Crow Wing County seeks input for the Crow Wing River Watershed comprehensive planning process

Boaters make their way up the Mississippi River Thursday at Crow Wing State Park. — Boaters make their way up the Mississippi River at Crow Wing State Park in this Dispatch file photo. The Crow Wing State Park is at the confluence of the Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers.

By Dispatch staff report

May 12, 2023 at 6:57 AM

BRAINERD — Crow Wing County, on behalf of itself, Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Todd, and Wadena Counties, and the Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Todd, Crow Wing, and Wadena County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, announced the development of the Crow Wing River Comprehensive Watershed Plan.

This Board of Water Soil Resource Program is called One Watershed One Plan. The program aims to address water quality concerns and protect resources throughout the watershed by planning and partnering across jurisdictional boundaries.

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One Watershed One Plan goals are:

Align local water planning purposes and procedures under watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide, science-based approach to watershed management.
Acknowledge and build off the existing local government, water plan services and local capacity.
Incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed restoration and protection strategies.
Solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups; focus on implementing prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving measurable progress.

Crow Wing County is requesting input from residents before the planning process starts. Complete the digital survey or send written comments before 4 p.m. June 9.
To complete the survey, click on the link to bit.ly/3MgjDSP or scan the QR Code. Submit written responses to Jake Shaughnessy at jake.hcswcd@gmail.com or to Hubbard SWCD, 603 N Central Ave., Suite 100, Park Rapids, MN 56470.

QR code for Watershed survey — Crow Wing County is requesting citizen input before the planning process starts. Complete the digital survey or send written comments before 4 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2023. To complete the survey, click on the link to <a href="http://www.bit.ly/3MgjDSP"><u>bit.ly/3MgjDSP</u></a> or scan the QR Code.<br/>

Crow Wing County invites the public to attend the public kickoff and open house 4-6:30 p.m. June 27 at the Nisswa Community Center on 25628 Main St., Nisswa, MN 56468.

For more information, contact Melissa Barrick at melissa@cwswcd.org or call 218-828-6197. Funding for this program is provided by the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment.

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Crow Wing County seeks input for the Crow Wing River Watershed comprehensive planning process

Crow Wing County is requesting citizen input before the planning process starts. Complete the digital survey or send written comments before 4 p.m., Friday, June 9.