2008 Annual Report: Projects and Maps

Western Great Lakes | Central Great Lakes | Eastern Great Lakes

Distribution of projects active during FY2008

Western Great Lakes: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
Click on a number on the map to view specifics for the corresponding project. The year listed indicates the initial Fiscal Year that the project began.

1. Minnesota’s Lake Superior Basin Forestry BMP Implementation for Erosion and Sediment Control
$81,500
Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District, Carlton, MN (2005)

2. Preventing Damage to Wetlands Project
$22,000
Logging Educational and Resource Center (LERC), Mountain Iron, MN (2006)

3. Skunk Creek Streambank Restoration Project
$75,000
Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District, Two Harbors, MN (2006)

4. Sediment Reduction From Winter Road Maintenance
$9,903
Minnesota Erosion Control Association, Hamel, MN (2008)

5. Miller Creek Gully Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$21,145
South St. Louis SWCD, Duluth, MN (2008)

6. Faxon Creek Erosion Control: A Central Strategy
$30,000
City of Superior Wastewater Division of Public Works, Superior, WI (2006)

7. Reducing Gully Erosion and Peak Flows in the Bark River
$124,919
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2005)

8. City Center Demonstration: Diversion and Treatment of First Flush Urban Stormwater Run-off and Bluff Stabilization
$75,000
City of Ashland, Department of Public Works, Ashland, WI (2006)

9. Forest Erosion and Sediment Control Education Project
$29,740
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI (2006)

10. Baird Creek Sediment and Erosion Control Project
$17,033
Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development, Green Bay, WI (2008)

11. Branch River Upper Watershed Hydrologic Improvement Projects
$39,782
Friends of the Branch River, Inc (FOBR), Whitelaw, WI (2006)

12. Landowner Self Help Sediment Reduction Education On The West Twin River
$10,000
Manitowoc County Soil & Water Conservation Dept., Manitowoc, WI (2008)

13. Little Green Lake Watershed Project
$30,000
Green Lake County Land Conservation Dept, Green Lake, WI (2006)

14. Concordia Lake Michigan Erosion Abatement Project
$75,000
Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI (2006)

15. Menomonee Valley Riverbank Stabilization Project
$75,000
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (2006)

16. Waukegan River Ravine Erosion Control
$125,000
City of Waukegan, Waukegan, IL (2005)

17. Building BMP Capacity in Kellogg Creek-Dead River Watersheds
$10,000
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC), Libertyville, IL 2008

18. Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Project within Janes Ravine at Fort Sherdian Forest Preserve
$75,000
Lake County Forest Preserve Districts, Grayslake, IL (2006)

19. Monitoring Post-Stabilization Ravine Sites for Water, Sediment, and Ecological
$37,605
Northeastern IL University, Northfield IL (2005)

Central Great Lakes: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
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20. St. Joseph River Bank Stabilization Project
$40,000
Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, IN 2008

21. Little Elkhart River Livestock Induced Sedimentation Demonstration
$75,000
LaGrange County SWCD, LaGrange, IN (2006)

22. St. Marys and Maumee River Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$75,000
Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District, Fort Wayne, IN (2006)

23. Adams County Agricultural Runoff Reduction Project
$40,000
Adams County SWCD, Decatur, IN (2008)

24. Salmon Trout River Watershed Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$24,618
Central Lake Superior Watershed Partnership, Marquette, MI (2006)

25. Indian Cemetery Streambank Stabilization Project
$20,000
Ford River Township c/o Delta Conservation District, Gladstone, MI (2006)

26. Upper Black River Bio-Erosion Control
$23,700
Huron Pines, Grayling, MI (2008)

27. Better Backroads Guidebook
$9,610
Huron Pines RC&D, Grayling, MI (2006)

28. Little Manistee River Stream Crossing Project
$39,000
Little Manistee Watershed Conservation Council, Irons, MI (2006)

29. East Branch of the AuGres River Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$72,188
Whitney Intercounty Drainage Board, Lansing, MI (2006)

30. White River Erosion and Sediment Control Partnership Project
$64,564
Oceana Conservation District, Shelby, MI (2006)

31. Macatawa Watershed Roadside Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$75,000
Macatawa Area Coordinating Council/Macatawa Watershed Project, Holland, MI (2006)

32. Rabbit River Watershed Project, Reducing Sedimentation through Education
$5,758
Allegan Conservation District, Allegan, MI (2006)

33. Practical Stabilization of AG Land with Multiple Barriers to Soil Erosion
$50,373
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2005)

34. Galloway Creek Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$75,000
Oakland University, Rochester, MI (2006)

35. Battle Creek River Restoration Project
$90,525
Thornapple-Grand Conservation District, Charlotte, MI (2008)

36. Rice Creek Natural Stream Restoration Sediment Control Project
$42,500
City of Marshall, Marshall, MI (2005)

37. Rocky River Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$18,389
St. Joseph County Conservation District, Centreville, MI (2008)

38. St. Joseph River Watershed Soil Erosion/Sediment Control Project
$12,459
Hillsdale Conservation District, Jonesville, MI (2008)

39. Large Woody Debris Management for Sediment Control
$27,000
Lenawee County Drain Commissioner, Adrian, MI (2006)

40. Saving Soil on Continuous Corn
$24,145
Conservation Action Project, Napoleon, OH (2008)

41. Sugar Creek Stream Erosion and Sediment Control Project
$75,000
Ottawa River Coalition, Lima, OH (2006)

42. Designing Equine Facilities to Decrease Soil Erosion in the Lake Erie Watershed
$124,525
Ohio State University Extension, Findlay, OH (2005)

43. Education on No-till and Conservation Tillage
$10,000
Conservation Tillage Conference, Columbus, OH (2006)

44. Tymochtee Creek and Sandusky River Sediment Control Project
$36,822
The Ohio State University Extension, Upper Sandusky, OH (2006)

45. Erie Rural Roadside Erosion & Sediment Control Demonstration
$29,265
Erie SWCD, Sandusky, OH (2006)

46. Erie County Naturescaping Education Project
$10,000
Erie SWCD, Sandusky, OH (2008)

47. Erie – Huron Strip Till Promotion Project (S.T.P.)
$74,868
Erie-Huron Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Norwalk, OH (2006)

48. West Creek Stream Restoration and Erosion Control Project
$70,500
West Creek Preservation Committee, Parma, OH (2006)

49. Powers Brook Sediment Control Project
$32,370
Summit County Soil and Water Conservation District, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2006)

50. Summit County Raingarden Initiative
$8,160
Summit Soil and Water Conservation District, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2006)

51. Chagrin River Education Project
$18,942
Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District, Burton, OH (2008)

Eastern Great Lakes: Pennsylvania, New York
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52. Best Management Practices for Agricultural Producers along Lake Erie and its Tributaries
$6,448
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (2008)

53. Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) for Dirt & Gravel Roads/Trails
$67,979
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (2006)

54. Penn State Behrend Erosion and Sediment Control
$75,000
The Pennsylvania State University Office of Sponsored Programs State College PA (2006)

55. Clear Creek Erosion and Sediment Control
$40,000
Seneca Nation of Indians, Irving, NY (2006)

56. Exchange Street Culvert Erosion Control Project
$35,875
Seneca Trail Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc., Ellicottville, NY (2006)

57. The Black Creek Streambank Stabilization Project
$60,285
Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District, Rochester, NY (2006)

58. Reducing Agricultural Erosion and Sediment in the Oak Orchard Watershed
$33,250
Orleans County Soil & Water Conservation District, Albion, NY (2008)

59. Jillson Roadside Erosion Control Project
$51,250
Seneca Trail Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc., Ellicottville, NY (2006)

60. Oatka Creek Stream Stabilization and Habitat Restoration
$37,272
Wyoming County SWCD, Warsaw, NY (2006)

61. Sensitive Site Erosion Control
$18,620
Yates County Soil & Water Conservation District, Penn Yan, NY (2008)

62. Seneca River Watershed Agricultural Erosion Reduction Project
$13,428
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County, Auburn, NY (2005)

63. Erosion and Sediment Control on Grazing Farms in Onondaga and Cayuga Counties
$112,743
Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District, LaFayette, NY (2005)

64. Fall Creek Streambank Stabilization Project
$25,612
Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District, Ithaca, NY (2005)

65. Reducing Agricultural Soil Loss in the Oneida Lake Watershed
$37,058
Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District, Hamilton, NY (2006)

66. Reducing Agricultural Soil Loss in Onondaga County, NY
$40,000
Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program, LaFayette, NY (2008)