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Project map
Pilot Project Overview (PDF, 2 pp.)
Posters
News Clippings
Sediment testing results (PDF, 37 pp.)
Response to public comment prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (PDF, 18 pp.)
Journal article on water quality improvement in wetlands (PDF, 17 pp.)
U.S. EPA web site on nitrogen and phosphorus pollution

NUTRIENT FARMING

GOOSE POND NUTRIENT FARMING PILOT PROJECT

HENNEPIN & HOPPER LAKES
MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE
FLOOD DAMAGE
REDUCTION STUDY
COFFEE CREEK
SEDIMENT REDUCTION
BUBBLY CREEK
PROPOSED
RESTORATION


Goose Pond
Nutrient Farming Pilot Project

Posters

Click each question below to view a PDF poster of the topic. Each poster is 36 x 48 inches, but can be viewed on screen. If you need to print one on a smaller printer, check the "fit to page" box on your printer's dialogue box.

What are the benefits of the project?

What is the project plan?

Who approves or reviews this project? What research will be done at this project?

How have the lakes changed in the past 7 decades?

How many ducks use Goose Pond, both past and present?

How do we create a plan for restoring Goose Pond habitat?

Will this Project affect local flooding?

What are Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P)? Why are N and P considered pollutants?

Will the phosphorus coming into the project pollute our local water or our sediment?

Nutrient pollution in our rivers and streams has local and national consequences.

Will the Project increase sedimentation in the area?

Where is all the sediment coming from? (Big Bureau Creek Watershed)

Will the Project affect groundwater supply?

 

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