2010 ANNUAL REPORT Barry Conservation District... Promoting responsible natural resource and land use management for present and future generations.

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1 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Barry Conservation District... Promoting responsible natural resource and land use management for present and future generations.

2 Barry Conservation District Dan Kingma, Chair Lavern Bivens, Vice Chair Scott Hanshue, Secretary John Warren, Treasurer Doug Westendorp, Member Joanne Barnard, Executive Director Hailey Converse, Administrative Assistant Rachel Smith, Water Stewardship Technician

3 2010 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

4 Nashville & Maple Hill Dam Removal Yards of rock: 1, boulders: 1,275 Yards of fill: 12,500 Acres dewatered: +/- 50 Grant funds: $351, In-kind contributions: $122, Total project cost: $473,906.00

5 Floodplain Restoration Project Plants: 7,620 Trees & Shrubs: 8,666 Linear ft. shoreline: 7,292 Volunteer hours: 2,794 Grant funds: $40, In-kind contributions: $90, Total project cost: $130,015.00

6 McKeown Prairie Planting Match for County s McKeown Park project 7 acres planted to native wildflowers & grass Partners: Pheasants Forever, Professional Habitat Solutions & CRM Value: $7,200.00

7 Michigan Water Stewardship Program 4 MAEAP verifications 6 farmers in MAEAP verification process 12 Crop*A*Syst s, (15) Farm*A*Syst s, (5) Livestock*A*Syst s and (1) Small Farm*A*Syst. 15 new producers completed an A*Syst this year 8 Drift Management Plans to ensure safety during chemical spray applications 18 new and revised Emergency Plans

8 Annual Projects Tree Sale: 25,593 trees & shrubs (32 ac.) Thornapple River Clean Up: 68 miles 1176 volunteer hours Water Quality Monitoring: 13 sites 96 volunteer hours

9 Education & Outreach Calls or walk-in clients served: 1,712 Site visits: 18 Permit reviews: 21 K-12 education: 109 students Adult education: 394 adults Press releases: 43

10 2010 Finances Revenue Expense District Operations $25,055 $55,549 Water Stewardship $18,021 $20,099 Thornapple Wshed. $172,956 $215,358 Tree Sales $26,909 $12,039 Other General $13,274 $ 869 Transfer in $47,699 TOTAL $303,914 $303,914

11 2011 INITIATIVES

12 High Bank Creek Restoration Remove Morgan Dam Replace the Lawrence Road culverts with a bridge Funding: US Fish & Wildlife Service - $200K Barry County Road Commission - $400K

13 Quaker Brook Agricultural Demonstration Restore stream banks using 2-stage ditch design Funding: Miller-Coors $25K Partners: Thornapple River Watershed Council Drain Commission DNR DEQ

14 Thornapple Watershed Plan Inventory, mapping, critical area determination & urban runoff modeling: DEQ $43K Bank Erosion Hazard Index study: DEQ $15K

15 Resource Needs Assessment Districts are required by law to assess their county s resource needs every 5 years 3 focus group meetings Online survey Agency & organization input Public hearings in August, 2011 Publication in September, 2011

16 MAEAP Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program New state law provides benefits for producers who voluntarily meet MAEAP standards and are verified by MDA staff District s Water Stewardship Technician works with producers to reach verification eligibility through *A*Syst programs and Farm Bill assistance

17 2011 New District Programs Hunter Access Program

18 District Leases New DNR Property

19 2012 PROPOSALS

20 Projects proposed to funding agencies Glass Creek Bird Habitat Restoration Partners: Michigan Audubon, SWMLC Thornapple Sediment Reduction Project for Quaker Brook, High Bank and Cedar Creeks Partners: USDA-NRCS and MDA Glass Creek Preservation Project Partner: SWMLC Thornapple Watershed Culvert Inventory

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