July 31-1130-Rebecca Wicker
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2019 SWCS International Annual Conference July 28-31, 2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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July 31-1130-Rebecca Wicker
- 1. Years to Come: A Case Study on a Collaboration and Implementation to Reduce Sediment Runoff and Expand Conservation Education in the WLEB July 2019
- 2. The Nature Conservancy • Leading conservation organization • Private non profit • “Conserve the lands and waters on which life depends” • Own and manage the largest network of private preserves • Work in more than 70 countries and all 50 states
- 3. Western Lake Erie Basin • Harmful Algal Blooms • 2014 Toledo Water Crisis • 5 Million acres of agricultural land
- 4. The Nature Conservancy Western Lake Erie Basin Agriculture Project office • Located in Defiance, Ohio • Working with farmers, ag retailers, land-grant universities (OSU, MSU, Purdue), Soil and water conservation districts • Promoting education and outreach programs focused on BMP’s • No-till • Cover crops • 4R nutrient stewardship • Wetlands • Drainage water management structures
- 5. Sauder Village • Non-Profit 501c3 • 235-acre complex • Ohio’s largest living history destination • Permanent educational resource preserving the heritage of the Great Black Swamp from 1803 - 1920 • Core purpose to honor the past and inspire the future • Over 330,000 guests annually • Inn, campground, restaurant, bakery & more
- 6. Best Management Practices in place • Windbreak • Riparian Buffers • Oak savanna • Filter strips • Grassed waterways
- 7. • 2015 – 8 inches of rain • Site sits at the lowest point for ~1,024 acres of agricultural land that drains onto the property • Part of the Flat Run HUC12 watershed – direct tributary to Tiffin River • Location that will serve as demonstration, education and inspiration
- 8. Partners • Fulton Soil and Water Conservation District • Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife • The Nature Conservancy • Duck’s Unlimited • Ohio Environmental Protection Agency • EDGE Consulting
- 9. • Constructed wetlands • 11 acres of wetland to store and capture upstream agricultural drainage • 15 acre-ft of storage at high water elevation • Emergency overflow routing to grassed waterway and small lake • Vegetative buffers/recreation/education areas • 30 acres of cropland converted to natural cover • 2,332 linear feet of walking trail • Naturalized areas • 5 acres of native warm season grasses & wildflowers • 3 acres of oak savanna tree plantings 2017
- 10. • Project start date: July 2018 • Project end date: September 2020 • Wetland restoration • Education & Outreach April 2019
- 11. • Estimated reduction • Reduce Nitrogen Loadings – 713 Pounds/year • Reduce Phosphorus Loadings – 170 Pounds/year • Reduce Sediment Loadings – 78 Tons/year January 2019
- 12. Future Work • Walkways • Signs • Field days • Education site for kids, public, Soil and Water • Eagle scout project • Cross country • Many more ideas