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Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Past Action/Monitoring
From fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2008, BWSR completed 12 land transactions
totaling 1,951 acres. As such, BWSR is forever responsible for monitoring the parcels of
land that are associated with these transactions. During fiscal year 2009, all parcels were
inspected by County Soil and Water Conservation District personnel on behalf of BWSR.
The inspections are intended to ensure that the land use complies with the intent of the
easements that justified the expenditure of ACUB funds. BWSR‟s annual monitoring
plan calls for site visits in the summer of each year. Reports of site visits are filed for
each land parcel and are available through BWSR. All parcels were found to be in
compliance based on the monitoring inspections in fiscal year 2009.
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Fiscal Year 2009 Accomplishments
BWSR completed and recorded 24 additional land transactions in fiscal year
2009 totaling 4,821 acres. In order to be considered complete for the purposes of this
annual report, the land transactions must be recorded and documented in MNARNG‟s
Real Property Database. BWSR has also initiated action on seven additional transactions
or near term targets totaling 1,758 acres which will be completed in fiscal year 2010
using obligated NGB funds. Near term targets only includes those parcels for which the
landowner has committed in writing to participate and therefore is obligated to the terms
and conditions of the conservation easement. Figure 72 depicts the location of all BWSR
transactions including those that have been completed to date and distinguishes
accomplishments in fiscal year 2009 and the near term target land transactions that are
pending.
CAMP RIPLEY INTEGRATED TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT (ITAM)
Program Overview
The increased technology of military weapons and equipment has placed more pressure on
training lands. Past and continued degradation of natural resources can have a negative effect on
the realism of future training exercises. To meet all environmental laws and regulations the U.S.
Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL) has developed the Integrated
Training Area Management (ITAM) program. The ITAM program is a comprehensive tool that
consists of five components necessary to maintain and improve the condition of natural resources.
The ITAM program funding requirements to implement the five components are identified in the
ITAM Workplan Analysis Module. These requirements are submitted to the National Guard
Bureau annually for validation. The five components are as follows:
1. Range and Training Land Assessment (RTLA)
2. Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM)
3. Training Requirements Integration (TRI)
4. Sustainable Range Awareness (SRA)
5. Geographic Information System (GIS)
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