Hubbard County Soil & Water Conservation District

212 1/2 2nd St W, Park Rapids MN 56470

Phone 218-732-0121

Newsletter

The District publishes a newsletter in March and September.   To be put on the mailing list, please call 218-732-0121 or email one of the staff.   Please click on the link below to view the latest edition of the newsletter.

March 2008 newsletter:  March2008newsletter.pdf

Calendar of Events - 2008

JANUARY

Ø      Reorganization of Board

Ø      Board meeting January 8

Ø      E-Link reporting due by end of month for NRBG

Ø      Monthly financial reports

FEBRUARY

Ø      Board meeting February 12

Ø      Board consider cost of living raise

Ø      Monthly financial reports

Ø      Prepare for Envirothon and Freshwater Festival

MARCH

Ø      Area 8 meeting

Ø      Board meeting March 11

Ø      Annual Report and Annual Financial Report due by 15th

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Administrative Training Session

Ø      Mail spring newsletter

Ø      Restock tree program materials

Ø      Quarterly tax reports

Ø      Monthly financial reports

APRIL

Ø      Envirothon

Ø      Board meeting April 8

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      Trees packed

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Equipment check for lake monitoring

Ø      Classroom presentations

Ø      Monthly financial reports

MAY

Ø      Trees packed

Ø      Freshwater Festival May 7

Ø      5th Grade Education Day

Ø      Board meeting May 13

Ø      Poster Contest judging May 13

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Lake monitoring

Ø      Plan fair booth activities

Ø      Treasurer and  Vice-Chair meet with staff on budget

Ø      Monthly financial reports

JUNE

Ø      E.T. hotline begins

Ø      Area 8 meeting

Ø      Board meeting June 10

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      Cost-share deadline

Ø      E.T. hotline

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Lake monitoring

Ø      Nitrate Testing Clinic

Ø      Present draft budget to Board

Ø      RIM/cost-share inspections

Ø      Quarterly tax reports

Ø      Monthly financial reports

JULY

Ø      E.T. hotline

Ø      Board meeting July 8

Ø      Alternate month for Nitrate Testing Clinic

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Filing for office

Ø      Budget due to County

Ø      Lake monitoring

Ø      Fair booth

Ø      Monthly financial reports

AUGUST

Ø      E.T. hotline

Ø      Board meeting August 12

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Lake monitoring

Ø      Trees ordered from Badoura

Ø      Monthly financial reports

SEPTEMBER

Ø      Area 8 meeting

Ø      Board meeting September 9

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      E.T. hotline concludes

Ø      River clean-up project

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Lake monitoring

Ø      Mail fall newsletter

Ø      Letter to teachers on programs

Ø      Quarterly tax reports

Ø      Order deciduous trees

Ø      Monthly financial reports

OCTOBER

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Board meeting October 14

Ø      Rainfall monitoring reports

Ø      Tree ordering begins

Ø      Review draft annual work plan

Ø      Monthly financial reports

NOVEMBER

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Board meeting November 11

Ø      Review draft annual work plan

Ø      Monthly financial reports

DECEMBER

Ø      State Convention

Ø      Board meeting December 9

Ø      Observation well monitoring

Ø      Finalize annual work plan

Ø      Quarterly tax reports

Ø      Monthly financial reports