DISTRICT TECHNICIAN POSITION OPEN:  The Lac qui Parle Soil and Water Conservation District is currently taking applications for the position of District Technician.  Click HERE for more information and an application.  Click one of the following, if you do not need all of the documents: Technician Announcement; Technician Application; Technician Description. Applications will be accepted until Friday, February 3, 2012.

See pictures of the 2011 People's Garden, a USDA Initiative. The garden is located in Madison, along Highway 40, by the District tree building.

The Lac qui Parle SWCD Staff  had a very busy spring with outreach activities.  Along with the weekly radio program on Q92 at 9:15 on Wednesday mornings, the staff have been busy planning and helping with the Blue Thumb Garden Party and Classroom Visits.

The Lac qui Parle Valley Envirothon Team wins second at the 2011 State Envirothon competition in Duluth on May 16!  Way to go!

Annual Reports ~ The 2010 Annual Reports and 2011 Annual Work Plan are available to review.  You will find the reports listed on our Board of Supervisors page.  Please contact the District office if you would like printed copies of any of the reports.

Program Updates: 

• CSP - The deadline for signing up has been extended to 01.27.2012

Walk-in Access Program ~ Earn extra income by opening land for public hunting is coming. Click here for more information.

Hard Rock Outcrop ~ Funded through a Legislative Citizens Committee on Minnesota Resources Grant, nearly 100 acres of fragile Minnesota Valley Granite Outcrop rock ecosystems in  Lac qui Parle County will be protected with a permanent easement.  Among the oldest rock formations in the world, these unique land forms and rare vegetation make these rock formations worth protecting.

The Garcia/Love Claims Process.  Click here for more information.+