A Confluence of Stewards @ Capitol Region Watershed District

Oct 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Confluence of Stewards

Join us for an open house celebrating of the work of Minnesota Water Steward volunteers!

Newly certified Stewards, seasoned Stewards, program partners, and supporters are all welcome!

Come explore the capstone projects of graduating stewards, share your own projects, network with your fellow Stewards, and spend the evening in the good company of others working to improve the health of our waters. This is a fun and casual event with speakers, best management practice tours, and a food truck, all to celebrate Stewards and their efforts.

This event is free, but capacity is somewhat limited so please RSVP on the Freshwater website.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

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Nov 1 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

Tickets

Nov 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions @ Virtual

Tickets

Nov 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Come learn what it takes to become a Water Steward! Along with submitting an application, all program applicants need to attend an information session. Anyone is welcome to attend any info session.

Information sessions for the 2023 program year (starting January 2023) are all virtual and listed below. Sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long. You must register beforehand and you only need to attend one session.

Contact Alex Van Loh avanloh@freshwater.org with questions.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 5:00 pm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 5:00 pm

Categories: Events Meetings Outreach Tags: Freshwater Society Master Water Stewards MWS volunteer

VRWJPO at Dakota County Fair @ Dakota County Fairgrounds

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Aug 5 @ 12:00 pm – Aug 11 @ 5:00 pm

VRWJPO at Dakota County Fair

Visit with VRWJPO and environmental partners at the Dakota County Fair’s Natural Resources Building, August 5-11, 2024.

Categories: Events Outreach Tags: County Fair Dakota County

Irrigation Water Testing – Vermillion @ Vermillion City Hall

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Aug 7 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Irrigation Water Testing – Vermillion (city)

Dakota County, the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center will be offering farmers who irrigate their crops the opportunity to test their irrigation water for nitrogen. Testing is at no cost.

Participants will receive their results the same day. They will learn how to credit nitrate in their irrigation water for next year’s nutrient management plans. Participants will also walk through the Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool with a SWCD staff member. The tool helps with irrigation scheduling.

Private well owners can also have their drinking water tested for nitrate. They will receive their results and treatment recommendations, if applicable.

Sampling instructions for irrigators

Samples may be taken the day of analysis or ahead of time. Samples taken ahead of time must be frozen until attending a session to prevent samples from degrading.

Participants may bring in several frozen samples collected over a period of several days to get a more representative result.

Samples can be collected directly from irrigators or by installing a boiler drain to a pivot point or the well itself.

If sampling directly from irrigators:

Allow irrigators to pump water for at least 15 minutes before sampling.
Fill a clean 5-gallon bucket, or similar container. Mix before collecting the sample.
Collect the test sample in a small Ziploc bag or a clean bottle or container. Only about 1 ounce of water is needed for testing.

Sampling instructions for private well owners

Collect samples from your primary drinking water source after eight hours of nonuse, preferably first thing in the morning
Collect your sample in a small Ziplock bag or clean bottle or container
Do not run the water before sampling — collect the first draw in the container
Only about 1 ounce of water is needed for testing, but collecting extra is advised.

Test results

Nitrogen results are confidential. Participants are not required to take any action after testing. They will receive their results and information on nitrogen crediting.

Categories: Events Outreach Workshop Tags: agriculture Dakota County Dakota County SWCD irrigation nitrates private wells water quality

Confluence of Stewards

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

Minnesota Water Steward Information Sessions

VRWJPO at Dakota County Fair

Irrigation Water Testing – Vermillion (city)

Sampling instructions for irrigators

Sampling instructions f​or private well owners

Test results

Sampling instructions for private well owners