Washington Conservation District (Soil and Water Conservation District) Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Agenda with times
- 1.Additions or deletion to agenda Last Month’s Minutes – Attached Personnel Budget and Finance Cost-Share Communications and Outreach Agency/Partner Reports County NRCS BWSR MCD/Area IV Watersheds MASWCD WCD and EMWREP Outreach – See Email Updates Forestry Programs – Tank and Blake Facilities and Equipment Program/Grant Updates WCD Website Update 2026 Budget and Workplan Day at the Capitol Debrief Board Tour – May 11, 2026 MASWCD Elections Guide – Attached Equipment Purchase Request – Dump Trailer – Attached Tella Independent Contractor Agreement – Attached Training Request – North American Congress for Conservation & Restoration (NACCR) – Attached Purchase Approval Threshold – Attached FY25 PP Grove United Methodist Church Pocket Planting Encumbrance – Attached FY25 PP Memorial Lutheran Prairie – Attached FY26 BWSR RCPP SH Encumbrance Request - Conservation Cover – Attached FY26 BWSR RCPP SH Encumbrance Request – Windbreak FY26 BWSR RCPP SH Encumbrance Request - Tree Planting
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Recorded Votes (16)
approve this month are the 2026 Hennepin Technical Services Agreement – Engineering and Vegetation Assessment in the amount of $ 11,000; the 2026 Lower St
Motion carried. April 14, 2026 2 APPROVAL OF MARCH 10, 2026 BOARD MEETING MINUTES A
Motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT Items to note are Critical Connections Ecological Services in the amount of $1,300.00 for workshop registrations; US Bank Trust in the amount of
two employees being out on leave was also given
enter into an Independent Contractor Agreement with Lori Tella to continue providing design services, up to 20 hours per week
send three staff members to the NACCR Conference, at a cost of up to $3,075
require Board approval is anything over $500
$5,000 from the FY25 BWSR Pollinator Pathways to plant a 918 square-foot native woodland demonstration garden at The Grove United Methodist Church in Woodbury
restore Prairie and Savanna at the Memorial Lutheran Campus (15730 Afton Boulevard S) in Afton, Minnesota
$14,000 from the FY26 BWSR RCPP Soil Health grant to complete 14 acres of Conservation Cover (NRCS Practice Standard 327) in Washington County
$1,665 from the FY26 BWSR RCPP Soil Health grant to complete a 900 ft
$912 from the FY26 BWSR RCPP Soil Health grant to complete approximately 2.9 acres of Tree Planting (NRCS Practice Standard 612) in Washington County
$10,000 from the FY26 BWSR RCPP Soil Health grant to convert approximately 3 acres of existing woodland into Silvopasture (NRCS Practice Standard 381) in Washington County
adjourn the public meeting
motion. Meeting adjourned at 4:47 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is May 12, 2026 at 3:30p.m. Secretary Approved Date
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