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Envirothon con't <br />the first. week of August. This <br />five-day event has teaming <br />stations similar to the state <br />Envirothon, but also has an <br />"oral presentation" section on <br />a topic to be announced at the <br />event. About 30 teams are <br />expected at the national <br />Envirothon. <br />The team only needs to pay <br />for its own transportation to <br />the national Envirothon; once <br />they get there, food and <br />lodging are covered. So far, <br />the team has had donations <br />from many sources, including <br />each area employees asso- <br />ciation (with a larger donation <br />from the Area I association) <br />and the Minnesota Associa- <br />tion of Conservation District <br />Employees; the Board of <br />Water and Soil Resources; <br />the Minnesota Association of <br />Soil and Water Conservation <br />Districts; and the Pennington <br />Soil and Water Conservation <br />District.. The team anticipates <br />that they will be able to raise <br />enough money to meet their <br />needs. <br />Special thanks for the state <br />Envirothon go to the <br />MASWCD Auxiliary for their <br />$500 sponsorship; and to <br />Northrup King for their dona- <br />tion. <br />The Envirothon picked up <br />steam this year statewide, <br />with participation increasing to <br />more than 1000 students. All <br />seven SWCD areas held <br />Envirothons; participation <br />ranged from 70 to 370 stu- <br />dents per area. Costs per <br />area ranged from $840 to <br />$2200; most dollars came <br />from local businesses, the <br />SWCDs, area employees <br />associations, and the BWSR. <br />The following area coordina- <br />tors deserve a great deal of <br />credit for this success: Cheryl <br />Sistad (Marshall-Beltrami <br />SWCD) and Vicki Miller <br />(Norman SWCD); Miki Sanvig, <br />Pope SWCD; Mary Ann Mills, <br />Pine SWCD; Felicia Brockoff, <br />Carver SWCD, and staff from <br />the Dakota SWCD; Terry <br />Wittnebel, Lac qui Parle <br />SWCD; Michelle Stindtman, <br />Faribault SWCD; and Sue <br />Condon, Steele SWCD. <br />These people had help from <br />many others!! <br />Fillmore con't <br />contour strips, and removal of <br />some land from production-- <br />he doesn't want to sign an <br />agreement with the SWCD, <br />Brekke said. <br />Matt Opat, assistant Fillmore <br />County attorney, pointed out <br />that the ordinance's constitu- <br />tionality was only an issue <br />because the case was pur- <br />sued as a criminal case, <br />meaning that the defendant <br />could serve jail time. In cases <br />pursued as civil cases-- <br />meaning that jail time is not a <br />possibility--constitutionality is <br />not called into question. Many <br />similar ordinances in other <br />counties would probably not <br />be pursued as criminal cases. <br />The ruling resulted in the <br />Fillmore Planning and Zoning <br />Commission meeting in June <br />to consider revising the <br />ordinance. Under the revision <br />they are considering, said <br />Brekke, the law would be <br />more flexible and only require <br />that the landowner comply <br />with T if he or she has not <br />made significant efforts <br />toward improvement within <br />three years of the original <br />citation. Landowners that are <br />cooperative initially must only <br />install new waterways and <br />repair existing waterways. <br />Although it will increase his <br />workload because he will <br />have to check back with a <br />landowner over a number of <br />years, Brekke said he hopes <br />the new ordinance is ap- <br />proved. Asmart landowner <br />would take care of the prob- <br />lem right away and avoid <br />future difficulties, he said. <br />Mower con't <br />district expanded its educa- <br />tional efforts by producing a <br />quarterly newsletter with the <br />county and the Minnesota <br />Extension Service, Nordby <br />said. The first issue of the <br />newsletter went out this past <br />spring to every rural resident <br />in the county, she said. <br />Although the ordinance has <br />not stirred much controversy <br />in Mower County, Nordby said <br />it will be interesting to see <br />what happens when land <br />begins to come out of the <br />Conservation Reserve Pro- <br />gram (CRP) in two years. <br />After that, the local regulation <br />will affect many more people, <br />she said. <br />3 <br />
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