MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN DATA CENTER

Directory of Federal Contacts

Please notify the MRBDC staff  to update contact information.


Office
Name Erin Toedter
Title Hawk Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
Contact for: Hawk Creek Watershed Project
Phone 320-231-0008, ext 5
Fax 320-235-8751
Email etoedter@yahoo.com
Address
1005 High Av NE
Willmar, MN 56201-4817


Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Office Minnesota State Office
Name Greg Anderson
Title Agricultural Program Specialist
Contact for: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Phone 651-602-7708
Fax 651-602-7743
Email gregory.anderson@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 400
St. Paul, MN 55101-1852


Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Office Fergus Falls NRCS Area Office-Area II
Name James Ayres
Title Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, ASTC(FO)
Contact for:
Phone 218-736-5445
Fax 218-736-7215
Email james.ayres@mn.usda.gov
Address
413 W Stanton Av
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2505


Office Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
Name Roger Lenzmeier
Title Project Coordinator
Contact for: Hiawatha Valley RC&D Office serving the following counties within the Minnesota River Basin: Rice, Freeborn, and Steele
Phone 507-281-1959
Fax 507-536-0176
Email roger.lenzmeier@mn.usda.gov
Address
1485 Industrial Av NW #104
Rochester, MN 55901


Office Marshall Area NRCS Office - Area 5
Name Mike Appel
Title Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, ASTC(FO)
Contact for:
Phone 507-537-0541
Fax 507-537-0734
Email mike.appel@mn.usda.gov
Address
1401 Peterson St
Marshall, MN 56258-2049


Office Minnesota State Office
Name John Brach
Title NRCS State Conservation Engineer
Contact for: Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP)
Phone 651-602-7880
Fax 651-602-7914
Email john.brach@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Jean Brown
Title Wetland Easement Specialist
Contact for: Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) and easement portion of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Phone 651-602-7873
Fax 651-602-7926
Email jean.brown@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Sid Cornelius
Title Biologist
Contact for: Water Bank Program (WBP)
Phone 651-602-7871
Fax 651-602-7914
Email sid.cornelius@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Sonia Jacobsen
Title Hydraulic Engineer
Contact for: Redwood River Basin Judicial Ditch 31 Hydrologic Modeling Study
Phone 651-602-7879
Fax 651-602-7914
Email sonia.jacobsen@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Tim Koehler
Title Assistant State Conservationist
Contact for: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Rural Conservation and Development Program (RC&D)
Phone 651-602-7857
Fax 651-602-7914
Email tim.koehler@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Joseph McCloskey
Title State Soil Scientist
Contact for: Minnesota State Soils Surveys
Phone 651-602-7861
Fax 651-602-7914
Email joe.mccloskey@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Mark Oja
Title Biologist
Contact for: Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Phone 651-602-7868
Fax 651-602-7914
Email mark.oja@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Minnesota State Office
Name Susan Ploetz
Title Resource Inventory Specialist
Contact for: National Resources Inventory (NRI) in Minnesota
Phone 651-602-7888
Fax 651-602-7914
Email susan.ploetz@mn.usda.gov
Address
375 Jackson St., Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Big Stone County
Name Mark Dybdal
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside acres (CRP) in Big Stone County
Phone 320-839-6149
Fax 320-839-2933
Email mark.dybdal@mn.usda.gov
Address
342 NW Second St
Ortonville, MN 56278-1413


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Blue Earth County
Name Terry Kelly
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside acres (CRP) in Blue Earth County
Phone 507-345-7418
Fax 507-345-7123
Email terence.kelly@mn.usda.gov
Address
1160 Victory Dr., Suite 3
Mankato, MN 56001-5307


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Brown County
Name Gregory Tennant
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside acres (CRP) and CREP in Brown County
Phone 507-794-4491, ext 3
Fax 507-794-3202
Email gregory.tennant@mn.usda.gov
Address
906 Main St E, PO Box 447
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085-0447


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Carver County
Name James Onstad
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Carver County
Phone 952-442-2106
Fax 952-442-5489
Email james.onstad@mn.usda.gov
Address
219 E Frontage Rd
Waconia, MN 55387-1862


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Chippewa County
Name Jim Ridler
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Chippewa County
Phone 320-269-2139
Fax 320-269-8593
Email jim.ridler@mn.usda.gov
Address Chippewa County Courthouse
629 N 11th St
Montevideo, MN 56265


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Cottonwood County
Name Gary Moreau
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Cottonwood County
Phone 507-831-1550, ext 3
Fax 507-831-2928
Email gary.moreau@mn.usda.gov
Address
940 4th Av
Windom, MN 56101-1639


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Dakota County
Name John Crellin
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Dakota County
Phone 651-463-8665 ext 102
Fax 651-480-7775
Email john.crellin@mn.usda.gov
Address
4100 220th St W; Suite 103
Farmington, MN 55024


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Douglas County
Name Dennis Miller
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Douglas County
Phone 320-763-3191
Fax 320-762-5502
Email dennis.miller@mn.usda.gov
Address
900 Robert St., Suite 102
Alexandria, MN 56308


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Faribault County
Name Jason Sickmann
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Faribault County
Phone 507-526-3282
Fax 507-526-2152(SWCD)
Email jason.sickmann@mn.usda.gov
Address
415 S Grove St., Suite 8
Blue Earth, MN 56013-2460


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Freeborn County
Name Chris Borden
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres and the inventory of wetlands in cropland acres in Freeborn County
Phone 507-373-5607
Fax 507-373-7654
Email chris.borden@mn.usda.gov
Address
1400 W Main St
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1816


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Grant County
Name Robert Koltes
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Grant County
Phone 218-685-5395
Fax 218-685-6631
Email robert.koltes@mn.usda.gov
Address
15 Central Av N, P.O Box 177
Elbow Lake, MN 56531-4103


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Jackson County
Name Joel Poppe
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Jackson County
Phone 507-662-6682, ext 3
Fax 507-662-5600
Email joel.poppe@mn.usda.gov
Address
Rt. 2, Box 9
Lakefield, MN 56150-9798


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kandiyohi County
Name Michael Taylor
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Kandiyohi County
Phone 320-235-3906
Fax 320-235-8751
Email michael.taylor@mn.usda.gov
Address
1005 High Av
Willmar, MN 56201-2667


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lac qui Parle County
Name Burton Hendrickson
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Lac qui Parle County
Phone 320-598-7321
Fax 320-598-3432
Email burton.hendrickson@mn.usda.gov
Address
525 1st St E
Madison, MN 56256


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Le Sueur County
Name Steve Breaker
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Le Sueur County
Phone 507-357-4908
Fax 507-357-6982
Email steve.breaker@mn.usda.gov
Address
145 E Minnesota St
LeCenter, MN 56057-1503


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lincoln County
Name Dennis Johnson
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Contact for current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Lincoln County
Phone 507-694-1630
Fax 507-694-1850
Email dnj@mn.ivanhoe.fsc.usda.gov
Address
320 N Harold, P.O. Box 32
Ivanhoe, MN 56142-0032


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lyon County
Name Mike Muzzy
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres and wetlands in Lyon County
Phone 507-537-0396
Fax 507-532-7479
Email mjm@mnmarshall.fsc.usda.gov
Address Market Street Office Complex
1424 E College Dr
Marshall, MN 56258


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Martin County
Name Steven Maurice
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Martin County
Phone 507-235-6670
Fax 507-235-8171
Email steven.maurice@mn.usda.gov
Address
923 N State St., Suite 170
Fairmont, MN 56031-3854


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), McLeod County
Name Sandra Jerzak
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in McLeod County
Phone 320-864-5177
Fax 320-864-5737
Email sandra.jerzak@mn.usda.gov
Address
2570 9th St E
Glencoe, MN 55336-0160


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Murray County
Name Brian Christiansen
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Murray County
Phone 507-836-8933
Fax
Email brian.christiansen@mn.usda.gov
Address Ag Service Center
2558 Broadway Av., Suite 2
Slayton, MN 56172-1338


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Nicollet County
Name William Geary
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Nicollet County
Phone 507-931-2550
Fax 507-931-3792
Email william.geary@mn.usda.gov
Address Nicollet County Courthouse
424 S Minnesota Av
St. Peter, MN 56082-2506


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Otter Tail County, East
Name Bruce Becker
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside acres in the eastern portion of Otter Tail County
Phone 218-346-2050
Fax 218-346-4260
Email bruce.becker@mn.usda.gov
Address
655 3rd Av SE
Perham, MN 56573-1719


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Otter Tail County, West
Name Jeffrey Lepp
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in the western portion of Otter Tail County
Phone 218-739-4694
Fax 218-739-2741
Email jeff.lepp@mn.usda.gov
Address
506 Western Av N
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1021


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),Pipestone County
Name Jerry Purdin
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Pipestone County
Phone 507-825-5478
Fax 507-825-5571
Email jlp@mnpipeston.fsc.usda.gov
Address Pipestone County Municipal Building
119 2nd Av SW, Suite 13
Pipestone, MN 56164-1699


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Pope County
Name Craig Bower
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Craig Bower is the contact for current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Pope County
Phone 320-634-5326
Fax 320-634-4278
Email craig.bower@mn.usda.gov
Address
1680 Franklin St N
Glenwood, MN 56334-2011


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Redwood County
Name Mark Rose
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Redwood County
Phone 507-637-2427
Fax
Email mark.rose@mn.usda.gov
Address
1241 E Bridge St., Suite C
Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0069


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Renville County
Name Jeff Hellermann
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Renville County
Phone 320-523-1553
Fax 320-523-2389
Email jeff.hellermann@mn.usda.gov
Address
1008 W Lincoln
Olivia, MN 56277-1251


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Rice County
Name Tom Coffman
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Rice County, Environmental Quality Incentive Programs (EQIP), Wetland Reserve Program (WRP), and Sodbuster/Swampbuster Provisions
Phone 507-334-1887
Fax 507-332-9892
Email tom.coffman@mn.usda.gov
Address
1810 30th St NW
Faribault, MN 55021-1843


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Scott County
Name Stanley Wendland
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Scott County
Phone 952-492-5422
Fax 952-492-5425
Email stanley.wendland@mn.usda.gov
Address
7151 West 190th St., Suite 125
Jordan, MN 55352


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Sibley County
Name John Dotolo
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Sibley County, Environmental Quality Incentive Programs (EQIP), Wetland Reserve Program (WRP), Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), Water Bank Program (WBP), and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Phone 507-237-5435
Fax 507-237-2235
Email john.dotolo@mn.usda.gov
Address
111 6th St., PO Box 161
Gaylord, MN 55334-0160


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Steele County
Name Noel Frank
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Steele County
Phone 507-451-6730
Fax 507-444-2421
Email noel.frank@mn.usda.gov
Address
235 Cedardale Dr
Owatonna, MN 55060


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Stevens County
Name Stanley Musielewicz
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Stevens County
Phone 320-589-4886
Fax 320-589-8836
Email stan.musielewicz@mn.usda.gov
Address
Route 3, Box 10
Morris, MN 56267-9650


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Swift County
Name Lyle Popma
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Swift County
Phone 320-843-2458
Fax 320-843-4168
Email lyle.popma@mn.usda.gov
Address
1430 Utah Av
Benson, MN 56215-1139


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Traverse County
Name DuWayne Ditterich
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Traverse County
Phone 320-563-8218
Fax 320-563-8219
Email duwayne.ditterich@mn.usda.gov
Address
1700 3rd Av S, Room 205
Wheaton, MN 56296-1255


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Waseca County
Name James Jirik
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Waseca County
Phone 507-835-4831
Fax 507-835-7895
Email james.jirik@mn.usda.gov
Address
212 15th Av NE, Box 5
Waseca, MN 56093-2778


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Watonwan County
Name Amy Neigum
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres in Watonwan County
Phone 507-375-3104, ext 108
Fax 507-375-3193
Email amy.neigum@mn.usda.gov
Address
705 Weston Av
St. James, MN 56081-1660


Office Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Yellow Medicine County
Name Jamie Thomazin
Title District Conservationist
Contact for: Current federal set aside (CRP) acres
Phone 320-669-4442
Fax
Email jamie.thomazin@mn.usda.gov
Address
1000 10th Av., P.O. Box 545
Clarkfield, MN 56223-0545


Office Prairie Country Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
Name Randy Nelson
Title Prairie Country RC&D Coordinator/Interim Coordinator for the Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Contact for: Prairie Country RC&D Office serving the following counties within the Minnesota River Basin: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine
Phone 320-231-0008
Fax 320-235-8151
Email randy.nelson@mn.usda.gov
Address
1005 High Av NE
Willmar, MN 56201-4817


Office St. Peter Area NRCS Office - Area 6
Name Ann English
Title Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, ASTC(FO)
Contact for:
Phone 507-931-2530
Fax 507-931-4619
Email ann.english@mn.usda.gov
Address
209 W Mulberry St
St. Peter, MN 56082-2029


Office Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
Name Joe Doherty
Title Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Chairperson
Contact for: Three Rivers RC&D serving the following counties within the Minnesota River Basin: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Waseca, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, and Watonwan
Phone 507-776-3692
Fax
Email
Address
RR 3, Box 86A
Le Sueur, MN 56058


Office WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
Name Dean Schmidt
Title WesMin Coordinator
Contact for: WesMin RC&D Office serving the following counties within the Minnesota River Basin: Dougls, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse
Phone 320-763-3191, ext 5
Fax 320-762-5502
Email dean.schmidt@mn.usda.gov
Address
900 Robert St., Suite 104
Alexandria, MN 56308-5012


US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Office St. Paul Office
Name Thomas Crump
Title Project Manager
Contact for: Streambank stabilization projects and Flood Control Feasibility Studies and Projects
Phone 651-290-5284
Fax 651-290-5288
Email thomas.l.crump@mvp02.usace.army.mil
Address
190 E 5th St
St. Paul, MN 55101


Office St. Paul Office
Name Don Powell
Title Project Manager
Contact for: Environmental Management Program
Phone 651-290-5402
Fax 651-290-5800
Email donald.c.powell@mvp02.usace.army.mil
Address
190 E 5th St
St. Paul, MN 55101


Office St. Paul Office
Name Kenton Spading
Title Hydrologic Engineer
Contact for: Stream flow gaging and reservoir monitoring
Phone 651-290-5623
Fax 651-290-5841
Email kenton.e.spading@mvp02.usace.army.mil
Address
190 E 5th St
St. Paul, MN 55101-1638


US Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&WS)

Office
Name Joe Artmann
Title
Contact for: Contact for Technical Assistance to Local Governments and Land Use Education and Outreach.
Phone 612-713-5419
Fax
Email
Address



Office
Name Todd Turner
Title Hatchery Manager
Contact for: Fish Stocking Efforts in Minnesota
Phone 608-689-2605
Fax 608-689-2644
Email todd_turner@fws.gov
Address Genoa NFH
S5689 State Rd 35
Genoa, WI 54632


Office Minnesota Private Lands Office (St Cloud)
Name Lance Kuester
Title Minnesota Private Lands Coordinator
Contact for: Private Lands Program for the state of Minnesota
Phone 320-253-4682
Fax 320-253-0710
Email lance_kuester@fws.gov
Address Federal Building
720 St. Germain St
St. Cloud, MN 56301


Office MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Name Chris Kane
Title Biological Technician
Contact for: Data from the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Phone 952-858-0707
Fax 612-725-3279
Email chris_kane@fws.gov
Address
3815 E 80th St
Bloomington, MN 55425


Office Regional Office
Name Mary Mitchell
Title Wildlife Biologist
Contact for: Endangered species and wildlife refuges
Phone 612-713-5443
Fax 612-713-5285
Email mary_S_mitchell@fws.gov
Address 1 Federal Drive
BHW Federal Bldg
Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056


US Geological Survey (USGS)

Office Minnesota District
Name Tim Cowdery
Title Hydrogeologist
Contact for: Ground Water Site Inventory Database
Phone 763-783-3273
Fax 763-783-3103
Email cowdery@usgs.gov
Address
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112


Office Minnesota District
Name Don Hansen
Title Water Quality Specialist
Contact for: Stream Water Quality Monitoring and Biological Monitoring Data
Phone 763-783-3250
Fax 763-783-3103
Email dshansen@usgs.gov
Address
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112


Office Minnesota District
Name Greg Mitton
Title Hydrologist / Surface Water Records Specialist
Contact for: Stream Flow Monitoring Network
Phone 763-783-3201
Fax 763-783-3103
Email mitton@usgs.gov
Address
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112


Office Minnesota District
Name Greg Payne
Title MRAP Project Chief
Contact for: Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP)
Phone 763-783-3100
Fax 763-783-3103
Email payne@usgs.gov
Address
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112


Office Minnesota District
Name Chris Sanocki
Title GIS Specialist
Contact for: Hydrologic Atlases
Phone 763-783-3151
Fax 763-783-3103
Email sanocki@usgs.gov
Address
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112


Office Minnesota District
Name Jim Stark
Title National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) Study Chief
Contact for: National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA)
Phone 763-783-3230
Fax 763-783-3103
Email stark@usgs.gov
Address
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112


Please notify the MRBDC staff  to update contact information.



Return to top of page

Return to MRBDC Home Page

This page was last updated 5/22/00

Minnesota River Basin Data Center
Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507)389-5492
FAX: (507)389-5493
Email: mrbdc@mankato.msus.edu