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Watershed group wins grant to restore Valley View Park streambanks, reduce phosphorus
Summary
The Middle Saint Croix Watershed Management Organization received a grant to fund streambank stabilization, invasive species removal and woodland understory restoration at Valley View Park aimed at reducing phosphorus and sediment entering Pero Pond and the St. Croix River; no dollar amount was presented.
A commissioner told the commission that the Middle Saint Croix Watershed Management Organization applied for and received a substantial restoration grant for Valley View Park. "Their goal is to reduce phosphorus and sediment to Pero Pond down there," the commissioner said, and described planned work including streambank stabilization, invasive species removal, and woodland understory restoration to address ponding and nutrient runoff.
The commissioner said work will occur over the next couple of years and will help reduce runoff that reaches the St. Croix River. No grant amount was provided during the report; commissioners expressed support for the selection of Valley View Park as a project site and noted the project will appear in upcoming staff planning materials.
