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Statement of Work Early Successional Habitat Management –

Herbicide Application on Cattails West Central Minnesota

WRP Easements

Project Summary

NRCS holds conservation easements on private land- those easements are enrolled in the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). These grassland easements have had wetlands previously restored to open water wetland types. However, cattails have invaded some of these basins and have filled in the basin, virtually eliminating their use by migratory waterfowl. NRCS would like to aerially apply herbicide to kill the cattails in those basins to allow some open water to return to those sites.

Herbicide Application Management Project Supporting Documentation:

• Total area of herbicide to apply is 178.8 acres, spread across 42 individual wetland basins on 12 easements in 6 counties (Big Stone, Douglas, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens & Wilkin).

• Work is to be completed in 2026. The contract will end December 31st, 2026.

• COR, Jon Frie, Easement Biologist

Attachments

1. Site Maps with landowner contact information, easement location, easement number, and area to be treated with acres.

Government Furnished Information

- GIS shapefile of each easement boundary

Technical Direction

Technical direction for projects will be provided by an NRCS representative. The contractor and NRCS representative will meet prior to the work being initiated and develop a strategy to address all the parcels identified in the project area within the time frame of the contract. The objective of cattail control is to kill invasive cattails from the defined areas within the easement.

Parameters of Work

- Work will be completed between August 15th and September 15th. The time frame may be adjusted with prior NRCS COR approval depending on site conditions.

- An aerial application of Polaris herbicide or an equivalent aquatic certified glyphosate herbicide will be completed on all identified areas. Areas of open water within those boundaries will not have herbicide applied to the extent feasible.

- An aquatically approved anti-drift agent at the maximum approved label rate must be used.

- At least 5 gallons of total solution must be applied per acre

- The contractor is responsible for notifying the NRCS COR at least 3 days in advance of application.

- Work is considered to be successfully completed when all of the identified areas have been sprayed and killed with the proper herbicide and rate within the allotted time frame.

Contractor’s Responsibility

a. Safety. The contractor shall be cognizant of and comply with all applicable local, State & Federal laws and regulations. This includes obtaining all required permits and authorizations prior to commencing the work. The contractor must hold a valid Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide Applicator license and Aquatic Certification.

b. Liability. The contractor shall assume all liability for any damages resulting directly or indirectly from work performed in this contract. The contractor is required to carry aircraft and chemical liability insurance.

c. Completion of a completion report for each easement. The Implementation Requirements for each easement will be reviewed by NRCS staff to ensure compliance with contract requirements prior to the commencement of work.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety, professional quality and technical accuracy of all work performed and documentation submitted. The Contractor shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in submittals.

Deliverables

The Contractor will notify NRCS upon commencement and completion of work. Contractor will submit a completion report that includes (but not limited to:) dates of work, areas where work was completed, application method, product and rate applied.

Inspection and Acceptance of Deliverables

The designated NRCS representative will accept or reject the deliverables in writing. If deliverables are rejected, specific reason(s) for rejection will be provided by the designated NRCS representative. The Contractor shall have seven working days to correct and resubmit all rejected deliverables.

Landowner NEST County Basin Id Acres Brent Zahrbock 6663220700GPH Big Stone 1 1.2 Brent Zahrbock 6663220700GPH Big Stone 2 2.4 Brent Zahrbock 6663220700GPH Big Stone 3 0.5 Brent Zahrbock 6663220700GPH Big Stone 4 0.4 Brent Zahrbock 6663220700GPH Big Stone 5 0.3 Brent Zahrbock 6663220700GPH Big Stone 6 1.2

Total Acres 6.1 Don Robertson 6663220400GFD Big Stone 1 9.1 Don Robertson 6663220400GFD Big Stone 2 8.4 Don Robertson 6663220400GFD Big Stone 3 6.2

Total Acres 23.7 Dale Maus 6663220800MZZ Douglas 5 2.2

Total Acres 2.2 Dean Kluver 6663220900WPX Douglas 1 24.4

Total Acres 24.4 Doug Holt 6663220400GF5 Douglas 1 3.5 Doug Holt 6663220400GF5 Douglas 2 0.6 Doug Holt 6663220400GF5 Douglas 3 0.8 Doug Holt 6663220400GF5 Douglas 4 1.4

Total Acres 6.2 Roger Granberg 6663220800N7V Pope 1 10.5 Roger Granberg 6663220800N7V Pope 2 5.1 Roger Granberg 6663220800N7V Pope 3 7.2

Total Acres 22.7 Ainars Silis 6663220900WML Stevens 1 11.2 Ainars Silis 6663220800N11 Stevens 2 22.6 Ainars Silis 6663220800N11 Stevens 3 0.8 Ainars Silis 6663220800N11 Stevens 4 1.6 Ainars Silis 6663220800N11 Stevens 5 4.1

Total Acres 40.3 Al Maloney 6663220600GNW Stevens 1 7.4 Al Maloney 6663220600GNW Stevens 2 4.3 Al Maloney 6663220600GNW Stevens 3 6.4

Total Acres 18.1 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 1 0.5 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 2 1.0 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 3 0.7 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 4 0.9 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 5 0.3 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 6 0.8 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 7 0.6 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 8 1.2 Robert Johnson 6663220900WNY Wilkin 9 1.5

Total Acres 7.6 Rustic Prairie 6663220200G8X Wilkin 1 16.9

Total Acres 16.9 Robert Sterns 666322120165K Otter Tail 1 0.3 Robert Sterns 666322120165K Otter Tail 2 5.0 Robert Sterns 666322120165K Otter Tail 3 0.7 Robert Sterns 666322120165K Otter Tail 4 0.4 Robert Sterns 666322120165K Otter Tail 5 0.2 Robert Sterns 666322120165K Otter Tail 6 4.1

Total Acres 10.7

Total Basins Sprayed 42 Total Project Acres 178.8

2026 WRP Cattail Spraying Sites

Cattail Spraying 2026

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

Date: 3/31/2026

Location of Map Center: 95°46'34"W 45°59'19"N

CLAY

WADENA

OTTER TAIL

WILKIN

TODD

GRANT DOUGLAS

TRAVERSE

STEVENS POPE STEARNS

BIG STONE

SWIFT KANDIYOHI

Assisted By: Jon Frie

Site Map Federal Contract

WRP Cattail Spraying

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County Boundary

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Sterns

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Silas

Zahrbock

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Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 96°15'25"W 45°23'33"N

Otrey

BIG STONE

6663220700GPH

2.4 ac.

0.4 ac.3

0.5 ac.

1.2 ac.

1.2 ac.

0.3 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Brent Zahrbock 320-305-0590 Otrey 6, Big Stone County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Zahrbock WRP

6663220700GPM

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

Civil Townships

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Total Acres Sprayed 6.1 file:C:/Temp/

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 96°11'40"W 45°23'45"N

Artichoke

BIG STONE

6663220400GFD

9.1 ac.

8.4 ac.

6.2 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Don Robertson 612-201-6770 Artichoke 9, Big Stone County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Robertson WRP

6663220400GFD

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

Civil Townships

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Total Acres Sprayed 23.7

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 95°11'20"W 45°50'54"N

Orange

Osakis

DOUGLAS

6663220400GF5

6663220800MZZ

2.2 ac.

3.5 ac.

0.6 ac.

0.8 ac.

1.4 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Doug Holt/Dale Maus 651-383-6597/602-418-7005 Osakis 34, Douglas County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Holt/Maus WRP

6663220400GF5/0800MZZ

WRP Cattail Spraying

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Total Acres Sprayed Holt - 6.2 Maus - 2.2

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 95°15'51"W 45°49'47"N

Hudson OrangeDOUGLAS

6663220900WPX

6663221201BM2

24.4 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Dean Kluver 320-219-3696 Hudson 12, Orange 1, Douglas County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Kluver WRP

6663220900WPX

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

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Total Acres Sprayed 24.4

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 95°15'48"W 45°32'58"N

11 12

24 19

Bangor

Chippewa Falls POPE

6663220800MZX

6663220800MZX

6663220800MZX

6663220800N7V

6663220800N7Q

6663220800N82

10.5 ac.

7.2 ac.

5.1 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Roger Granberg 612-306-6185 Chippewa Falls 13, Pope County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Granberg WRP 6663220800N7V

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

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Total Acres Sprayed 22.7

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 96°8'W 45°27'13"N

Stevens

STEVENS

6663220900WML

6663220800N11

4.1 ac.

22.6 ac.

11.2 ac.

0.8 ac.

1.6 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Ainars Silis 612-209-4708 Stevens 13 & 24, Stevens County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Silis WRP

6663220900WML/0800N11

WRP Cattail Spraying

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Total Acres Sprayed

WML - 11.2

N11 - 29.1

Total Acres - 40.3

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 95°58'14"W 45°32'24"N

Darnen

STEVENS

6663220600GNV

6663220600GNW

7.4 ac.

4.3 ac.

6.4 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Al Maloney 320-460-0157 Darnen 20, Stevens County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Maloney WRP

6663220600GNW

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

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Total Acres Sprayed 18.1

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 96°21'7"W 46°33'22"N

Prairie View

WILKIN

6663220900WNY

0.5 ac.

ac.

0.9 ac.

0.7 ac.

0.3 ac.

0.8 ac.

0.6 ac.

1.2 ac.

1.5 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Robert Johnson 952-426-2348 Prairie View 33, Wilkin County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Johnson WRP

6663220900WNY

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

Civil Townships

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Total Acres Sprayed 7.6

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 96°23'40"W 46°30'28"N

7 8

Manston

TanbergWILKIN

6663220200G8X

6663220300G9S6663220300G9S

16.9 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Keif Wagner 701-799-1000 Tanberg 18, Wilkin County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Rustic Prairie WRP 6663220200G8X

WRP Cattail Spraying

County Boundary

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Total Acres Sprayed 16.9

Prepared with assistance from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Date: 3/25/2026

Location of Map Center: 95°53'59"W 46°8'50"N

St. Olaf Tumuli

OTTER TAIL

666322120165K

0.7 ac.

0.4 ac.

5 ac.

0.3 ac.

0.2 ac.

4.1 ac.

Hexagon

Client(s): Robert Sterns 701-640-7297 Tumili 24, Otter Tail County, MN Easement Acres: Assisted By: Jon Frie

Sterns WRP 666322120165K

WRP Cattail Spraying

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Total Acres Sprayed 10.7