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Phase 1- Rum River Wildlife and <br />isheries Habitat Enhancement <br />Through Bioengineering <br />PROJECT JUSTIFICATION <br />• Rum River bank stabilization projects are recommended in the 2017 Rum River Watershed Restoration and <br />Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report by state and local agencies and stakeholders. <br />• The Anoka Conservation District (ACD) identified 80 eroding stretches totaling seven miles of riverbank. <br />• Critical riparian -littoral transitional habitat is missing along these seven miles, and 7,838 tons of sediment is <br />delivered to the river annually, smothering habitat for mussels, invertebrates, and spawning fish. <br />• LSOHC, CPL, and Clean Water Fund grants will be pursued to address sites based on scale and severity. <br />• Two phases are planned for LSOHC requests for Rum River habitat -building bioengineering projects in Anoka <br />County over five years. Additional requests with upstream partners may be possible in the future. <br />PROJECT SUMMARY <br />• Stabilization and habitat enhancement of four to eight sites over <br />three years during Phase 1 with $952,200 LSOHC -OHF funds <br />• Enhanced opportunity for fishing, hunting, and recreation on a key <br />public water resource <br />• Project partners: ACD, Anoka County, and landowners <br />• Support from: Upper Rum River WMO, Lower Rum River WMO, <br />and MN Waterfowl Association <br />LONG-TERM STRATEGY <br />nokourl.y;,�.rrd $442,000 in grant match over the next <br />five years. <br />• Future LSOHC requests will be made for additional habitat <br />building bioengineering projects. <br />• Clean Water Fund grants will be pursued for projects requiring <br />substantial hard armoring. <br />• CPL funds will be pursued for smaller projects addressable by <br />cedar tree revetment projects. <br />ti <br />sador Gl.d NW <br />ST. FRANCIS <br />U <br />=Potential Sites <br />Rum River <br />Public Land <br />City Boundaries <br />0 <br />a4 <br />�a� <br />A <br />16711t Ave NA' <br />aJ <br />Era <br />• RAMSEY <br />e Rd <br />Ramsey <br />1 <br />CS .. <br />Dayton <br />129th Ave N <br />R <br />.• <br />r <br />•, <br />Qo o <br />-y� <br />ti <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />OAK <br />GROVE �� r� <br />Q ANDOVER <br />c ANOKA <br />Ano <br />E roam Si <br />4 <br />