In the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the importance of high
quality water resources is well appreciated by residents. Interest
in the NEMO Program from the upper Midwest came early and from
several different sources.
In the western Lake Superior Basin, the Minnesota Sea Grant Program
in Duluth and the University of Wisconsin- Superior Cooperative
Extension Program were focusing on the bi-state Minnesota/ Wisconsin
Lake Superior Watershed. The rapidly urbanizing Twin Cities region
formed the other area of interest in NEMO. A consortium of partners
headed by the Minnesota Erosion Control Association and the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources coordinated the Twin Cities' effort.
Staff from the National NEMO Hub office held scoping sessions in
Duluth and the Twin Cities in 1999 and 2000 to help organize both
efforts. These two programs have since joined together and are
now coordinating their outreach efforts under the Northland NEMO
moniker.
The Lake Superior Basin Program began with
the bi-state Minnesota/Wisconsin Lake Superior watershed, and has
begun to spread its efforts to surrounding areas. This portion
of the Northland NEMO is particularly interested in working with
small underdeveloped communities, and is working with a variety
of partners to provide both educational and technical assistance
to these under-served municipalities. Initial and continuing support
comes from NOAA Sea Grant’s
Coastal Community Development Program and the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources.
The Twin Cities portion of the Northland NEMO
Program is made up of more than a dozen partners who help deliver
the message in various regions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Through this network of statewide partnerships, the program can
quickly address the needs and land use issues specific to individual
communities. These partnerships bring together regional, state
and private natural resource agencies and organizations to deliver
a coherent and consistent message to the decision-makers and citizens
of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The partners also support Northland's
efforts, either financially or through in-kind donations of time
and resources. Funding for this two year-old program has come from:
the Metropolitan Council, a regional planning agency to the Minneapolis/St.
Paul area; the McKnight Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the
3M Corporation; the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
and; the Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program.
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Contact
(Duluth)
Jesse
Schomberg
Coastal Communities Extension Educator
Minnesota Sea Grant College Program
2305 E. 5th Street, Duluth, MN 55812-1445
Email: jschombe@d.umn.edu
Phone: 218-726-6182
Fax: 218-726-6556
Contact
(Twin Cities)
John Bilotta
Regional Extension Educator
Extension Regional Center – Farmington
Dakota County Extension & Conservation Center, 4100 220th Street W, Suite 100
Farmington, MN 55024-8087
Email: jbilotta@umn.edu
Phone: 651-480-7708
Julie
Westerlund
Communications & Education Coordinator
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
18202 Minnetonka Blvd.
Deephaven, MN 55391
Email: jwesterlund@minnehahacreek.org
Phone: 952-471-0590 x209
Fax: 952-471-0682
Contact
(Wisconsin)
Sue
O'Halloran
Water Resource Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Extension
Lake
Superior Research Institute
University of Wisconsin-Superior
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
Email: sohallor@uwsuper.edu
Phone: 715-394-8525
Fax: 715-394-8418 |
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