Minnesota Site Visit
June 28 – 30, 2005
[ Objective | Participating Scan Team Members | Local Participants | Summary | Site Descriptions and Photos ]
Objective
This scan provided details on MnDOT's wetlands mitigation program and included
field visits of the following project sites: Minnow Ponds (Marine
on St. Croix), Woodview Marsh (St. Paul), Tiede (Scott County) and
Big Dog Slough (Owatonna).
Participating Scan Team Members
- Dennis Durbin, FHWA Headquarters
- Brian Smith, FHWA Headquarters
- Bonnie Harper-Lore, FHWA Headquarters
- Randal Looney, FHWA, Arkansas Division
- Mark Sudol or Jennifer Moyer, USACE Headquarters
- Morgan Robertson, USEPA Headquarters
- Palmer Hough, USEPA Headquarters
- Pat Clements, USFWS
- Katie McDermott, CTE, NC State University (Facilitator)
Local Participants
- Steve Eggers, USACOE
- Dan Stinnett, USFWS
- Sue Ellston, USEPA, Chicago
- Tom Mings, BWSR
- Greg Larson, BWSR
- Dave Weirens, BWSR
- Doug Norris, MnDNR
- Bruce Gerbig, MnDNR
- Larry Zdon, MnPCA
- Frank Pafko, MnDOT
- Sarma Straumanis, MnDOT
- Bob Jacobson, MnDOT
- Cheryl Martin, FHWA
- Sarah Koepke, FHWA
Site Visit Summary
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Minnesota Wetland Site Visits
(All photographs are at a screen resolution of 72 dpi. If you would like a higher-resolution copy of a photograph for print purposes, please contact Katie McDermott, CTE technology transfer director.)
Minnow Ponds (Nine Springs)
Minnow Ponds is a wetland restoration site located in William O'Brien State
Park. The previous owner operated a minnow farm on the site by piping
spring water through a series of constructed ponds. MnDOT, in partnership
with the MnDNR, obliterated the ponds and re-established a trout
stream and associated shallow marsh wetlands.
Woodview Marsh
This 23-acre site is an urban wetland site restored by excavation.
Urban/roadside sites such as this have the potential to provide
water quality functions as much as habitat functions, although the
site is currently not monitored for its water quality value.
Tiede
Tiede is a restoration site located in the rolling farmlands that was carved
out of the original maple-basswood forest. The site was farmed for
many years; drainage was achieved by operating a pump. The site
was purchased by the BWSR and the pump was removed. The site now
supports a shallow marsh and sedge meadow fringe.
Big Dog Slough
Big Dog Slough is a restoration site located in an agricultural area that was historically a mixture of oak woodlands and upland prairie. After having been farmed for many years, restoration was achieved by building a berm and plugging a number of ditches. The site, which is owned by MnDOT, has been given intensive vegetation management. The site supports a shallow marsh and wet prairie wetland.
For more information on these projects, please contact Katie McDermott, CTE technology transfer director. |
