Conservation

DNR collects sample from washed up paddlefish

Jul 12, 2023

Susan Carollo discovered a large paddlefish washed up on the shore of Lake Pepin just north of Ohuta Park on July 6. She contacted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which measured the fish and collected a segment of its jawbone for aging later this year. Nick Schlesser is a...

Army Corps seeks comment on lake habitat rehabilitation project

Aug 17, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on the Lower Pool 4 Big Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project and will host a public meeting Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wabasha-Kellogg High School. Wabasha-Kellogg High School is located at 2113...

2021 bird count numbers way up over 2020

Feb 16, 2022

The Christmas Bird Count Year 2021 for the Wabasha Area was held on the 1st of January, 2022, with 18 participants in the field and 4 feeder-watchers, for a total of 54 hours and 304 miles. The count was 6,545 individual birds and 48 total species, in comparison to count year 2020 of 3,132...

Tentis family honored as outstanding conservationists

Jan 5, 2022

In December, Matt and Seth Tentis of White Barn Acres were honored as outstanding conservationists at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) and accepted the award for their families. They were selected by the Wabasha Soil and Water...

Walking Lake Pepin season ends at Manawa Prairie Farm

Aug 25, 2021

On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the final group walk of the 14th season of Walking Lake Pepin (WLP), a community fitness challenge that supports and encourages community members to walk for health and wellness, took place. The group was invited out to Manawa Prairie Farm for the evening for a blufftop...

Wabasha County SWCD meets June 24

Jun 16, 2021

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold its regular board meeting on Thursday, June 24, at 8:15 a.m. at the County Board Room, 625 Jefferson Ave. Wabasha. Attendees are asked to call the office at 651-560-2053 for information as attendance physically and by phone will...

Windbreaks can protect soil, the environment

Dec 23, 2020

Windbreaks or shelterbelts are single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs in linear configurations. They provide many benefits to improve farmlands which are exposed to strong winds. According to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) the purpose of windbreaks is to: • Reduce soil...

Four silver carp fitted with trackers on Mississippi River

Oct 28, 2020

As part of extensive efforts to prevent the spread of invasive carp, four silver carp were recently captured, fitted with tracking devices and released in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis. A commercial fishing operation contracted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

Letter: Concerned about park ‘dead zones’

Jul 22, 2020

I have environmental and health concerns about the dead zones around the trees and metal posts in Patton Park and along the lakeshore. A friend just told me Hok-si-la Park has the same dead zones around trees. I realize that killing the vegetation with poison is more convenient than trimming...

Cover crop production field day announced