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Conservation board seeks county share for $192,300 forest management grant covering 11 sites
Summary
A county conservation board reported a $192,300 timber management project scoped across 11 sites; the county’s share is about 20% (~$38,500) and Freeport Woods could be completed in a segmented approach with a $7,800 piece cost. Alden Pond riprap estimated near $10,000 if grant not obtained.
The Winneshiek County conservation board outlined a proposed $192,300 timber management project covering 11 locations countywide and told supervisors the county’s share would be about 20% (roughly $38,500).
Speaker 3, presenting the conservation update, said the state forester prepared the timber management plan. The plan can be implemented in segments; the Freeport Woods segment would cost the conservation board about $7,800 if undertaken first.
Speaker 3 also described a possible riprap addition to the dam wall at Alden Pond, estimating the work "comes in at a cost of almost $10,000." She said staff will apply for a grant (referred to in the transcript as a grant application) that, if awarded, would reduce the county share to about 10% for that project.
Separately, Speaker 3 reported the county’s stormwater detention/greenbelt project is progressing; a commenter (Speaker 5) questioned the scale and cost effectiveness of holding back runoff given the large upstream watershed and referenced a roughly $1,000,000 expenditure for the project area.
Next steps: conservation staff will proceed with the grant application and may phase work beginning with Freeport Woods if funding and scheduling allow.
