Watershed Contacts in the Minnesota River Basin

WATERSHED PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Contacts are listed by major watershed. Sub watersheds within major watersheds are displayed in italic.
Citizen Organizations

WATERSHED CONTACT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS
Blue Earth River
Michele Stindtman
fcswcd@bevcomm.net
507-526-2388

Faribault Soil and Water Conservation District
415 South Grove Street, Suite 8
Blue Earth MN 56013

Dutch Creek
Timothy Peterson
timothy.peterson@mn.nacdnet.net
507-235-6680
Martin Soil and Water Conservation District
923 N. State Street, Suite 170
Fairmont MN 56031
Lily Creek
Center Creek
Elm Creek

Timothy Peterson & John Billings
timothy.peterson@mn.nacdnet.net
j .billings@fairbaultcountyswcd.com
Scott: 507-235-6680
John: 507-526-2388

Lily and Center Creek - Blue Earth River CWP
923 N. State Street, Suite 170
Fairmont MN 56031

Lake Crystal Clean Water Partnership
Sarah Duda
sarah.duda@mnsu.edu
507-389-2299
Water Resources Center
Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center South
Mankato, MN 56001
Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance

Dave Bucklin & Kay Clark
Dave.Bucklin@windomnet.com
kay.clark@windomnet.com
507-831-1153 ext 3

Cottonwood Soil and Water Conservation District
339 9th Street
Windom MN 56101
Greater Blue Earth RiverWatershed Initiative
Joe Domeier
joseph.domeier@rcdnet.net
507-345-7418 ext 127
FAX 507-345-4818
Three Rivers RC&D
1160 Victory Drive #4
Mankato, MN 56001

Chippewa River

Kylene Olson
kylene.olson@rcdnet.net
320-269-2139 ext 116
Web Site ->
www.chippewariver.com
Chippewa River Watershed Project
629 North 11th Street
Montevideo MN 56265
  Jennifer Hoffman
jennifer.hoffman@rcdnet.net
320-269-2139 ext 120
Chippewa River Watershed Project
629 North 11th Street
Montevideo MN 56265
  Paul Wymar
paul.wymar@rcdnet.net
320-269-2139 ext 119
Chippewa River Watershed Project
629 North 11th Street
Montevideo MN 56265

Shakopee Creek

Madeline Dalton
madeline.dalton@mn.rcdnet.net

320-231-0008 ext 132

Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
1005 High Avenue North East
Wilmar MN 56201

Cottonwood River

Doug Goodrich
douglas.goodrich@mn.nacdnet.net
507-637-2142
Bill Moldestad, Engineering Technician
william.moldestad@mn.nacdnet.net
Shawn Wohnoutka, GIS/Outreach Coordinator
shawn.wohnoutka@mn.nacdnet.net

Web Site ->  www.rcrca.com

Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
1241 East Bridge Street
Redwood Falls MN 56283

Hawk Creek
Darrell Schindler
hawkcreekdarrell@redred.com
320-523-3666
Hawk Creek Watershed Project
500 East Depue Avenue
Olivia MN 56277
  Dean Dambroten
Stephanie Klamm
hawkcreekdean@redred.com
hawkcreeksteph@redred.com
320-523-3666
Hawk Creek Watershed Project
500 East Depue Avenue
Olivia MN 56277

Lac qui Parle River

Mary Homan
mary.homan@lqpco.com
320-598-3319

Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed Project
600 6th Street
Madison, MN 56256

Le Sueur River

Michele Stindtman
fcswcd@bevcomm.net
507-526-2388

Faribault Soil and Water Conservation District
415 South Grove Street, Suite 8
Blue Earth MN 56013

Maple River
John Billings
john.billings@mn.nacdnet.net
507-345-4744 ext. 125

James Fett
james.fett@mn.nacdnet.net

Maple River Clean Water Partnership

Blue Earth Soil & Water Conservation District
1160 South Victory Drive
Mankato MN 56001

Lower Minnesota
River

Lori Nelson
lnelson@friendsofmnvalley.org
952-881-3174
Web Site ->
wrc.coafes.umn.edu/lowermn/

www.friendsofmnvalley.org

Friends of the Minnesota Valley
10800 Lyndale Avenue South, Suite 120
Bloomington MN 55420-7034

  Terry Schwalbe
terrys@lowermn.com
952-227-1037
Lower Minnesota River Watershed District
1600 Bavaria Road
Chaska MN 55318
 

Scott Sparlin
ssparlin@friendsofmnvalley.org
507-359-2346

Lower Minnesota River Watershed Initiative
P.O. Box 488
New Ulm MN 56073
High Island Creek
Joel Wurscher
joelw@co.sibley.mn.us
507-237-4050
Sibley County
P.O. Box 207
111 Eighth Street
Gaylord, MN 55334

Rush River
Brooke Patterson
brookep@co.sibley.mn.us
507-237-7409
Web Site ->
mrbdc.mnsu.edu/major/lowminn/subshed/rush
Rush River Clean Water Partnership Coordinator
P.O. Box 207
111 8th Street
Gaylord MN 55334

Middle Minnesota
River

Desiree Hohenstein
desiree.hohenstein@co.brown.mn.us

507-233-6641

Brown County Planning and Zoning
Courthouse P.O. Box 248
New Ulm MN 56073

Indian Creek
Julie Conrad
julie.conrad@co.blue-earth.mn.us
507-389-8381
Web Site ->
www.houstoneng.com/indiancreek
Blue Earth County Environmental Services
410 South 5th Street P.O. Box 3566
Mankato MN 56002-3566
Little Cottonwood
Seven Mile Creek
Ed Hohenstein
hohenbnc@hickorytech.net
507-934-4140
Web Site ->
mrbdc.mnsu.edu/org/bnc/tour.html
Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Board
322 South Minnesota Avenue
St. Peter MN 56082
Thompson Creek
Julie Conrad
julie.conrad@co.blue-earth.mn.us
507-389-8381
Blue Earth County Environmental Services
410 South 5th Street P.O. Box 3566
Mankato MN 56002-3566

Pomme de Terre
River

Shaun McNally
320-589-4886 Ext. 109
Shaun.McNally@stevensswcd.org
Web Site ->
www.co.stevens.mn.us/SWCD/index.shtml

Stevens Soil & Water Conservation District
12 Hwy 28 E., Suite 2
Morris, MN 56267

Redwood River
Doug Goodrich
douglas.goodrich@mn.nacdnet.net
507-637-2142
Bill Moldestad, Engineering Technician
william.moldestad@mn.nacdnet.net
Shawn Wohnoutka, GIS/Outreach Coordinator
shawn.wohnoutka@mn.nacdnet.net

Web Site ->  www.rcrca.com

Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
1241 East Bridge Street
Redwood Falls MN 56283

Upper Minnesota
River

Dianne Radermacher
dianne.radermacher@mn.nacdnet.net
320-839-3411

Upper Minnesota River Watershed District
342 NW 2nd Street
Ortonville MN 56278
Watonwan River Bruce Johnson
bruce.e.johnson@co.watonwan.mn.us
507-375-1225
Watonwan County Environmental Services
108 8th Street South, Suite 2
St. James MN 56081
Yellow Medicine
River
Cindy Potz
ymrw@centurytel.net

507-872-6720


ymrw@
centurytel.net
507-872-6720
Yellow Medicine River Watershed District
122 North Jefferson Street
Minneota MN 56264
Nine Mile Creek Watershed District

Kevin Bigalke
kbigalke@ninemilecreek.org
952-835-2078

Web Site ->
www.ninemilecreek.org

7710 Computer Ave, Suite 135
Edina, MN 55435

CITIZEN ORGANIZATIONS
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ORGANIZATION AND WATERSHED CONTACT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS
CURE
Clean Up the River Environment
Upper Minnesota River

Patrick Moore, Executive Director
CUREcommunications@info-link.net

320-269-2984
or Toll-Free 877-269-2873
Web Site -> www.curemnriver.org

CURE-Clean Up the River Environment
114 South 1st Street West
Montevideo MN 56265
CCMR
Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River

Middle Minnesota River
Scott Sparlin Executive Director
yasure@lycos.com
507-359-2346
Web Site -> http://www.customervision.net/ccmr/
Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River CCMR
P.O. Box 488
New Ulm MN 56073
Friends of the
Minnesota Valley
Lower Minnesota River
Lori M. Nelson, Executive Director
info@friendsof mnvalley.org
lnelson@friendsofmnvalley.org
952-881-3174
Web Site ->

www.friendsofmnvalley.org

Friends of the Minnesota Valley
10800 Lyndale Avenue South, Suite 120
Bloomington MN 55420-7034

Minnesota Waters
(Rivers Council of Minnesota and Minnesota Lake Association merged)
Marian Bender , Executive Director
marianbj@minnesotawaters.org
320-257-6630
or Toll Free 800-515-5253
Web Site ->
www.minnesotawaters.org
Minnesota Waters
720 West St. Germain, Suite 143
St. Cloud, MN 56301



Rural Advantage
Linda Meschke
linda@ruraladvantage.org
507-238-5449

1243 Lake Avenue, Suite 222
Fairmont, MN 56031


For other contacts in the Minnesota River Basin, see http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/contacts/indexcontact.html
Please note: These lists are current to 2000-2004 and may be outdated.

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Last updated 1-09
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 Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center South, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507)389-5492    FAX: (507)389-5493
Email: mrbdc@mnsu.edu