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Mariposa Lake Watershed Project


Landowners and residents are working together with the Mariposa Lake Watershed Project to improve their lake.

By installing conservation practices and making other changes, Mariposa Lake residents are working to improve their farming operations, their land, their lake and the future.
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Dan Sorem, Mariposa Lake watershed project coordinator, can help landowners
Dan Sorem, Mariposa Lake watershed project coordinator, can help landowners install conservation practices to help preserve the creek for future generations.
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Get Involved

For More Information
Local:
Dan Sorem
Mariposa Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 792-4116
Dan.Sorem@ia.usda.gov
Jasper County NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

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What's a watershed?

A watershed is the area of land that drains into a lake or stream.

Water traveling over the surface or through groundwater may pick up contaminants like sediment, chemicals and waste and deposit them in a body of water.