Projects. Other projects or programs of the Prairie Country RC&D include: Woody Riparian Buffer Demonstrations, Hybrid Poplar Demonstrations, Timberbelt Demonstration Project, Forest City Threshers Building Project, Conservation Credit Initiative Program, Dry Hydrant Demonstration Project, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1991 - present
Extent: Prairie Country RC&D Area
Retrieval: by project
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Randy Nelson
Phone: 320-231-0008
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Last update 5/99 |
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program
| Data Summary |
The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program is a USDA interagency program that encourages the blending of natural resource use with local economic and social values. The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program is to accelerate the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, improve the general level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment and standard of living in authorized RC&D areas. There are currently four RC&Ds operating in the Minnesota River Basin. There are a large variety of projects that have been implemented through the RC & D Program. Statewide data from RC&D projects can be searched by project description (water quality, flood reduction, etc...) or by RC & D Area.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1960’s - present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by TRS
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Tim Koehler
Phone: 612-602-7857
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Last update 5/99 |
Three Rivers RC&D Projects
| Data Summary |
The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program is a USDA interagency program that encourages the blending of natural resource use with local economic and social values. The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) program is to accelerate the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, improve the general level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment and standard of living in authorized RC&D areas. There are currently four RC&Ds operating in the Minnesota River Basin. The Three Rivers RC&D Area includes the following counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan. The Three Rivers RC&D holds information regarding past and present projects it has assisted in. Current projects or programs of the Three Rivers RC&D include: Tornado Disaster Windbreak Assistance, Backyard Conservation Assistance, Living Snow Fence Project, Dry Hydrants Program, and Wastewater Projects.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record: 1997 - present
Extent: Three Rivers RC&D area
Retrieval: by project
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Lowell Sieg
Phone: 320-763-4733
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Last update 5/99 |
Water Bank Program (WBP)
| Data Summary |
The last sign up year for the Water Bank Program (WBP) was 1993. The program will no longer exist after the last contracts expire in 2003. Data held at the state level area historical records of acres enrolled in the WBP by county.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
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Period of Record: 1960’s- 1993
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by County TRS
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Sid Cornelius
Phone: 612-602-7871
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Last update 5/99 |
WesMin RC&D Projects
| Data Summary |
The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program is a USDA interagency program that encourages the blending of natural resource use with local economic and social values. The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) program is to accelerate the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, improve the general level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment and standard of living in authorized RC&D areas. There are currently four RC&Ds operating in the Minnesota River Basin. The WesMin RC&D Area includes the following counties: Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin. The WesMin RC&D was the first Resource Conservation and Development office established in the country in 1964. Information regarding past and present projects is held at the WesMin RC&D Office. The WesMin RC&D has played an important role in the formation of the Minnesota Agro-Forestry Cooperative (MAFC), which collectively raises and markets agro-forestry products for profit. The WesMin RC&D continues to work with the Minnesota Wood Energy Scale-Up Project to establish a short rotation woody crop (SRWC) industry in Minnesota to meet future fiber and renewable energy needs.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record: 1963 - present
Extent: WesMin RC&D project area
Retrieval: by project
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Dean Schmidt
Phone: 320-763-4733
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Last update 5/99 |
Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)
| Data Summary |
The Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) offers landowners an opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property by establishing long-term conservation and wildlife practices and protection. Statewide data are acres of parcels enrolled in the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) by Township, Range, Section (TRS).
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Electronic Database
GIS Other
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Period of Record: 1994- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by TRS
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Jean Brown
Phone: 612-602-7873
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Last update 5/99 |
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
| Data Summary |
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) provides technical and cost-sharing assistance to landowners wishing to improve or establish fish or wildlife habitat. This is a new program and data has not yet been collected at the state level. The most accurate information may be obtained from local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices. The state and federal reporting system is currently under construction and cannot be searched for WHIP data at this time.
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| Data Description |
Format (s): Hard Copy File
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Period of Record: 1997- present
Extent: statewide
Retrieval: by TRS
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| Contact Information |
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Name: Mark Oja
Phone: 612-602-7868
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Last update 5/99 |
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