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Abbie Meyer

Outreach Coordinator

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6475

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Responsibilities: 

Outreach & Education

Bonnie Haubenschild

Administrative Support Assistant

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

320-345-6490

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Responsibilities: 

Office Management

Candace Teigland

Administrative Assistant

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6476

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Responsibilities: 

Grant Pearson

Area 2 MAWQCP Specialist

Stearns Conservation District

320-428-4374

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Responsibilities: 

Outreach & Education, Sourcewater Protection, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Grazing, Irrigation Water Management, Livestock Waste Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Nutrient Management, Tillage & Residue Management, Erosion Control

Isabella Carpenter

Conservation Planner

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6486

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Responsibilities: 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Outreach & Education, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Grazing, Irrigation Water Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Tillage & Residue Management

Jason Selvog

Wildlife Habitat Specialist (Sr)

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6481

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Responsibilities: 

Drone Imagery, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Tree Sale, Conservation Planning, Easements, Forestry, Prairie and Pollinators, Wildlife Habitat

Kelly Berg

Conservation Planner

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6482

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Responsibilities: 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Outreach & Education, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Grazing, Irrigation Water Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Nutrient Management, Tillage & Residue Management

Kevin Carlson

Engineering Technician

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6483

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Responsibilities: 

Conservation Planning, Grazing, Livestock Waste Management, Shoreline Restoration, Wildlife Habitat, Office Management, Erosion Control, Engineering (Survey and Design), Stormwater

Lee Zabinski

Civil Engineering Technician

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

320-345-6470

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Responsibilities: 

Megan Herbst

Planning Team Manager

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6489

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Responsibilities: 

Organizational Leadership, Outreach & Education, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Irrigation Water Management, Livestock Waste Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Nutrient Management, Tillage & Residue Management, CAWT Program, Ag BMP Loan Program

Nolan Notch

Wildlife Habitat Specialist

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6507

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Responsibilities: 

Drone Imagery, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Tree Sale, Conservation Planning, Easements, Forestry, Prairie and Pollinators, Wildlife Habitat

Stephanie Hatzenbihler

Water Plan Coordinator

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6492

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Responsibilities: 

Sourcewater Protection, Watershed Planning

Wayne Cymbaluk

Community Conservationist

Stearns Conservation District

320-293-6498

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Responsibilities: 

Outreach & Education, Sourcewater Protection, Community Conservation, Prairie and Pollinators, Stormwater, Well Sealing, MS4, Private Wells, CMWEA, SSTS, WCA, Wetland Banking, Rain Gardens

Ben Ruley

Senior GIS/IT Specialist

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6474

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Responsibilities: 

Buffer Law, Drone Imagery, Information Technology (IT), Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Brian Steffen

District Conservationist - Team Lead

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

320-345-6468

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Responsibilities: 

Supervisor for Team Waite Park, EQIP, CSP, RPP, CRP, RCPP, Conservation Planning

Gary Borash

Soil Conservation Technician

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

320-345-6466

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Responsibilities: 

Greg Berg

Implementation Team Manager/Riparian Resources Specialist

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6479

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Responsibilities: 

Organizational Leadership, Easements, Forestry, Prairie and Pollinators, Shoreline Restoration, Wildlife Habitat, Engineering (Survey and Design), Erosion Control, Stormwater, Streambank Restoration

Jake Cleys

Conservation Planner

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6503

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Responsibilities: 

Buffer Law, Drone Imagery, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Outreach & Education, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Grazing, Irrigation Water Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Tillage & Residue Management

John Maile

SCD Administrator

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6477

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Responsibilities: 

Kelsie Tufto

Conservation Planner

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6469

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Responsibilities: 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Outreach & Education, Conservation Planning, Cover Crops, Irrigation Water Management, MAWQCP Assessments and Certifications, Tillage & Residue Management

Kyle Weimann

Operations Manager

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6485

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Responsibilities: 

BWSR Grants, Data Practices, Finance & Accounting, Organizational Leadership

Logan Berg

District Conservationist

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

763-290-3458

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Responsibilities: 

EQIP, CRP, CSP, RCPP, Cover Crops, Tillage & Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Wildlife Habitat

Mitchell Kill

Wetland Biologist

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

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Responsibilities: 

Renee Thell

Accounting Specialist

Stearns Conservation District

320-345-6473

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Responsibilities: 

Finance & Accounting

Tyler Trimpe

Wetland Specialist

USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service

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Responsibilities: 

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