Hawk Creek Watershed Project
Working on a watershed scale
for over
25 years
The soil health field day is Saturday, September 17. Click on the Get Involved page for more details.
The latest soil health newsletter is now available! Check it out along with past newsletters under Newsletters under the Get Involved tab.
The HCWP offers a variety of conservation practices that are eligible for cost-share assistance. Give us a call and we can help come up with a plan to fix water quality and erosion issues on your property. For more details, click on Projects under the BMPs tab.
The soil health field day is Saturday, September 17. Click on the Get Involved page for more details.
About
The Hawk Creek Watershed drains approximately 623,105 acres (974 square miles) of land in Chippewa, Kandiyohi, and Renville Counties. It is comprised of a main tributary (Hawk Creek) and several other streams that flow directly into the Minnesota River.
Best Management Practices
Best Management Practices (BMPs) are used to protect and/or restore areas with water quality, erosion, and water quantity problems. Check out the BMPs page to see some of the latest projects we have worked on.
WRAPS
The Hawk Creek Watershed is currently going through its second Watershed Approach and WRAPS cycle. Read more to find out where we are in the cycle and how your input is important to future watershed activities.
The Hawk Creek Watershed covers portions of Chippewa, Kandiyohi,
and Renville Counties.