PDTRA is now looking to hire a Part-Time Seasonal Water Quality Technician to collect water quality data in the Pomme de Terre Watershed for the 2018 field season! The Water Quality Monitoring Technician for the Pomme de Terre River Association (PDTRA) is a seasonal field position (late May 1st – Late September) responsible for collecting...Read More

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Recently, community members from Big Stone, Swift, Stevens, Grant, Douglas, and Otter Tail County have been coming together to talk about one thing we all have in common; the Pomme de Terre River. Whether you’re a lakeshore owner, an agricultural producer, an angler, or a city resident, the Pomme de Terre River and its watershed...Read More

Join us for an Open House and Conversation about watershed management in the local area. Informative booths, free Nitrate testing, presentations, kid activities, food, conversations about what’s important to you, and more…Read More

The Pomme de Terre Watershed is moving into the One Watershed, One Plan planning process. During the creation of this ten-year planning document, involvement from a number of various counties, agencies, local units, and landowners is necessary to create a plan that focuses on our community needs, goals, and capacity. To accomplish this the Pomme...Read More

PDTRA and Swift County SWCD are getting things done for the Pomme de Terre Watershed as a result of locally-led planning, fund acquisition, and project work. A dam was constructed on Drywood Creek in 1972 and failed in 1997. This failure left a non-functioning structure pushing the creek around the left and right abutments, resulting...Read More

From Stalker Lake in Otter Tail County to Marsh Lake in Swift County the Pomme de Terre River winds and twists through thickets of trees and dense vegetation, rolling hills, alongside homes and cities, and through the wide open spaces of agricultural Minnesota. 2 Days, 30 paddlers, and 12 miles of river Despite the heat...Read More

The Pomme de Terre River Association will be holding 2 kayak/canoe runs of the Pomme de Terre River! Join us on July 24th and/or July 26th for the fun and sun! RSVP by contacting our office either via phone or email. Details below (click to enhance image size or check the link below)   Kayak...Read More

The Pomme de Terre River Association’s Seasonal Technician, Nicole, is well into the 2017 field season. Nicole hit the ground running this past May monitoring 30+ sites including lakes, stretches of the Pomme de Terre River, and tributaries to the PdT to investigate the health of our waters. These efforts are part of a two-year...Read More

Spring is well underway here in Minnesota, putting us ahead of Winter enough to trade out our snow boots for our rain boot. The warmer weather bringing a breath of fresh air, many fish to be caught, trees to be planted, and summer time home improvement projects are underway. Speaking of projects, what has the...Read More