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MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN TRENDS REPORT SELECTED REFERENCES

HISTORY

Pre Euro­Settlement Conditions Bray, Edmund and Martha Coleman Bray Editors. 1976. Joseph N. Nicollet on the Plains

and Prairies: The Expeditions of 1838­39 with Journals, Letters, and Notes on the Dakota Indians. Minnesota Historical Society.

Carver, Jonathan. 1956. Travels through the Interior Parts of North America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768. Ross & Hines Inc.

Featherstonhaugh , George W. 1970. A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotar: With an account of the lead and Cooper Deposits in Wisconsin; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee County; and Sketches of Popular Manners. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS) September 2007. Native Plant Communities and Rare Species of The Minnesota River Valley Counties. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR). http://www.mndnr.gov/eco/mcbs/index.html

Original Vegetation Map: Adapted from Marschner, F.J. 1974. The original vegetation of Minnesota, compiled from U.S. General Land Office Survey notes [map]. 1:500,000. Redrafted from the 1930. Original by P.J. Burwell and S.J. Haas under the direction of M.L. Heinselman. St. Paul: North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Department of Agriculture.

Prairies

Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. September 2007. Native Plant Communities and Rare Species of The Minnesota River Valley Counties. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources http://www.mndnr.gov/eco/mcbs/index.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2006. Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild and Rare: An Action Plan for Minnesota Wildlife, Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Division of Ecological Services, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/nrplanning/bigpicture/cwcs/profiles/minn esota_river_prairie.pdf

MDNR. 2007. Prairie Protection Website. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/prairierestoration/index.html

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US Fish & Wildlife Service. 2009. Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR Website. http://www.fws.gov/midwest/NorthernTallgrassPrairie/index.html

Big Woods Crosby, Jackie. June 12, 2002. “New Growth for the Big Woods.” Minneapolis Star

Tribune.

Harris, Fred. 2009. MDNR Staff. Personal Communication.

Wovcha, Daniel and Fred Harris. July/ August 1998. Minnesota Volunteer Magazine. Department of Natural Resources. “The Big Woods” www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/julaug98/bigwoods.html

For more information: Fred Harris, Plant Ecologist/Botanist; Minnesota County Biological Survey, MN DNR; P.O. Box 205, 500 Lafayette Road; St. Paul, MN 55155; 651­259­5084; fred.harris@dnr.state.mn.us

Land Drainage Kuehner, Kevin. 2004. An Historical Perspective of Hydrologic Changes in Seven Mile

Creek Watershed. Brown Nicollet Cottonwood Water Quality Board. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/org/bnc/sevenmile.html

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 1997. Minnesota River Basin Information Document. St. Paul, MN.

The River Today Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2007. Progress Report: Decades of Effort

Show Improvement in Minnesota River Water Quality.

MPCA. 2007. Minnesota River Basin: Impaired Waters, TMDLs and Water Quality. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/mnriver/mnriver­tmdl.html

Minnesota State University, Mankato Water Resources Center. 2008. Impaired Waters in the Minnesota River Basin. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/mnbasin/impaired/index.html

LAND USE & DEMOGRAPHICS

Population Trends

Minnesota Planning. 2000. Map of Minnesota Population Change 1990­2000.

US Census Bureau. 2000 Census. Population Change by County between Censuses.

Urban Bauer, Marvin. 2009. Personal communication. University of Minnesota’s Remote

Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory.

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Center for Rural Policy and Development. 2008. Atlas of Minnesota. http://www.mnsu.edu/ruralmn/pages/Publications/Atlas/Atlasonline/indexatlas/p eople03.php

Environmental Protection Agency. 2003. The urban environment: Minneapolis­St.Paul indicators. http://www.epa.gov/urban/msp/indicators.htm

Manson , Steven and Marvin Bauer. Fall 2006. Changing Landscapes in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. CURA Reporter. http://www.mngislis.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=145

Metro Area Impervious Surface maps: Maps Courtesy of University of Minnesota’s Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory

Minnesota State Demographic Center. December 2006. Half­time Highlights: Minnesota at Half Decade.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 1997. Minnesota River Basin Information Document. St. Paul, MN.

Yuan, Fei, Kali Sawaya, Brian Loeffelholz, Marvin E. Bauer. August 2005. Land cover classification and change analysis of the Twin Cities (Minnesota) Metropolitan Area by multitemporal Landsat remote sensing. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 98 (2005) 317­328.

Rural Hastad, Trudy. 2009. Personal Communication. Lac qui Parle – Yellow Bank Watershed

Project;, District Administrator; 600 6 th St.; Madison, MN 56256; 320­598­3117

Minnesota Planning. July, 2000. Implications of rural Minnesota’s changes demographics.

Minnesota State Demographic Center. 2007. Minnesota Population Projections 2005 to 2035.

Minnesota State Demographic Center. February, 2004. Elderly Minnesotans: A 2000 Census Portrait

Minnesota State Demographic Center. 2007. Minnesota Housing Prices, 2007­2008 http://www.demography.state.mn.us/documents/MinnesotaHousingPrices20072008.p df

U.S. Census Bureau. Last Updated on September 4, 2009. Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and Yellow Medicine population numbers from 1900 to 2000

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Farm Land US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. Accessed 2009.

Minnesota Agricultural Statistics. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.asp

US Census of Agriculture. 2007. Agricultural Census. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapt er_2_County_Level/Minnesota/index.asp

Farm Size & Number Center for Rural Policy and Development (CRPD). 2009. Rural Atlas Online.

http://www.mnsu.edu/ruralmn/pages/Publications/Atlas/Atlasonline/indexatla s/ag10.php

Holt, Jerry. July 20, 2009. Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Minnesota among nation’s farmers market hot spots”

National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG). 2008. The Average Farmer www.wheatworld.org/pdf/Theaveragefarmer.pdf

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 2007. 2007 Census of Agriculture: Minnesota state and county data [online]. Vol. 1, Geographic Area Series. Available at http://151.121.3.33:8080/Census/Create_Census_US_CNTY.jsp

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 2005. Minnesota statistics [online]. Available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.asp#.html

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Minnesota Agricultural Statistics. Accessed 2009. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.asp

University of Minnesota & Environmental Quality Board. 1999. Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on Animal Agriculture: A Summary of the Literature Related to Land Use. http://www.eqb.state.mn.us/geis/LS_Landuse.pdf

University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics. 2008. Minnesota Land Economics website. Estimated Land Values. http://www.landeconomics.umn.edu/MLE/landdata/LandValue/RunReport.aspx ?RI=567188#

Crop Types & Farming Practices Burns, Bert Earl. 1954. Agricultural Drainage in Blue Earth County Minnesota. PhD

Dissertation Geography Department. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska.

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US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. Accessed 2009. Minnesota Agricultural Statistics. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.asp

Corn & Soybeans Hicks, Dale R. November 2005. A Look at Minnesota Corn Yields over Time. University of

Minnesota, Minnesota Crop News. http://www.extension.umn.edu/cropenews/2005/05MNCN57.htm

Hicks, Dale. 2009. Personal Communication. University of Minnesota Agronomy and Plant Genetics.

LeBaron, Homer. 2008. The triazine herbicides: 50 years revolutionizing agriculture. Elsevier Press. San Diego, CA.

Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore’s Dilemna: A Natural History of Four Meals. Penguin Press. New York, NY.

US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. Accessed 2009. Minnesota Agricultural Statistics. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.asp

Fertilizers Barr Engineering Company. 2004. Detailed assessment of phosphorus sources to Minnesota

Watersheds. MPCA, Saint Paul, MN.

Birr, Adam and Technical Committee Members. 2008. Minnesota Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan 2008. Chapter 9: Agricultural Nutrients. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. St. Paul, MN.

Hargett, N.L. and J.T. Berry. 1988. Commercial Fertilizers. Tennessee Valley Authority. Mussel Shores, Alabama.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. 2007. Nutrient and Pesticide Management Assessment of Producers ­ Seven Mile Creek Watershed, Nicollet County FANMAP.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. 2002. Nutrient and Pesticide Management Assessment of Producers in the St. Peter Seven Mile Creek Watershed Area FANMAP.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. February 2006. Lower Minnesota River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Implementation Plan. Regional Division, MPCA

Montgomery, Bruce and Technical Committee Members. 2002. Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan 2001 ­ 2005. Chapter 9: Agricultural Nutrients. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. St. Paul, MN.

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Montgomery, Bruce. 2008. Fertilizer Use and NUE 2007. Powerpoint Presentation. Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Randall, Gyles W. and David J. Mulla. March­April 2001. Nitrate Nitrogen in Surface Waters as Influenced by Climatic Conditions and Agricultural Practices. Journal of Environmental Quality. Volume 30.

Pesticides Gunsolus, Jeffrey L. 2006. Ten Years of Roundup Ready ­ Where Are We Now?

University of Minnesota Applied Weed Science Research http:// appliedweeds.cfans.umn.edu

Gunsolus, Jeffrey. 2009. Personal Communication. University of Minnesota Agronomy and Plant Genetics Professor and Extension Weed Scientist.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. 2008. 2007 Water Quality Monitoring Report. Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. May 2007. 2005 Pesticide Usage on Four Major Crops in Minnesota. MDA and USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. October 2008. Minnesota National Lakes Assessment Project: Pesticides in Minnesota Lakes.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. 2008. Pesticide Sales Information Search. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/chemicals/pesticides/useandsales.htm

Oregon State University and USEPA. National Pesticide Information Center website. http://npic.orst.edu/az.html#G

University of Minnesota. 2009. Applied Weed Science Research website. http://appliedweeds.cfans.umn.edu/

USEPA. 2000­2001 Pesticide Market Estimates. http://www.epa.gov/oppbead1/pestsales/01pestsales/usage2001_2.htm#3_6

Wikipedia. 2009. Roundup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup

Animal Agriculture Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2007. Progress on a Long Voyage: Decades of

Improvement in Minnesota River Water Quality. St. Paul, MN.

Montgomery, Bruce and Technical Committee Members. 2002. Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan 2001 ­ 2005. Chapter 9: Agricultural Nutrients. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. St. Paul, MN.

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US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. Minnesota Agricultural Statistics. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Minnesota/index.asp

University of Minnesota & Environmental Quality Board. 1999. Literature Summary for the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on Animal Agriculture: A Summary of the Literature Related to the Effects of Animal Agriculture on Water Resources. http://www.eqb.state.mn.us/geis/LS_Water.pdf

University of Minnesota & Environmental Quality Board. 1999. Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on Animal Agriculture: A Summary of the Literature Related to Land Use. http://www.eqb.state.mn.us/geis/LS_Landuse.pdf

University of Minnesota Extension. 2009. Swine Production and Technology website http://www.extension.umn.edu/SwineProduction/about.html

Conservation Easements Berner, Alfred H. 1988. Federal Pheasants – Impact of Federal Agricultural Programs on

Pheasant Habitat, 1934­1985. The Wildlife Society.

Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) Last accessed on September, 2009. Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve Program (RIM). http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/easements/rim/index.html

BWSR. Last accessed on September, 2009. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program – A Look Back. http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/easements/crep/creponevstwo.pdf

BWSR. Last accessed on September, 2009. Minnesota River CREP Easement Summary by County. http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/easements/crep/easementsummary.html

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. January 1994. Minnesota River Assessment Project Report Volume 1, Workplan and Project Summary. Report to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Last accessed on September, 2009. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). http://www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/agron/crp/crp.html

Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore’s Dilemma – A Natural History of Four Meals. The Penguin Press. New York, NY.

Krohn, Tim and John Cross. July 10, 2008. “Reaching the Rapids.” Mankato Free Press.

Time Magazine. August 13, 1956. “Agriculture: Soil Bank: A Winning Bet.”

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Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University Mankato. Last updated on April 15, 2003. Minnesota River Timeline. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu

Best Management Practices Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 1997. Minnesota River Basin Information

Document. St. Paul, MN.

Natural Resources Conservation Service; Last accessed on September, 2009. Crop Residue Management. http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/solutions/cropresidue.html

Ruhland, Vic. April 2005. Through these eyes: The First 70 Years of Soil and Water Conservation in Minnesota. Minnesota Office, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.http://www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/news/Minnesota%20History4.pdf

Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University Mankato. August 20, 2008. 2007 Tillage Transect Survey Final Report. Prepared for the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Wastewater EPA. 2008. Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force: Success

Stories http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/success_stories.htm

McCormick, Lisa. 2009. MPCA staff. Personal Communication.

Minnesota Public Radio. May 23, 2006. Minnesota River phosphorus cleanup. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/05/23/mnriverphosphorus/

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 1997. Minnesota River Basin Information Document. St. Paul, MN.

MPCA Website. 2007. Minnesota River Basin: General Phosphorus Permit­Phase 1. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/mnriver/mnriver­ phosphoruspermit.html

MPCA. 2007. Progress Report: Decades of Effort Show Improvement in Minnesota River Water Quality.

Septic Systems & Undersewered Communities EPA. 2009. Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force website.

Success Stories. http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/success_stories.htm

Kuehner, Kevin & Scott Matteson. 2006. Straight Pipe Septic Monitoring Project. Seven Mile Creek Watershed Project and Water Resources Center Minnesota State University, Mankato.

McCormick, Lisa. 2009. MPCA staff. Personal Communication.

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 1997. Minnesota River Basin Information Document. St. Paul, MN.

MPCA. 2007. Progress Report: Decades of Effort Show Improvement in Minnesota River Water Quality.

MPCA Website. 2007. Minnesota River Basin: General Phosphorus Permit­Phase 1. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/mnriver/mnriver­ phosphoruspermit.html

MPCA. June 2008. Small Community Wastewater Needs in Minnesota. Final Report. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­wwtp1­06.pdf

Minnesota Public Radio. May 23, 2006. Minnesota River phosphorus cleanup. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/05/23/mnriverphosphorus/

WATER QUALITY & QUANTITY

Rivers & Streams State of the Minnesota River Reports.

http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/mnbasin/state/index.html

Minnesota Climatology Working Group. Last accessed in September, 2009. Climate Change http://climate.umn.edu

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2007. Climatology http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/climatology/index.htm l

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Last accessed in September, 2007. Global Climate Change and its Impact on Minnesota http://www.pca.state.mn.us/climatechange

Flooding City of Mankato. Last updated in 2007. Flood Control Planning

http://www.ci.mankato.mn.us/Flood_Control/Page.aspx (Mankato)

City of Henderson Last Updated in 2009. Henderson on the Minnesota http://www.hendersonmn.com/visitors/index.php (Henderson)

Craigmile, Dave and Scott Kudelka. Spring 2007. “Water Quality Issues – Browns Valley Flooding.” Minnesota River Watershed Alliance River Talk Newsletter.

Gau, Deb. March 24, 2009. “As Minnesota River rises, local flood mitigation plans continue” Granite Falls Advocate Tribune.

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Henderson: Then and Now; 1852 – 1994 book (Henderson)

Kolpack, Dave. March 14, 2007. “Floods Prompt Minnesota Evacuations” Associated Press. (Browns Valley).

Krohn, Tim. July 9, 2008. Mankato Free Press. “Granite Falls: The river gives and takes” (Granite Falls).

National Water Summary 1968­89. 1990. Floods and Droughts: Minnesota. http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/minnesota_floods_and_drought.pdf.

US Corps of Engineers. Last updated on March 26, 2009. Minnesota River Flood Risk Management Project, Granite Falls, Minnesota http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/fl_damage_reduct/default.asp?pageid=32 (Granite Falls).

Water Resources Center , Minnesota State University Mankato. Last Updated on April 15, 2003. Minnesota River Timeline. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/mnbasin/fact_sheets/timeline.html (Mankato)

For more information: U.S. Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District Office; Sibley Square at Mears Park; 190 5 th Street East, Suite 401; St. Paul, MN 55101­1638; 651­290­5200; Publicaffairs@usace.army.mil

Water Quality Christopherson, Dave. September 2002. Minnesota River Study Shows Reductions in Key

Pollutants. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Water Quality/Basins. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/indicators/iom­1102.html

Le, Laura (Freer). 2009. Are Stream’s Clarity Getting Better Over Time? A Statistical and Graphical Analysis of Minnesota Streams and Minnesota River Basins. University of Minnesota Thesis.

Johnson, Heather O et al. May 2008. Assessment of Water Quality Trends in the Minnesota River using Non­Parametric and Parametric Methods. Journal of Environmental Quality. 38:1018­1030.

(Johnson) Offerman, Heather. 2006. Assessing River Water Quality Trends in the Minnesota River Basin. University of Minnesota Masters Thesis. Water Resources Science.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2008. Minnesota’s Impaired Waters and TMDLs http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/index.html;

Sanjel, Deepak et al. 2009. Minnesota River Basin Statistical Trend Analysis. Minnesota State University, Mankato Water Resources Center and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu

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Impaired Waters Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Last updated July 7, 2008. Minnesota’s Impaired

Waters and TMDLs website http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/index.html;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. October 2008. Assessing and listing impaired waters. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­iw3­11.pdf;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency June 10, 2008. 2008 Final TMDL List http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­iw3­15.xls;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Last accessed in September, 2009. 2006 Final TMDL List of Impaired Waters http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­iw1­ 03­2006.pdf

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Approved by the U.S. EPA on May 13, 2004. 2004 Final TMDL List of Impaired Waters http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/reports/tmdl­list­2004.pdf;

Lake Water Quality Heiskary, Steve and Mark Tomasek. 2000. Chapter 4A “Lakes Strategy”, NSMPP 2001­

2005. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN.

Lindon, Matthew. 2009. Harmful Algae Blooms. MPCA Staff Personal Communication.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. October, 2008. Minnesota National Lakes Assessment Project: Pesticides in Minnesota Lakes.

MPCA. 2003. Shallow Lakes of Southwestern Minnesota: Status and trend summary for selected lakes. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/reports/lakes­shallowlake­ swmn.pdf

MPCA. 2008. Citizen Lake Monitoring Program website. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/clmp.html

MPCA. 2008. Secchi Transparency Trends website. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/clmp­publications.html#reports

MDNR. 2003. State of the Lakes: Minnesota is known as the State of 10,000 Lakes and the Land of Sky­Blue Waters. But who’s looking after our trademark waters? http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/julaug03/stateoflakes.html

Olmanson, L.G., M.E. Bauer and P.L. Brezonik. 2008. Remote Sensing of Environment, special issue on Monitoring Freshwater and Estuarine Systems. In Press. http://water.umn.edu/pres_pubs.html

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Conservation Minnesota. Check my lake website. Freshwaters Society. http://checkmylake.org/lake/news/?id=3925

Groundwater Bovee, Terry. 2009. Department of Health Staff. Personal Communication.

Erickson, Melinda. December 2005. Glacial Sediment Causing Regional­Scale Elevated Arsenic in Drinking Water. Ground Water. November­December 2005: 796­805.

Minnesota Department of Health. Accessed 2009. Groundwater and Your Health website. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/groundwater/index.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2009. Water Year Data Summary 2007.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). September 2007. Minnesota’s Ground Water Condition: A Statewide View.

MPCA. Updated 2008. Minnesota Ground Water Information Guide website. http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/gwig/index.html

MPCA. Accessed 2009. Ground Water in Minnesota website. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/groundwater/index.html

MDNR. Accessed 2009. Groundwater website. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/groundwater/index.html

Downstream Impacts: Nitrates & The Dead Zone Minnesota State University, Mankato Water Resources Center. 2009. State of the

Minnesota River: Water Quality Summary 2000­2008. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu

NOAA Website. July 2008. Survey Cruise Records Second­Largest "Dead Zone" in Gulf of Mexico Since Measurements Began in 1985.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080728_deadzone.html

Science Museum of Minnesota. Dead Zone Website. http://www.smm.org/deadzone/

NASA Visible Earth Program (image). http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/

Downstream Impacts: Sediment, Phosphorus & Lake Pepin Engstrom, Daniel R. J.E. Almendinger. 2000. Historical Changes in Sediment and

Phosphorus Loading to the Upper Mississipi River: Mass­balance Reconstructions from the Sediments of Lake Pepin. For Metropolitan Council Envrionmental Services. St. Croix Watershed Research Station. Science Museum of Minnesota. Marine on St. Croix, MN.

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Johnson, Kent. 2002. Impact of Minnesota River on Lake Pepin and the Mississippi River. Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. Powerpoint Presentation for Minnesota River Research Forum September 2002. http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/event/forum020913/result020913.html

Kelly, D.W. and E.A. Nater. 1998. Historical Sediment Flux from Three Watersheds into Lake Pepin, Minnesota USA. Journal of Environmental Quality 29:561­568 (2000).

Mulla, D.J., A.S. Sekely, D. Wheeler, and J.C. Bell. April 2000. Historical Trends Affecting Accumulation of Sediment and Phospohrus in Lake Pepin. Department of Soil, Water, and Climate. University of Minnesota Final Report.

LIVING RESOURCES

Department of Natural Resources. 2006. Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild and Rare: An Action Plan for Minnesota Wildlife http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/cwcs/index.html

Macroinvertebrates Data Sheets on Macroinvertebrate Sampling by the Chippewa River Watershed Project

from 2001 to 2007

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency January, 1994. Minnesota River Assessment Project Report (Volume III) – Biological and Toxicological Assessment – Report to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. January 1994. Minnesota River Assessment Project Report (Volume I) – Workplan and Project Summary. Report to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.

Murdoch, Tom and Martha Cheo with Kate O’Laughlin 1991. Streamkeeper’s Field Guide – Watershed Inventory and Stream Monitoring Methods. The Adopt­A­Stream Foundation.

Wymar, Paul. 2008­2009. Watershed Scientist. Chippewa River Watershed Project. Personal Communication.

For more information: Joel Chirhart; Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Biological Monitoring Program; 520 Lafayette Road; St. Paul, MN 55155; 651­757­2264; joel.chirhart@pca.state.mn.us

Mussels Anderson, Kari. Accessed September, 2009. Mussels – A Bond Between Childhood and

Adulthood for Me http://www.karipearls.com/mussels.html

Cherveny, Tom. October 25, 2008. . Freshwater mussels really matter to river’s ecosystem. West Central Tribune.

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Featherstonhaugh, George W. 1970 A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotar: With an account of the lead and Cooper Deposits in Wisconsin; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee County; and Sketches of Popular Manners. Minnesota Historical Society Press

Fischenich, Mark. September 23, 2007. More than just mussels – Watershed Alliance shares a hike filled with interesting clam facts. Mankato Free Press.

Muscatello, Serra. September 23, 2007. Exploring the world of mussels. New Ulm Journal.

Sietman, Bernard. 2003. Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Minnesota . Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Sietman, Bernard and Mike Davis. 2008­2009. Personal Communication. Malacologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

For more information: Bernard Sietman, Malacologist; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological resources Stream Habitat Program; 500 Lafayette Road; St. Paul, MN 55155; 651­259­5139; bernard.sietman@dnr.state.mn.us

Frogs in Minnesota

Center for Global Environmental Education, A Thousand Friends of Frogs, Hamline University Last Updated 1999. Minnesota Frog and Toad Calling Survey 99 http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/watch98.html;

Cross, John. April 27, 2009. “Graduate students helping DNR keep track of frogs by” Mankato Free Press. http://www.mnsu.edu/news/read/?id=1240842005&paper=topstories

Larson, Krista. November 17, 2008. Shapefiles for Frog Calling Survey Route Stops. Ecological Resources Division, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. St. Paul, MN November 17, 2008

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Last Updated 2009. Minnesota Frog & Toad Calling Survey (MFTCS0) http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/frogtoad_survey/index.html;

United States Geological Survey. Accessed November 2008. North American Amphibian Monitoring Program http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp.

Northern Leopard Frogs Anderson , Yvette C. and Richard J. Baker 2002. Nongame Wildlife Program, Division

of Ecological Services, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota Frog & Toad Calling Survey 1996 – 2002

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last updated in 2009. Northern Leopard Frog website. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/truefrogs/northern leopard.html;

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last updated in 2009. Minnesota Frog & Toad Calling Survey (MFTCS): http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/frogtoad_survey/index.html;

A Thousand Friends of Frogs, Hamline University Last updated in 1999. Status of Amphibians in Minnesota: Center for Global Environmental Education http://www.hamline.edu/cgee/frogs/science/mnstatus.html;

For more information: Krista Larson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Frog & Toad Calling Survey; 500 Lafayette Road; St. Paul, MN 55155; 651­259­5120; krista.larson@dnr.state.mn.us

Malformed Frogs North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations web site. Last accessed

in September, 2009. National Biological Information Infrastructure. http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=386&&PageID=1101&mo de=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true / http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Plants,_Animals_&_Other _Organisms/Amphibians/

Souder, William. December 2002. A Plague of Frogs: Unraveling an Environmental Mystery University of Minnesota Press.

Souder, William. August 17, 2009. “Studies offer new insights into causes of deformed frogs.” MinnPost.

Vandenlangenberg, Susan M and Jeffery T. Canfield and Joseph A. Magner. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A Regional Survey of Malformed Frogs in Minnesota (USA) (Minnesota Malformed Frogs)

Wong, Kathleen M. Summer 2009. Science Matters @ Berkeley; Volume 6, Issue 45. “Male Frogs Losing Their Macho”

U.S. Geological Survey web site. Last accessed on September, 2009. Malformed Frogs in Minnesota: An Update. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs­043­01/

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency web site. Last accessed on September, 2009. Research News about Deformed Frogs in Minnesota. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/hot/frog­latest.html

For more information: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; 520 Lafayette Road; St. Paul, MN 55155; 651­296­6300 or 800­657­3864.

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Fish Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS). 2007. Native Plant Communities & Rare

Species of the Minnesota River Valley Counties. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). 2009. Fish Consumption: Safe Eating Guidelines. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/eating/safeeating.html

Steil, Mark. May 6, 2005. Minnesota River Ten Years of Cleaning Up. Minnesota Public Radio (MPR).

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200205/06_mainstreet_rivers­ m/steil.shtml

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2005. Minnesota Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program. www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/p­p2s4­05.pdf

Native Fish. Accessed 2009. Minnesota Fish Tails. http://www.nativefish.org/articles/MinnesotaFishTails.php

Ring­necked Pheasants Anderson, Mary. 1995. “Ring­necked Pheasant” fact sheet. South Dakota Department of

Game, Fish and Parks, Division of Wildlife. http://www.northern.edu/natsource/BIRDS/Ringne1.htm;

Haroldson, Kurt. 2008­2009. Personal Communication. Farmland Wildlife Populations and Research Group, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources;

Haroldson, Kurt J. August 30, 2007. 2007 Minnesota August Roadside Survey. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Last updated in 2009. Nature Snapshots: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snapshots/birds/ringneckedpheasant.html;

For more information: Kurt Haroldson, Wildlife Research Biologist; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; 35365 800 th Avenue; Madelia, MN 56062; 507­642­ 8478 ext. 226; kurt.haroldson@dnr.state.mn.us

Ducks Featherstonhaugh, George W. 1970. A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotar: With an account

of the lead and Cooper Deposits in Wisconsin; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee County; and Sketches of Popular Manners. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Gunderson, Dan. September 25, 2009. Wetland loss outpacing efforts.. Minnesota Public Radio.

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Mahmoodi, Cyrus. Last accessed in September, 2009. The Swan Lake Restoration Project (Minnesota) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://horticulture.cfans.umn.edu/vd/h5015/01papers/mahmoodi.htm;

Stachura, Sea. December 14, 2005. “Draining Swan Lake for the ducks.” Minnesota Public Radio. http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/12/14_ap_swanlake/

For more information: Joel Anderson, Wildlife Manager; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; 501 9 th Street; Nicollet, MN 56074; 507­225­3572; joel.anderson@dnr.mn.us

River Otters Erb, John and Chris DePerno. Distribution and Relative Abundance of River Otters in

Southern Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Erb, John. 2008­2009. Personal Communication. Wolf/Furbearer Biologist; Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources; Forest Wildlife Populations and Research Group.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last updated in 2009. Nature Snapshots: Otter http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snapshots/mammals/riverotter.html;

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Last updated in 2009. Otter. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/otter/index.html;

For more information: John Erb, Wolf/Furbearer Biologist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Forest Wildlife Populations and Research Group; 1201 E. Hwy. 2; Grand Rapids, MN 55744; 218­999­7930; john.erb@dnr.state.mn.us

Fish Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS). 2007. Native Plant Communities & Rare

Species of the Minnesota River Valley Counties. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Steil, Mark. May 2002. Minnesota Public Radio. . Minnesota River Ten Years of Cleaning Up. http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200205/06_mainstreet_rivers­ m/steil.shtml

Commercial Fishing Koenen, Brad. May 21, 2009. Minnesota River File from Fisheries Technician; Subject: Commercial Seine Operation Observations.

Koenen, Brad. June 5, 2009. Minnesota River File, Fisheries Technician and Chris Foster, Fisheries Specialist; Subject: Commercial Seine Operation Observations.

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Sundmark, Lee. September 21, 2009. Personal Communication. Supervisor of Hutchinson Fisheries Management Area.

Fish Consumption Smart Fish Calculator http://www.iatp.org/foodandhealth/fishcalculator/index.cfm

Fish Consumption – Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/

RIVER & LAKE FOCUSED RECREATION

River & Lake Focused Recreation Cross, John. July 16, 2008. "End of the river trail." Mankato Free Press.

Legislative Coordinating Commission Geographic Information Services. 2008. Constitutional Amendment: The Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment. http://www.gis.leg.mn/html/election2008.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. June 2000. “Awareness and Satisfaction Survey.”DNR­Bureau of Information, Education and Licensing.

Sushak, Ron. March 2005. 2004 Outdoor Recreation Facility Survey of Minnesota Cities, Counties and School Districts. Office of Management and Budget Services. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

State Park Visitation Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009.

Minnesota State Parks: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/index.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009. Big Stone Lake State Park: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/big_stone_lake/index.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009. Flandrau State Park: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/flandrau/index.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009. Fort Snelling State Park: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fort_snelling/index.html

Fort Snelling State Park Staff. 2009. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Personal Communication.

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Tipel, Gary. 2009. Flandrau State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Personal Communication.

Dvendsen, JoAnn. 2009. Big Stone State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Personal Communication.

River & Lake Recreational Access Diebel, Lynee and Robert. 2007. Paddling Southern Minnesota – 85 Great Trips by Canoe and

Kayak. Trails Books, Madison Wisconsin.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009. Minnesota Water Trails Program website http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/index.html

Ryberg, Clyde N. September, 1963. 1963 River Survey Report No. 4; Minnesota River from Ortonville, Big Stone Lake to Fort Snelling, Mississippi River. North Central Marine Association.

Schneider, James A. September, 1966. Aquatic Biologist Minnesota Conservation Department, Division of Game and Fish (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources).

Department of Natural Resources. November 2005. Minnesota Canoe and Kayak Study. Office of Management and Budget Services & www.dnr.state.mn.us

EMERGING TRENDS

Ethanol Anderson, Dennis. January 19, 2008. Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Future of wildlife

might be linked to biofuels”

Shine, Conor. April 15, 2009. Minnesota Daily. “Study: Ethanol production more efficient in Minnesota”

Meersman, Tom. January 28, 2008. Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Is ethanol tapping too much water?”

Webb, Tom. April 17, 2009. St. Paul Pioneer Press. “Audit urges end to state ethanol subsidies”

Emerging Contaminants Miller, Natalie. “Times Writers Group: Water issues spark questions.” St. Cloud Times.

Underwood, Anne. June 4, 2007. “Rivers of Doubt – Minute quantities of everyday contaminants in our drinking supply could add up to big trouble.” Newsweek.

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Hard Rock Mining Kudelka, Scott. December 5, 2007. “One rock at a time – Saving Granite Outcrops. ”

MSU,M Water Resources Center.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009. Minnesota River – Wild & Scenic River Program www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/wild_scenic/wsrivers/minnesot a.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Last accessed in September, 2009. Gneiss Outcrops Scientific and Natural Area www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/sna01071/index.html

Moore, Patrick. 2005. “Clean up the River Environment (CURE) Uses Economic Development as the Basis for River Protection.” Minnesota Waters. www.minnesotawaters.org

Big Stone II Coal Plant American Rivers. 2008. America’s Most Endangered Rivers – 2008 Edition

www.americanrivers.org

Cherveny, Tom. January 29, 2008. “Board: Minn. should have a say in water appropriation for Big Stone II.” West Central Tribune.

Langan, Matt. MN DNR Nancy Werdel, Western Area Power Administration, December 10, 2007. (Big Stone II Power Plant and Transmission Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement)

Lokkesome, Kent. MN DNR to John Guhin, South Dakota Assistant Attorney General, June 30, 2006. Letter (In the matter of application No. 6678­3, Otter Tail Corporation Big Stone II):

OTHER OTHER RESOURCES:

Farm Subsidy Database – Environmental Working Group http://farm.ewg.org/farm/regionsummary.php?fips=27000

Drinking Water National Tapwater Database http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/findings.php

Drinking Water Protection http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/

Minnesota Drinking Water ­ EPA http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/mn.htm

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Minnesota Rural Water Association http://www.mrwa.com/waterkeydates.htm

TMDLs – Impaired Waters Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Last updated July 7, 2008. Minnesota’s Impaired Waters and TMDLs http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/index.html;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency October 2008. Assessing and listing impaired waters http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­iw3­11.pdf;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency June 10, 2008. 2008 Final TMDL List http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­iw3­15.xls;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Last accessed in September, 2009. 2006 Final TMDL List of Impaired Waters http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/wq­iw1­03­ 2006.pdf

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency approved by the U.S. EPA on January 22, 2003. 2002 Final TMDL List of Impaired Waters http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/reports/tmdl­2002list.pdf;

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Last accessed in September, 2009. 1998 TMDL List of Impaired Waters http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/pubs/tmdl­list98.pdf

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